Octávio Explained

Octávio
Fullname:Octávio Merlo Manteca
Birth Date:29 December 1993
Birth Place:Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Position:Attacking midfielder
Currentclub:Sumgayit
Clubnumber:58
Years1:2013–2017
Caps1:29
Goals1:1
Years2:2014
Clubs2:ABC (loan)
Caps2:9
Goals2:4
Years3:2014–2015
Clubs3:Fiorentina (loan)
Caps3:0
Goals3:0
Years4:2016
Clubs4:Tupi (loan)
Caps4:12
Goals4:2
Years5:2017
Clubs5:Volta Redonda (loan)
Caps5:10
Goals5:3
Years6:2017–2018
Clubs6:Beerschot
Caps6:25
Goals6:1
Years7:2019
Caps7:?
Goals7:1
Years8:2020–2021
Clubs8:Beroe
Caps8:35
Goals8:4
Years9:2021–2022
Caps9:28
Goals9:9
Years10:2022–2023
Clubs10:CSKA 1948
Caps10:30
Goals10:0
Years11:2023–
Clubs11:Sumgayit
Caps11:26
Goals11:0
Pcupdate:26 May 2024

Octávio Merlo Manteca (born 29 December 1993), simply known as Octávio, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Sumgayit in Azerbaijan Premier League as a midfielder.

Club career

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Octávio kicked off his career with Botafogo and made his debut in 2013.[1] In the following season, though he started a match against Resende, he failed to make an impact.[2]

He was loaned out to ABC in 2014 till the end of the year.[3] At the end of the season he returned to his parent club, scoring 4 goals in total 9 appearances for the club.[4]

Italian club Fiorentina took the Brazilian footballer on loan for the 2014–15 season.[5]

He returned to Botafogo side for the Campeonato Brasileiro - Série B. After, he renewed his contract until 2017.

In June 2016, he was loaned out to Tupi Football Club, from Minas Gerais until the end of the season.

Octávio signed a 2-year during contract for Belgian side Beerschot-Wilrijk in the summer of 2017. He left the club in August 2018, and in January 2019, he joined Perilima. Octávio moved to Bulgarian club Beroe on 30 January 2020.[6] After parting ways with Beroe in May 2021,[7] Octávio remained in Bulgaria, signing a one-year contract with newly promoted Lokomotiv Sofia in August 2021.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Revelação do Botafogo, Octávio comemora chance no time principal. Esporte. 24 July 2014.
  2. Web site: Resende vs Botafogo. Globeesporte. 24 July 2014.
  3. Web site: 10/03/2014 14h21 - Atualizado em 10/03/2014 14h25 Meia Octávio, ex-Botafogo, se apresenta ao ABC e já pode estrear. Globe esporte. 24 July 2014.
  4. Web site: Octávio está fora do ABC. Ttibunadonorte. 24 July 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140702075800/http://blog.tribunadonorte.com.br/marcoslopes/105024. 2 July 2014. dead.
  5. Web site: Botafogo empresta meia Octávio para a Fiorentina por uma temporada. Globe esporte. 24 July 2014.
  6. Web site: Берое взе минал през Фиорентина, отказа се от Косоко. topsport.bg. 30 January 2020. 29 June 2020.
  7. Web site: Потвърди се новина на БЛИЦ, халф напусна Берое . blitz.bg . Bulgarian . 7 December 2021 . 12 May 2021.
  8. Web site: "Локо" (София) реши за Стойчо Атанасов, обяви Октавио . trud.bg . Bulgarian . 7 December 2021 . 3 August 2021.