Marquinhos has as soon as once more led Paris Saint-Germain to victory in one among Europe’s premier competitions, capturing the 2026 UEFA Tremendous Cup towards Aston Villa. By including one other trophy to his cupboard, the Brazilian defender strikes one step nearer to matching Lionel Messi‘s historic mark as probably the most embellished participant in soccer historical past.
After arriving at PSG from AS Roma in July 2013, Marquinhos joined the membership on the daybreak of their period of home dominance. Now serving as staff captain at 32 years previous, the Brazilian heart again has secured two UEFA Champions League titles and two UEFA Tremendous Cup trophies following Wednesday’s 2-1 victory over Aston Villa.
By lifting the European trophy, Marquinhos raised his profession complete to 44 skilled titles. The defender gained the 2012 Copa Libertadores with Corinthians, together with the South American U-17 Championship, the 2019 Copa America, and an Olympic gold medal on the 2016 Rio Video games with the Brazil nationwide staff, whereas incomes the remainder of his silverware within the French capital.
Together with his complete at PSG climbing to 40, Marquinhos has now gained extra trophies with a single membership than some other participant in historical past. The Tremendous Cup victory allowed him to interrupt the earlier report held by legend Hossam Ashour, who gained 39 titles with Egyptian powerhouse Al Ahly.
Marquinhos of Paris Saint-Germain lifts the UEFA Tremendous Cup trophy. (Alex Grimm/Getty Pictures)
Marquinhos’ trophy breakdown
Together with the South American U-17 Championship with Brazil, Marquinhos’ trophy cupboard breaks down as follows:
Ligue 1: 11Trophee des Champions / French Tremendous Cup: 10Coupe de France: 8Coupe de la Ligue: 6UEFA Champions League: 2UEFA Tremendous Cup: 2FIFA Intercontinental Cup: 1Copa Libertadores: 1Copa America: 1Olympic Video games: 1South American U-17 Championship: 1
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How far is Messi from Marquinhos?
Marquinhos has already locked down the quantity two spot on the all-time checklist, passing countryman Dani Alves, who retired with 42 profession titles. In contrast to the previous proper again, Lionel Messi stays lively, however his final report is going through an actual menace of being matched and even damaged within the close to future.
At current, Lionel Messi leads all gamers with 48 official profession titles. The Argentine star reached that milestone by capturing 35 trophies with FC Barcelona, three with PSG, three with Inter Miami, and 7 with the Argentina nationwide staff, together with his 2008 Olympic gold medal and the 2005 FIFA U-20 World Cup title.
With Inter Miami eradicated from each the CONCACAF Champions Cup and the Leagues Cup, Messi can contend for a most of two trophies in 2026: the Supporters’ Defend and the MLS Cup. Marquinhos, in the meantime, can slender the hole as early as this weekend, when PSG face RC Lens within the 2026 Trophee des Champions.
