Marlon Santos: Dubbed in Brazil as the new Thiago Silva

In Brazil, Marlon Santos is compared often to Thiago Silva.

For their style of play, and also because they both were formed at Fluminense, the two are mentioned in the same breath. 

Many observers state that Brazilian football has not produced a defender with the quality of the PSG stopper until the emergence of Marlon.

The defender who has come to FC Barcelona this summer was born on September 7, 1995, in Duque de Caxias.

He began as a defensive midfielder until the age of 17, when in a tournament in Germany, one of the Fluminense central defenders suffered an injury, and Marlon took his place.

He has never moved again from that position.

Those who know him describe him as a tehnical and quick defender. At 6"0 tall, he is not bad in the air. 

He has a good sense of anticipation and knows how to bring the ball out from the back. He also commits very few fouls.

A right-footed player, he has played in the Fluminense first team, but was often relegated to the bench.

Despite this, Barça had been watching him for a while and made the decision to bring him to Barça B.

He was with the first team in their stage in England, and pleasantly surprised Luis Enrique, which may explain his start on Wednesday night against Leicester City.