Marquinhos vs. Ramos? Who is a better player?
Marquinhos is a Brazilian professional football player who plays for Ligue 1 club PSG which he captains and is also the part of national Brazilian football team. The 29-year-old plays as a defender and is mainly a centre-back. Marquinhos is widely regarded as one of the best defenders in the world. This player also plays as a right-back or defensive midfielder whenever needed.
Sergio Ramos is a professional Spanish footballer who plays as a defender for the Spanish club Sevilla. Known for his exceptional tackling skills, aerial abilities, and strong leadership he is widely regarded as one of the greatest defenders of all time. Formerly played with Real Madrid for 16 seasons Ramos has won many titles and accomplished a lot in his career giving him the legendary status in the world of football.
Known widely for their defence and counted as one of the finest, both these players have made it to the top by sheer hard work and proving themselves on every stage. Ramos is a completely aggressive monster on the field while Marquinhos is often praised by the people for his composure and elegance with the ball. So this is going to be a bit interesting to know about all the stats, trophies, career highlights and most importantly who is better.
1: Player Stats
The two defenders have mastered the art of defence and are known for their outstanding performances in the leagues and international matches. As we can see there is an 8-year age gap between the two so it is not possible to compare both players based on their overall club stats. So, comparing them on the stats based on the last season’s 2022-23 performance.
| 2022/23 | Sergio Ramos | Marquinhos |
| Matches | 33 | 32 |
Conceded Goals | 30 | 28 |
| Assists | 1 | 2 |
| Rating | 7.02 | 7.15 |
| Goals | 2 | 4 |
| Clean Sheets | 11 | 12 |
As compared based on the previous season’s stats, Marquinhos is found to be slightly better than Ramos in all aspects and the rating comes out to be 7.02 for Ramos and 7.15 for Marquinhos. The difference seen in the stats above is not observed to be very much high but he makes the difference and Marquinhos is found to be a bit better.
However, Ramos is a star defender for any team he plays with. If we take a look at his performance in Real Madrid we can see that he was a player with incomparable stats with any defender of his time and outshining many. He won 22 trophies with Madrid and is also known as a very successful player who reached a mark of 100 goals with the same club. Born in this generation, we can say that Ramos’s era was different and one of the best we have witnessed.
It is not ideal to conclude just based on the previous season as they both played for the same club and were more a duo and less a competitor.
2: Titles Won
Talking about the 29-year-old Brazilian defender Marquinhos, this young defender has performed enough to keep a respectable number of achievements at the table at this point of his life. Consistently performing in all league matches this player has never disappointed his fan base with his game style. Following are the trophies Marquinhos has.
1x Copa America
8x Ligue 1
6x Coupe de France
6x Coupe de La Ligue
8x Trophee des Champions
1x Copa Libertadores
1x Recopa Sudamericana
1x Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A
Apart from all these trophies this player has all the respect for being the Under-23 Brazil Olympics gold-medalist in 2016. Also was the runner-up in Copa America 2021. Having a long list of achievements this player has made himself the successful and first choice of his team.
Let’s not forget that Ramos is one of the most decorated players of this era. Very few players can compare him to the long list of trophies he has in his cabinet.
1x FIFA World Cup
2x European Championship
4x UEFA Champions League
4x FIFA Club World Cup
5x La Liga
2x Copa Del Rey
4x Supercoap de Espana
3x UEFA Super Cup
2x Ligue 1
1x Trophee des champions
1x UEFA U-19 Champion
Ramos is older and started playing way before Marquinhos has a lot more trophies and individual achievements than him. Above mention team’s achievements are not enough to describe what this guy has accomplished. Winning a World Cup is a class on its own. And if the number of Individual achievements that Ramos has is to be mentioned a major length of this article would be covered but the number of trophies won’t end.
Undoubtedly, Ramos is one-sided the winner when it comes to the number of trophies won. Ramos has been awarded as the best defender of all time by the Globe Soccer Awards. It is very difficult to come even close to Ramos’s trophy collection.
3: International Career
The International career of Marquinhos has been decent. He made his debut for Brazil in 2013 and was also a part of the U-21 side and won the Toulon Tournament in 2014. Be it representing the nation in the 2015 Copa America or being the Olympic Gold medalist Marquinhos has it all.
He is now an important asset for the Brazilian national team and plays a vital role in making it difficult for opponents. Let us take a look at his International stats over the years
| Marquinhos | Sergio Ramos | |
| Caps | 58 | 180 |
| Goals | 5 | 23 |
| Assists | 5 | 9 |
As we can see from the international stats of both players, Sergio Ramos being a senior in the industry has more numbers in all aspects than Marquinhos, but due to the injuries faced by Ramos, Marquinhos is considered a more reliable player in the International format. As the ratings say Marquinhos has an international rating of 7.2 and Ramos has a rating of 6.9.
4. Personal Life
The PSG defender is engaged to Carol Cabrino after he romantically proposed to her at the Eiffel Tower and married her in the year 2016. They gave birth to an adorable daughter in the year 2017 and had a son in 2019. His wife is a singer by profession and his net worth is around 75 Million euro. He owns a Ferrari 458 Spider and a luxurious Bently Bentayga. Recently bought a Maybach turbo-charged V12 the Brazilian defender is indeed a car enthusiast.
Taling a look inside Sergio Ramos’s life, the World Cup winner is married to a media representative and icon Pillar Rubio. He has four sons Sergio, Marco, Alejandro and Máximo Adriano. Sergio loves watching bullfighting and also loves to play guitar. With a net worth of more than $80 Million, he owns many swanky cars like the Audi R8, Audi RS 6 Quattro, the Porsche 911 Turbo S, Fiat 600, and Mercdese-G63 AMG. He is the brand ambassador of various brands like Pepsi, Gatorade, Nike, Nivea Men, and Hugo Boss.
Marquinhos Vs Sergio Ramos? Who is the better player?
Stats of the recent years shows Marquinhos is a more active and better player as Ramos is an elder player and has been playing for a very long time and has been dealing with injuries too. But if we take a look at the overall achievements of both the players be it club stats or international, Sergio Ramos is miles ahead and one of the most preferred and accomplishing defenders of all time. Ramos’s achievements and his experience in the field are enough to show his supremacy in front of many players of the era.
Marquinhos is also younger and the first preference of the current line-up of PSG and Brazil. He has a very bright future ahead and a lot of time to accomplish until his retirement. Based on the stats mentioned it is easy to say Sergio Ramos is clear of Marquinhos and it is not likely that he will be able to surpass him in the future.
