Marco Tilio, a young Australian footballer born on the 23rd of August, 2001 (now aged 23), has built a name for himself primarily playing as a left winger for Melbourne City. Standing at a compact 5ft 6in (about 1.7m) and weighing in at 10st 7lb (approximately 67kg), Tilio uses his number 23 jersey like a cape, performing feats for his country's U23 national team.
According to international football database Transfermarkt, click here for reference, Tilio's market value circles around €800k, which is in present conversion, around £700k. As time is penned, his contract with Melbourne City is destined to dissolve on the 30th of June 2025, 4 months from now.
Tilio commenced his football journey in the A-League with Sydney FC in July 2018. Gaining a footing, during the 2019 - 2020 season Tilio started figuring in the first team, with three appearances and a goal to his name. However, a move was ahead.
It was September 2020, that Tilio transferred from Sydney FC to Melbourne City. Having stability with consistent appearances and admirable goal statistics, Tilio started to become a mainstay. In his first season (2020 - 2021) he had 20 appearances and one goal, and the following 2021 - 2022 season, he made 22 appearances and crafted 4 goals. 2022 - 2023 season saw him further flourish with 26 appearances and 9 goal contributions. The present 2024 - 2025 season sees him with 11 appearances and a 3-goal tally so far.
Celtic, in the July 2023, offered Tilio a path from Melbourne City into the Scottish Premiership, for a fee of around £1.1m. However, his stay was a brief one, with only two first team appearances during the 2023 - 2024 season at Celtic to his name.
As fate would have it, Tilio was thrust again to Melbourne City, on loan, in February 2024. His consistency seems to have stayed with him during this stint, having already acquired 11 appearances and 3 goals for the present 2024 - 2025 season.
