Marcos André Costa Valente (born 4 February 1994) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Lusitânia.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marcos André Costa Valente[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 February 1994[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Penafiel, Portugal[1] | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lusitânia | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2005 | Penafiel | ||
| 2005–2008 | Porto | ||
| 2008–2013 | Penafiel | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013 | Penafiel | 4 | (0) |
| 2013–2016 | Benfica B | 44 | (3) |
| 2015–2016 | → Aves (loan) | 39 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Vitória Guimarães B | 45 | (3) |
| 2017–2020 | Vitória Guimarães | 10 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Paços Ferreira (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Estoril (loan) | 20 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Estoril | 9 | (0) |
| 2021 | Trofense | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Vilafranquense | 26 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Trofense | 24 | (1) |
| 2023– | Lusitânia | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:27, 13 July 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
Born in Penafiel, Valente had two youth spells at local club F.C. Penafiel, the last starting at the age of 14. On 17 February 2013, while still a junior, he first appeared in a Segunda Liga game, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–0 away draw against C.D. Feirense.[2]
In June 2013, Valente joined S.L. Benfica on a five-year contract, being assigned to the reserve team who also competed in the second tier.[3] He played 37 matches in his second season, scoring his first league goal on 17 August 2014 in the 2–1 away loss to Leixões SC;[4] additionally, in 2015–16, he served a loan at C.D. Aves in the same league.[5]
Valente signed a permanent deal with Vitória S.C. on 1 July 2016.[6][7] His maiden appearance in the Primeira Liga took place on 19 August of the following year, when he started in a 0–5 home defeat against Sporting CP.[8]
Career statistics edit
- As of end of the 2014–15 season[9]
| Club | Season | Domestic League | Domestic Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Penafiel | 2012–13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 |
| Benfica B | 2013–14 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 |
| 2014–15 | 37 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 3 | |
| Total | 44 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | 3 | |
| Career Total | 48 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 48 | 3 | |
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Marcos Valente" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ "Feirense-Penafiel, 0–0: Equilíbrio justifica nulo" [Feirense-Penafiel, 0–0: Balance justifies zeros]. Record (in Portuguese). 17 February 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ^ Alvarenga, Vítor Hugo (3 June 2013). "Benfica: Marcos Valente assinou por cinco épocas" [Benfica: Marcos Valente signed for five seasons] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Leixões-Benfica B, 2–1: Bebés batem águias no Mar" [Leixões-Benfica B, 2–1: Babies beat eagles at the Mar]. Record (in Portuguese). 17 August 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ^ "Vitória de Guimarães regressa aos trabalhos" [Vitória de Guimarães back to work] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Marcos Valente integra plantel dos Conquistadores" [Marcos Valente makes squad at the Conquerors] (in Portuguese). Vitória S.C. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ^ Alvarenga, Vítor Hugo (21 July 2016). "Liga: FC Porto dominador nos empréstimos dos grandes" [League: FC Porto rule when it comes to loans by giants] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ^ "Chocolate verde e branco em Guimarães: Vitória 0–5 Sporting" [Green-and-white chocolate in Guimarães: Vitória 0–5 Sporting] (in Portuguese). TSF. 19 August 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ^ Marcos Valente at Soccerway
External links edit
- Marcos Valente at ForaDeJogo (archived)
