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Marcos Valente

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Costa and the second or paternal family name is Valente.
Marcos Valente
Personal information
Full name Marcos André Costa Valente[1]
Date of birth (1994-02-04) 4 February 1994 (age 30)[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 27 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:38, 30 May 2024 (UTC)

Marcos André Costa Valente (born 4 February 1994) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Lusitânia.

Club career

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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

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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

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  1. ^ a b c d "Marcos Valente" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Feirense-Penafiel, 0–0: Equilíbrio justifica nulo" [Feirense-Penafiel, 0–0: Balance justifies zeros]. Record (in Portuguese). 17 February 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ Marcos Valente at Soccerway
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