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Marcus Godinho
Personal information
Full name Marcus Valdez Pereira Godinho
Date of birth (1997-06-28) June 28, 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Korona Kielce
Number 28
Youth career
Sporting Toronto
North York Hearts-Azzurri
2011–2015 Toronto FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Toronto FC III 2 (0)
2015 Toronto FC II 7 (0)
2016 Vaughan Azzurri 2 (0)
2016–2019 Heart of Midlothian 17 (1)
2017–2018 → Berwick Rangers (loan) 13 (0)
2019–2021 FSV Zwickau 30 (0)
2021–2022 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 (0)
2023– Korona Kielce 36 (1)
International career
2015–2016 Canada U18 8 (0)
2016 Canada U20 3 (0)
2021 Canada U23 4 (0)
2018–2020 Canada 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 14, 2024

Marcus Valdez Pereira Godinho (born June 28, 1997) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a right-back for Ekstraklasa club Korona Kielce.

Club career

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Toronto FC II

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After spending time with the Toronto FC Academy in the Second Division of the Canadian Soccer League, Godinho signed an Academy Player Agreement with USL club Toronto FC II.[1][2] He made his professional debut for the club on March 28, 2015 in a 2–0 victory over FC Montreal.[3]

Heart of Midlothian

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After playing with Vaughan Azzurri of League1 Ontario to stay match fit,[4][5] on June 15, 2016, Godinho signed for Hearts and joined up with the club's development squad ahead of the 2016–17 season.[6] In August 2017, Godinho was loaned to Scottish League Two side Berwick Rangers until January 2018.[7][8] Godinho signed a contract extension with Hearts until 2020 on February 22, 2018.[9] He made his debut for Hearts in the Scottish Cup against Motherwell on March 4,[10] and his league debut the following weekend on March 9 in the Edinburgh derby against Hibernian.[11] He scored his first goal for Hearts against St Johnstone on January 26, 2019.[12]

FSV Zwickau

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In July 2019, Godinho joined German 3. Liga side FSV Zwickau on a two-year contract.[13] He made his competitive debut for Zwickau in their season opener against SV Meppen on July 25. In May 2021 upon expiration of his contract, Godinho departed the club.[14]

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

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On August 20, 2021, Godinho returned to Canada and joined Major League Soccer club Vancouver Whitecaps FC.[15] He made his first appearance for Vancouver on August 30, coming off the bench in a 4-1 victory over Real Salt Lake.[16][17] In December 2021 Vancouver announced they had picked up Godinho's contract option, keep him at the club through the 2022 season.[18] At the end of the 2022 season, Vancouver announced they would not exercise the option on Godinho's contract for 2023, ending his time with the club.[19]

Korona Kielce

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In January 2023, Godinho returned to Europe and joined Polish club Korona Kielce on a contract until the end of the season.[20] He made his debut for his new club on February 6 against Cracovia.[21] Godinho scored his first goal for Korona Kielce on May 12 against Piast Gliwice, netting a consolation goal in a 2-1 defeat.[22] In June 2023, Korona Kielce announced they had signed Godinho to a new contract through the 2023–24 Ekstraklasa season.[23] His 2023–24 campaign ended prematurely on April 12, 2024, when he tore his left ACL in a 1–0 away loss to Warta Poznań.[24]

International career

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Youth

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Godinho was born in Canada to Portuguese parents. He has represented Canada at the under-18 and under-20 levels. In August 2016, Godinho was called up to the U-20 team for a pair of friendlies against Costa Rica.[25] Godinho was named to the Canadian U-23 provisional roster for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship on February 26, 2020.[26] He was named to the final squad ahead of the rescheduled tournament on March 10, 2021.[27]

Senior

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Godinho received his first call up to the Canadian senior team on March 12, 2018 for a friendly against New Zealand[28] He made his debut in that match, a 1–0 victory for Canada. In May 2019, Godinho was named to the final 23-man squad for the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[29]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played April 12, 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Toronto FC III 2015[30] Premier Development League 2 0 — — — 2 0
Toronto FC II 2015[31] United Soccer League 7 0 — — — 7 0
Vaughan Azzurri 2016 League1 Ontario 2 0 — — — 2 0
Heart of Midlothian 2017–18[32] Scottish Premiership 5 0 1 0 — — 6 0
2018–19 Scottish Premiership 12 1 2 0 — — 14 1
Total 17 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 20 1
Berwick Rangers (loan) 2017–18[32] Scottish League Two 13 1 — — 1 0 14 1
FSV Zwickau 2019–20[31] 3. Liga 25 0 0 0 — 0 0 25 0
2020–21 3. Liga 5 0 0 0 — 0 0 5 0
Total 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2021 MLS 4 0 0 0 — 1 0 5 0
2022 MLS 22 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 25 0
Total 26 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 30 0
Korona Kielce 2022–23 Ekstraklasa 15 1 0 0 — — 15 1
2023–24 Ekstraklasa 21 0 3 0 — — 24 0
Total 36 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 39 1
Career total 133 3 9 0 0 0 2 0 144 3

International

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As of January 16, 2020[33]
National team Year Apps Goals
Canada 2018 1 0
2019 3 0
2020 1 0
Total 5 0

Honours

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Vancouver Whitecaps FC

References

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  1. ^ "Academy: A Step In The Right Direction". TorontoFC.ca. Toronto FC staff. March 30, 2015. Archived from the original on October 20, 2015. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
  2. ^ "Junior Roster | Toronto FC". December 31, 2012. Archived from the original on December 31, 2012. Retrieved May 21, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ Hylton, Kamal (March 28, 2015). "Match Recap: TFC II vs. FC Montreal". TorontoFC.ca. Archived from the original on September 3, 2015. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
  4. ^ "Vaughan's Godinho Signs With Scottish Club Heart Of Midlothian". League1 Ontario.
  5. ^ "Marcus Godinho profile". League1 Ontario.
  6. ^ "Talented youngsters join club Heart of Midlothian | News". www.heartsfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on July 5, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  7. ^ "Godinho joins Berwick Rangers". Heart of Midlothian FC. August 31, 2017.[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ "Marcus joins on loan". Berwick Rangers. August 31, 2017.
  9. ^ "NEW DEAL FOR GODINHO". February 22, 2018.[permanent dead link]
  10. ^ Anderson, Barry (March 6, 2018). "Hearts debut gives Marcus Godinho right-back desire".
  11. ^ "Match Stats". March 9, 2018. Archived from the original on August 26, 2018. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
  12. ^ Swan, Craig (January 26, 2019). "Hearts 2 St Johnstone 0 as Marcus Godinho nets first Jambos goal in crucial win - 3 talking points". MSN.
  13. ^ "Godinho unterschreibt beim FSV Zwickau". kicker Online (in German). July 8, 2019. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  14. ^ Koch, Julian (May 22, 2021). "FSV Zwickau verabschiedet sieben Spieler um Miatke".
  15. ^ "Canada defender Godinho joins Whitecaps". TSN. August 20, 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  16. ^ Adams, J.J. "Whitecaps 4, Real Salt Lake 1: Vancouver sends a message, establishes team-record unbeaten streak". The Province.
  17. ^ Chesham, Ally (August 30, 2021). "'Caps come up big in 4-1 win'Caps come up big in 4-1 win". Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
  18. ^ "Whitecaps FC announce end of season roster decisions". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. December 2, 2021.
  19. ^ "Whitecaps FC announce additional 2023 roster updates". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. November 15, 2022.
  20. ^ Jacques, John (January 19, 2023). "Official: Korona Kielce Signs Marcus Godinho". Northern Tribune.
  21. ^ "Wygrana z Cracovią na Suzuki Arenie". Korona Kielce. February 6, 2023.
  22. ^ "Ekstraklasa 32" Piast Gliwice-Korona Kielce-12.05.23-Sport.pl". May 25, 2023.
  23. ^ "Marcus Godinho na dłużej z nami!". Korona Kielce. June 15, 2023.
  24. ^ "Marcus Godinho kontuzjowany". 90minut.pl (in Polish). April 14, 2024. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  25. ^ "Canada m20 announces squad and matches against Costa Rica". Canada Soccer Association. August 24, 2016. Archived from the original on August 26, 2016. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  26. ^ "Canada Soccer announces Provisional List for Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying". Canada Soccer. February 26, 2020. Archived from the original on March 9, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
  27. ^ "CANADA SOCCER ANNOUNCES SQUAD FOR CONCACAF MEN'S OLYMPIC QUALIFYING". March 10, 2021.
  28. ^ "GODINHO CALLED UP TO CANADA SQUAD". March 13, 2018. Archived from the original on March 14, 2018. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
  29. ^ "Together We Rise: Canada Soccer announces squad for the 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup". May 30, 2019. Archived from the original on June 3, 2019. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  30. ^ "TFC Academy PDL 2015". Premier Development League. Archived from the original on July 22, 2015.
  31. ^ a b Marcus Godinho at Soccerway. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
  32. ^ a b "Games played by Marcus Godinho in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
  33. ^ "Marcus Godinho profile". Canada Soccer. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
  34. ^ "Vancouver Whitecaps FC win the 2022 Canadian Championship Final". Canada Soccer. July 27, 2022. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
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