Marcos Valente

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

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

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

  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