Pedro Marques (footballer, born March 1998)

Pedro Pinho Marques (born 18 March 1998) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Liga 3 club Amora.

Pedro Marques
Personal information
Full name Pedro Pinho Marques[1]
Date of birth (1998-03-18) 18 March 1998 (age 26)[1]
Place of birth Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal[1]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Amora
Number 34
Youth career
2006–2008 Oliveirense
2008–2015 Porto
2013–2014Padroense (loan)
2015–2017 Paços Ferreira
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 Paços Ferreira 1 (0)
2018–2019 → Coimbrões (loan) 21 (3)
2019–2020Felgueiras 1932 (loan) 24 (1)
2021–2022 Torreense 15 (0)
2022–2023 Oliveirense 6 (0)
2023– Amora 21 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:32, 1 May 2024 (UTC)

Club career

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Marques was born in Oliveira de Azeméis, Aveiro District. He finished his youth career with F.C. Paços de Ferreira, having signed at the age of 17.

On 10 January 2017, Marques made his professional debut with the first team, playing the entire 2–2 home draw against F.C. Vizela in the group stage of the Taça da Liga.[2] He spent the 2018–19 and 2019–20 seasons on loan to SC Coimbrões and F.C. Felgueiras 1932, both clubs in the third division.[3][4]

Marques appeared in his first Primeira Liga match with Paços on 4 April 2021, coming on as a late substitute in the 2–0 away loss to F.C. Famalicão.[5] On 8 July 2021 he returned to the third tier, signing with S.C.U. Torreense.[6]

Marques alternated between the Liga Portugal 2 and the third division the following seasons, with U.D. Oliveirense[7] and Amora FC.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Pedro Marques" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Paços e Vizela dão espetáculo na despedida" [Paços and Vizela put on a show in farewell]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 10 January 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Pedro Marques cedido ao Sp. Coimbrões" [Pedro Marques loaned to Sp. Coimbrões]. Imediato (in Portuguese). 31 August 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Pedro Marques é mais um dos reforços do FCF" [Pedro Marques is yet another FCF addition.] (Press release) (in Portuguese). F.C. Felgueiras 1932. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Golos de Anderson e Iván Jaime dão vitória ao Famalicão frente ao Paços" [Goals from Anderson and Iván Jaime give win to Famalicão against Paços]. O Minho (in Portuguese). 4 April 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Pedro Marques é reforço" [Pedro Marques is an addition] (in Portuguese). S.C.U. Torreense. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  7. ^ Marques dos Santos, Pedro (8 July 2022). "UD Oliveirense oficializa contratação de Pedro Marques e Miguel Pereira" [UD Oliveirense confirm signing of Pedro Marques and Miguel Pereira]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Pedro Marques é reforço amorense" [Pedro Marques is addition to Amora] (in Portuguese). Amora F.C. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
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