Marcos André Costa Valente (born 4 February 1994) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Trofense.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Marcos André Costa Valente[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1994-02-04) 4 February 1994 (age 28)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Penafiel, Portugal[1] | ||
Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Trofense | ||
Number | 21 | ||
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) |
2021–2022 | Vilafranquense | 26 | (1) |
2022- | Trofense | 7 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:53, 18 October 2022 (UTC) |
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 a 2–1 away loss to Leixões SC;[4] additionally, in 2015–16, he served a loan at fellow league side C.D. Aves.[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]
Club | Season | Domestic League | Domestic Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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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 |