Abraham Ayomide Marcus (born 2 January 2000) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Portuguese club Porto B.

Abraham Marcus
Personal information
Full name Abraham Ayomide Marcus
Date of birth (2000-01-02) 2 January 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Porto B
Number 98
Youth career
Remo Stars
2018–2020Feirense (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Remo Stars 0 (0)
2020–2021Feirense (loan) 26 (11)
2021–2022Portimonense (loan) 3 (0)
2022Radomiak Radom (loan) 8 (0)
2022–2023Porto B (loan) 30 (9)
2023Porto (loan) 1 (0)
2023– Porto B 32 (7)
International career
2021 Nigeria 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:44, 16 October 2023 (UTC)

Club career

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On 30 August 2021, he joined Portimonense in Portugal's top-tier Primeira Liga on a season-long loan with an option to buy.[1]

On 10 February 2022, he moved on loan until June 2022 with an option to buy from Portimonense to Polish Ekstraklasa side Radomiak Radom.[2]

On 26 May 2022, Marcus moved on a season-long loan with an option-to-buy to FC Porto B.[3]

In July 2023, Marcus signed permanently for Porto B, after the club triggered the option-to-buy, reported to be around €750.000.[4]

International career

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On 14 May 2021, the Super Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr included Marcus in his 31-man list for June friendlies. He made his senior international debut in a 1–0 loss to Cameroon on 4 June 2021.[5]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 30 December 2023[6][7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Remo Stars
Feirense (loan) 2020–21 Liga Portugal 2 26 11 2 0 28 11
Portimonense (loan) 2021–22 Primeira Liga 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
Radomiak Radom (loan) 2021–22 Ekstraklasa 8 0 0 0 8 0
Porto B (loan) 2022–23 Liga Portugal 2 30 9 30 9
Porto (loan) 2022–23 Primeira Liga 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Porto B 2023–24 Liga Portugal 2 15 6 15 6
Career total 83 26 3 0 0 0 86 26

Honours

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Individual

References

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  1. ^ "APRESENTAÇÃO DE ABRAHAM MARCUS" (in Portuguese). Portimonense. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Abraham Marcus wypożyczony do Radomiaka!" (in Polish). Radomiak Radom. 10 February 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  3. ^ "ABRAHAM MARCUS REFORÇA O FC PORTO B" (in Portuguese). FC Porto. 26 May 2022.
  4. ^ "FC Porto contrata jogador por 750 mil euros e deverá entrar na equipa principal" [FC Porto signs player for 750 thousand euros and should join the main team]. Futebol Divertido (in European Portuguese). 11 July 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Match Report of Nigeria vs Cameroon – 2021-06-04 – FIFA Friendlies – Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com.
  6. ^ Abraham Marcus at Soccerway
  7. ^ Abraham Marcus at ForaDeJogo (archived)
  8. ^ "Abraham Marcus, autor do Golo do Mês da Liga Portugal SABSEG: "Estou muito contente por receber este prémio"" [Abraham Marcus, author of Liga Portugal SABSEG's Goal of the Month: "I'm very happy to receive this award"]. Liga Portugal (in European Portuguese). 14 September 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
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