Marco João Costa Baixinho (born 11 July 1989) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays mainly as a central defender for U.D. Leiria.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marco João Costa Baixinho[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 July 1989[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Arruda dos Vinhos, Portugal[1] | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | União Leiria | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2005 | Sporting CP | ||
| 2005–2006 | Benfica | ||
| 2006–2007 | Alverca | ||
| 2007–2008 | Oeiras | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2011 | Carregado | 69 | (7) |
| 2011–2015 | Mafra | 116 | (1) |
| 2015–2022 | Paços Ferreira | 166 | (9) |
| 2022–2023 | Anorthosis | 34 | (2) |
| 2023– | União Leiria | 22 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 June 2024 | |||
Club career
editBorn in Arruda dos Vinhos, Lisbon District, Baixinho spent most of his youth career at Sporting CP and briefly rivals S.L. Benfica.[2] He made his senior debut with A.D. Carregado in the third division in the 2008–09 season, winning promotion[3] and then making his professional debut in the second,[4] suffering instant relegation.[5]
In the summer of 2011, Baixinho joined C.D. Mafra also of the third tier.[6] On 23 June 2015, after four seasons of regular game time concluding with winning the title, he signed a two-year deal at Primeira Liga club F.C. Paços de Ferreira under his former Mafra manager Jorge Simão.[7]
Baixinho extended his contract in January 2016, to last until July 2019.[8] He scored his first top-flight goal on 5 December that year, opening a 2–1 home win over Boavista F.C. while playing in defensive midfield.[2] After Paços were relegated in 2018, he netted four times to help them bounce back as champions (five in all competitions) and then signed a new deal in June 2019.[9]
At the end of the 2021–22 campaign, having failed to agree terms for a new deal, the 33-year-old Baixinho left the Estádio da Mata Real.[10] On 13 July 2022, he signed a two-year contract with Anorthosis Famagusta FC of the Cypriot First Division.[11]
Baixinho returned to his homeland in July 2023, agreeing to a two-year deal at U.D. Leiria, recently promoted to division two.[12]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 19 May 2023[13]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Carregado | 2009–10 | Liga de Honra | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| Mafra | 2011–12 | Campeonato de Portugal | 29 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | 27 | 0 | — | — | — | 27 | 0 | |||||
| 2013–14 | 32 | 1 | — | — | — | 32 | 1 | |||||
| 2014–15 | 28 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 116 | 1 | — | — | — | 116 | 1 | |||||
| Paços Ferreira | 2015–16 | Primeira Liga | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Primeira Liga | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 1 | |||
| 2017–18 | Primeira Liga | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19 | LigaPro | 33 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 37 | 5 | |||
| 2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 25 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 3 | |||
| 2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | — | 32 | 0 | ||
| Total | 166 | 9 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 193 | 10 | |||
| Anorthosis | 2022–23 | Cypriot First Division | 34 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 310 | 12 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 316 | 13 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
Honours
editMafra
Paços Ferreira
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Marco Baixinho" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Marco Baixinho defende equipa rigorosa para pontuar em Braga" [Marco Baixinho believes that rigorous team will earn points in Braga]. Record (in Portuguese). 9 December 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ "Carregado: Concelho está em festa com subida inédita" [Carregado: Municipality parties with first-ever promotion]. Record (in Portuguese). 15 July 2009. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ "Carregado-Beira-Mar, 0–2: Aveirenses isolam-se no comando" [Carregado-Beira-Mar, 0–2: Men from Aveiro alone in first place]. Record (in Portuguese). 10 January 2010. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ "Honra: Beira Mar campeão; Portimonense sobe; D. Chaves desce" [Honour: Beira Mar champions; Portimonense promoted; D. Chaves relegated] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 8 May 2010. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ Ramos, Cid (15 July 2011). "Veríssimo ruma para o Mafra" [Veríssimo heads for Mafra] (in Portuguese). O Derbie. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ "Marco Baixinho dá o salto para o Paços" [Marco Baixinho takes the leap to Paços] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ "Marco Baixinho renovou contrato" [Marco Baixinho renewed contract]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 15 January 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ Morais, Pedro (4 June 2019). "Marco Baixinho renova com o P. Ferreira" [Marco Baixinho renews with P. Ferreira]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ Calção, Armindo (25 June 2022). "Um adeus de peso ao Paços de Ferreira após sete anos no clube" [Top-notch farewell at Paços de Ferreira after seven years at the club]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ "Έναρξη συνεργασίας με Marco Baixinho" [Beginning of cooperation with Marco Baixinho] (in Greek). Anorthosis Famagusta. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ "Marco Baixinho: bem-vindo" [Marco Baixinho: welcome] (in Portuguese). U.D. Leiria. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ Marco Baixinho at Soccerway
- ^ Isaac, Francisco (22 May 2019). "II Liga: Os melhores, os piores, as surpresas e os do costume" [II League: The best, the worst, the surprises and the usual ones] (in Portuguese). SAPO. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
External links
edit- Marco Baixinho at ForaDeJogo (archived)
