Marco Baixinho

Marco João Costa Baixinho (born 11 July 1989) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for F.C. Paços de Ferreira mainly as a central defender.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Costa and the second or paternal family name is Baixinho.
Marco Baixinho
Personal information
Full name Marco João Costa Baixinho[1]
Date of birth (1989-07-11) 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
Club information
Current team
 Paços Ferreira
Number 2
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– Paços Ferreira 126 (9)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 December 2020

Club career

Born in Arruda dos Vinhos, Lisbon District, Baixinho spent most of his youth career at Sporting CP and briefly rivals S.L. Benfica. He made his senior debut with A.D. Carregado in the third division in the 2008–09 season, winning promotion and then making his professional debut in the second, suffering instant relegation.

In the summer of 2011, Baixinho joined C.D. Mafra also of the third tier.[2] 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.[3]

Baixinho extended his contract in January 2016, to last until July 2019.[4] 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.[5] After Paços were relegated in 2018, he netted four times to help them bounce back as champions (five across all competitions) and then signed a new deal in June 2019.[6]

References
  1. "Marco Baixinho" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  2. Ramos, Cid (15 July 2011). "Veríssimo ruma para o Mafra" [Veríssimo heads for Mafra] (in Portuguese). O Derbie. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  3. "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.
  4. "Marco Baixinho renovou contrato" [Marco Baixinho renewed contract]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 15 January 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  5. "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.
  6. 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.
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