Marco Paixão

Marco Filipe Lopes Paixão (born 19 September 1984) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Turkish club Altay.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Lopes and the second or paternal family name is Paixão.
Marco Paixão
Personal information
Full name Marco Filipe Lopes Paixão[1]
Date of birth (1984-09-19) 19 September 1984[1]
Place of birth Sesimbra, Portugal[1]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Altay
Number 19
Youth career
1994–1995 Alfarim
1995–2003 Sesimbra
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2005 Sesimbra
2005–2006 Porto B 9 (0)
2006–2007 Guijuelo 37 (9)
2007–2008 Logroñés 38 (9)
2008–2009 Cultural Leonesa 33 (13)
2009–2011 Hamilton Academical 51 (6)
2012 Naft Tehran 16 (3)
2012–2013 Ethnikos Achna 31 (15)
2013–2015 Śląsk Wrocław 57 (27)
2015 Sparta Prague 3 (0)
2016–2018 Lechia Gdańsk 66 (34)
2018– Altay 81 (63)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:45, 26 December 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Early career

Born in Sesimbra, Setúbal District, Paixão spent his early career in Portugal and Spain, playing with lowly teams in both countries – his hometown's G.D. Sesimbra, FC Porto B,[2] CD Guijuelo, Logroñés CF and Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa.

In 2007–08, he suffered relegation from Segunda División B with Logroñés, and in the following season scored 13 goals for Leonesa.[3]

Hamilton Academical

Paixão's first taste of professional football came in 2009 as he signed for Scottish Premier League club Hamilton Academical on 6 August, alongside twin brother Flávio.[4] He made his league debut late in the month, against Aberdeen.[5]

On 11 April 2011, it was announced that Paixão would leave at the end of the campaign.[6] However, just three days later, he was released from his contract with immediate effect, alongside his sibling;[7] he appeared in 56 official matches for the Accies, scoring six goals.

Naft Tehran

On 5 January 2012, Paixão joined his brother in Iran after signing with Naft Tehran F.C. until the end of the season.[8] He made his debut in a 1–3 home loss against Foolad F.C. five days later,[9] scoring his first goal in a 1–0 win over Malavan F.C. on 8 February.[10]

Ethnikos / Poland

In the summer of 2012, Paixão joined Cypriot side Ethnikos Achna FC. He netted his first goal for his new club on 3 November, in a 1–1 draw at AEL Limassol.[11]

In June 2013, Paixão signed a two-year contract with Śląsk Wrocław in Poland.[12] He scored a career-best 21 goals in 2013–14, but his team could only qualify for the relegation play-offs.[13]

In June 2015, Paixão put pen to paper to a two-year deal at AC Sparta Prague.[14] The following January, after being barely used by the Czech club, he returned to the Ekstraklasa with Lechia Gdańsk after agreeing to a two-and-a-half-year contract;[15] and his twin joined him a month later.[16]

Paixão concluded the 2016–17 season with hat-tricks in 4–0 home wins over Jagiellonia Białystok and Pogoń Szczecin. This brought his final tally to 18, joint with Lech Poznań's Marcin Robak as the top scorer.[17]

In March 2018, Paixão was removed from the first team when manager Piotr Stokowiec accused him of feigning an injury,[18] and when his contract expired in June, he moved to Altay S.K. in the TFF First League.[19] He was top scorer in his first season with the İzmir-based team, netting 29 times in 33 games.[20]

International career

During their spell in Poland, both Paixão and his sibling were often poised to be called up to the Portuguese national team, but nothing came of it.[21]

Personal life

Paixão's twin brother Flávio was also a footballer, Marco being the older by five minutes.[22]

Career statistics
As of 16 April 2020[23]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hamilton Academical2009–10Scottish Premier League 3352110—366
2010–11 1812010—211
Total 516412000577
Naft Tehran2011–12Persian Gulf Cup 16300—163
Ethnikos Achna2012–13Cypriot First Division 311520—3315
Śląsk Wrocław2013–14Ekstraklasa 372120—554426
2014–15 20621—227
Total 57274100556633
Sparta Prague2015–16Czech First League 3010—2060
Lechia Gdańsk2015–16Ekstraklasa 3000—30
2016–17 351820—3718
2017–18 271600—2716
Total 65342000006734
Altay2018–19TFF First League 332921—3530
2019–20 271710—2817
Total 60463100006347
Career totals 2331131332075253121

Honours

Individual

References
  1. "Marco Paixao" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  2. "Somos ambiciosos" [We're ambitious]. Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). 22 June 2005. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  3. "Los últimos agitadores del Reino" [Last ones to rock the Kingdom]. La Nueva Crónica (in Spanish). 10 November 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  4. "Hamilton sign up Portuguese twins". BBC Sport. 6 August 2009. Retrieved 15 August 2009.
  5. Campbell, Andy (22 August 2009). "Hamilton 0–3 Aberdeen". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 August 2009.
  6. Provan, Gillian (11 April 2011). "Hamilton shed two as relegation threat grows". STV News. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
  7. "Paixao twins released by Hamilton Accies". BBC Sport. 14 April 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
  8. "Marco Paixão ruma à liga iraniana" [Marco Paixão heads to Iranian league]. Record (in Portuguese). 5 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  9. "Marco Paixão vence na estreia pelo Naft Tehran" [Marco Paixão wins in debut for Naft Tehran]. Record (in Portuguese). 11 January 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  10. "Gémeos Paixão marcam ao mesmo tempo... em campos diferentes" [Paixão twins score at the same time... in different grounds] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 9 February 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  11. "Chipre: Marco Paixão obriga AEL a dividir os pontos (1x1)" [Cyprus: Marco Paixão forces AEL to split points (1x1)] (in Portuguese). Zerozero. 3 November 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  12. "Paixao na 2 lata w Śląsku?" [Paixão 2 years with Śląsk?] (in Polish). Slasknet. 18 June 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
  13. Alvarenga, Vítor Hugo (12 March 2014). "O irmão, a braçadeira e um recorde pelo Slask: 21 golos" [The brother, the armband and a record for Slask: 21 goals] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  14. "Marco Paixão dois anos no Sparta de Praga" [Marco Paixão to Sparta Prague for two years]. Record (in Portuguese). 25 June 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  15. "Marco Paixao nowym zawodnikiem Lechii Gdańsk [WIDEO]" [Marco Paixão new Lechia Gdańsk player [VIDEO]] (in Polish). Lechia Gdańsk. 9 January 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  16. "O reencontro dos irmãos Paixão: Flávio ruma ao Lechia Gdansk" [The reunion of the Paixão brothers: Flávio moves to Lechia Gdańsk] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  17. "Wynik Robaka i Paixao jednym z najgorszych w XXI wieku" [Robak and Paixão's result one of the worst in the 21st century] (in Polish). Polsat Sport. 4 June 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  18. Galiński, Tomasz (25 March 2018). "Marco Paixao. Do Wenecji zamiast na sparing" [Marco Paixão. To Venice instead of training]. Gazeta Wyborcza (in Polish). Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  19. "Marco Paixao bliski przejścia z Lechii Gdańsk do Altay Izmir" [Marco Paixão nearing transfer from Lechia Gdańsk to Altay İzmir] (in Polish). Onet. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  20. "Marco Paixao kimdir?" [Who is Marco Paixão?] (in Turkish). Goal. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  21. Pinto, José Pedro (26 September 2016). ""Manos" Paixão fora da Selecção é tema de debate na Polónia" ["Bros" Paixão out of national team debate material in Poland] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  22. "Reid gets brothers on board". ClubCall. 7 August 2009. Retrieved 22 August 2009.
  23. Marco Paixão at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  24. Mogielnicki, Paweł. "Strzelcy" [Scorers] (in Polish). 90 Minut. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  25. "TFF 1. Lig – Gol Krallığı" [TFF 1. League – Top Scorers] (in Turkish). NTV Spor. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  26. Jenkins, George (21 July 2020). "Marco Paixao is the top scorer of the Turkish second division". TV6. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
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