Pedro Marques (footballer, born April 1998)
Pedro David Rosendo Marques (born 25 April 1998) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a striker for Cypriot First Division club Apollon Limassol FC on loan from Dutch club NEC Nijmegen.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pedro David Rosendo Marques[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 April 1998[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Carcavelos, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Apollon Limassol (on loan from NEC) | ||
| Number | 43 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2007 | Colégio Marista | ||
| 2008–2009 | Estoril | ||
| 2010–2011 | Foot 21 | ||
| 2011–2012 | Estoril | ||
| 2012–2016 | Belenenses | ||
| 2016–2017 | Sporting CP | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2021 | Sporting CP B | 48 | (19) |
| 2018–2022 | Sporting CP | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Dordrecht (loan) | 19 | (6) |
| 2020 | → Den Bosch (loan) | 7 | (8) |
| 2021 | → Gil Vicente (loan) | 15 | (5) |
| 2021–2022 | → Famalicão (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2022– | NEC | 33 | (5) |
| 2023– | → Apollon Limassol (loan) | 27 | (11) |
| International career | |||
| 2016 | Portugal U18 | 2 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | Portugal U19 | 8 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | Portugal U20 | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:15, 22 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
Sporting CP edit
Born in Carcavelos, Cascais, Marques spent much of his childhood at local G.D. Estoril Praia and C.F. Os Belenenses before joining Sporting CP in 2016.[2] On 14 August that year, he made his professional debut with the latter's reserves against S.C. Covilhã, coming on as a 65th-minute substitute for Ricardo Almeida in the 2–1 LigaPro away win.[3] He scored his first goal six days later, in a 2–4 home loss to AD Fafe.[4] He netted twice more over the season, both in a 2–2 draw with Gil Vicente F.C. on 17 September.[5]
Marques made his first-team debut on 13 December 2018 in the last game of the UEFA Europa League group stage at home against Ukraine's FC Vorskla Poltava, playing the last half-hour in place of Fredy Montero.[6] The following 29 March, he was called up for the Primeira Liga match away to G.D. Chaves the next day.[7]
Marques was loaned out on 15 July 2019 to FC Dordrecht of the Dutch Eerste Divisie.[8] The following 22 January, he went to FC Den Bosch in the same league on the same basis.[9] With 14 goals over the course of the campaign before its annulment due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he was fifth among its goalscorers; this included a hat-trick on 21 February 2020, albeit in a 6–4 defeat at Excelsior Rotterdam.[10]
On 23 November 2020, Marques scored his first goals for the main Sporting team in the form of a brace in a 7–1 away victory over SG Sacavenense in the third round of the Taça de Portugal; he only needed 18 minutes to achieve this feat.[11] In February 2021, he joined Gil Vicente on loan until 30 June.[12]
Marques had his first top-flight experience at Gil, scoring five goals over what remained of the season; his first was to open a 4–2 win at Vitória S.C. on 14 March 2021.[13] On 4 August that year he was lent to another team of the same league, F.C. Famalicão.[14]
NEC edit
On 21 June 2022, Marques returned to Dutch football, signing for three years with an option for a fourth one with Eredivisie club NEC Nijmegen.[15] On 13 November, he scored his second and third goals in the country's top tier, in a 6–1 home win over RKC Waalwijk.[16]
Marques was loaned to Apollon Limassol FC of the Cypriot First Division in September 2023.[17]
Career statistics edit
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sporting CP B | 2016–17 | LigaPro | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | |||
| 2017–18 | LigaPro | 29 | 7 | — | — | — | 29 | 7 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Liga Portugal 2 | 11 | 9 | — | — | — | 11 | 9 | ||||
| Total | 48 | 19 | — | — | — | 48 | 19 | |||||
| Sporting CP | 2018–19 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Dordrecht (loan) | 2019–20 | Eerste Divisie | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 6 | ||
| Den Bosch (loan) | 2019–20 | Eerste Divisie | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 8 | ||
| Gil Vicente (loan) | 2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 5 | ||
| Famalicão (loan) | 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | 14 | 2 | |
| NEC | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 30 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 33 | 8 | ||
| 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 33 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 36 | 8 | ||||
| Apollon Limassol (loan) | 2023–24 | Cypriot First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 133 | 43 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 143 | 50 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
References edit
- ^ a b c "Pedro Marques" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ^ Ribeiro, João Paulo (30 June 2021). ""Pedro Marques pode jogar com Paulinho, tal como fazem Ronaldo e André Silva na seleção"" ["Pedro Marques can play with Paulinho, just as Ronaldo and André Silva do in the national team"] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ^ "II Liga: Sporting B vira resultado na Covilhã e soma primeiros pontos (1–2)" [II League: Sporting B come from behind in Covilhã and get first points (1–2)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 14 August 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ^ "Sporting B-Fafe, 2–4: Eficácia visitante surpreende leões" [Sporting B-Fafe, 2–4: Visitors' efficiency surprises Lions]. Record (in Portuguese). 20 August 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ^ "Sporting B-Gil Vicente: 2–2: Gilistas empatam em cima do apito final" [Sporting B-Gil Vicente: 2–2: Gilistas equalise on the final whistle]. Record (in Portuguese). 17 September 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ^ Lima, Fábio (13 December 2018). "Pedro Marques: "Trabalhamos a vida toda para estar aqui"" [Pedro Marques: "We work our whole lives to be here"]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ^ "Sporting: convocados para Chaves com uma grande novidade" [Sporting: big new addition to call-ups for Chaves] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 29 March 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ^ "Sporting empresta Pedro Marques a clube holandês" [Sporting loan Pedro Marques to Dutch club]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 15 July 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ^ "Sporting empresta Pedro Marques ao Den Bosch" [Sporting loan Pedro Marques to Den Bosch] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ^ Moita, Alexandre (21 February 2020). "Pedro Marques faz hat-trick na derrota do Den Bosch por 6–4" [Pedro Marques scores a hat-trick in Den Bosch's 6–4 defeat]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ^ Lopes, João (25 November 2020). "Pedro Marques, o médio-defensivo do Sporting que deu goleador" [Pedro Marques, Sporting's defensive midfielder who turned goalscorer]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ^ "Oficializado empréstimo de Pedro Marques pelo Sporting ao Gil Vicente" [Pedro Marques loan by Sporting to Gil Vicente official] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "Gil Vicente vence em Guimarães em jogo com seis golos" [Gil Vicente win in Guimarães in game with six goals] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 14 March 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
- ^ "OFICIAL: Pedro Marques no Famalicão por empréstimo do Sporting" [OFFICIAL: Pedro Marques to Famalicão on loan from Sporting] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
- ^ "N.E.C. presenteert eerste zomerse aanwinsten" [NEC present first summer acquisitions] (in Dutch). NEC Nijmegen. 21 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ "NEC maakt met door Van Gaal genegeerde Cillessen gehakt van RKC: 6–1" [NEC crushed RKC as Cillessen was snubbed by Van Gaal: 6–1] (in Dutch). Nederlandse Omroep Stichting. 13 November 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "Pedro Marques is blue and white". Apollon Limassol. 14 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
- ^ Pedro Marques at Soccerway
- ^ Pedro Marques at WorldFootball.net
External links edit
- at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Portuguese League profile (in Portuguese)
- Pedro Marques national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)