Marco Paixão

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Marco Paixão
Personal information
Full nameMarco Filipe Lopes Paixão
Date of birth (1984-09-19) 19 September 1984
Place of birthSesimbra, Portugal
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing positionForward
Club information
Current clubŚląsk Wrocław
Number19
Youth career
2002–2003Sesimbra
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2003–2005Sesimbra
2005–2006Porto B2(0)
2006–2007Guijuelo37(9)
2007–2008Logroñés38(9)
2008–2009Cultural Leonesa33(13)
2009–2011Hamilton Academical50(5)
2012Naft Tehran16(3)
2012–2013Ethnikos Achna31(15)
2013–Śląsk Wrocław21(10)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 December 2013.
† Appearances (Goals).

Marco Filipe Lopes Paixão (born 19 September 1984) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Śląsk Wrocław in the Ekstraklasa, as a forward.

His twin brother Flávio is also a footballer, Marco being the older by five minutes.[1]

Football career

Early career

Born in Sesimbra, Paixão spent his early career in Portugal and Spain, playing with lowly teams in both countries – his hometown's Grupo Desportivo Sesimbra, F.C. Porto B, 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 a career-best 13 goals for Leonesa.

Hamilton Academical

Paixão's first taste of professional football came in 2009 as he signed for Scottish Premier League side Hamilton Academical on 6 August, alongside twin brother Flávio.[2] He made his league debut for Hamilton on 22 August, against Aberdeen.[3]

On 11 April 2011, it was announced that Paixão would be released at the end of the season.[4] However, just three days later, he was released from his contract with Hamilton with immediate effect, alongside his brother;[5] he appeared in 56 official games for the Accies, scoring six goals.

Naft Tehran

In early January 2012 Paixão joined his brother in Iran, signing with Naft Tehran F.C. until the end of the season.[6] Five days later he made his debut in a 1–3 home loss against Foolad FC,[7] scoring his first goal in a 1–0 win over Malavan FC.[8]

Ethnikos Achna

In the 2012 summer, 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.[9]

Śląsk Wrocław

In June 2013, Paixão signed a two-year contract with Śląsk Wrocław in Poland.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Reid gets brothers on board". ClubCall. 7 August 2009. Retrieved 22 August 2009. 
  2. ↑ "Hamilton sign up Portuguese twins". BBC Sport. 6 August 2009. Retrieved 15 August 2009. 
  3. ↑ Andy Campbell (22 August 2009). "Hamilton 0–3 Aberdeen". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 August 2009. 
  4. ↑ Gillian Provan (11 April 2011). "Hamilton shed two as relegation threat grows". STV. Retrieved 11 April 2011. 
  5. ↑ "Paixao twins released by Hamilton Accies". BBC Sport. 14 April 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2011. 
  6. ↑ "Marco Paixão ruma à liga iraniana" [Marco Paixão heads to Iranian league] (in Portuguese). Record. 5 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012. 
  7. ↑ "Naft Tehran vs Foolad". Soccerway. 15 January 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2012. 
  8. ↑ "Malavan vs Naft Tehran". Soccerway. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2012. 
  9. ↑ "Chipre: Marco Paixão obriga AEL a dividir os pontos (1x1)" [Cyprus: Marco Paixão forces AEL to split points (1x1)] (in Portuguese). Zero Zero. 3 November 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2013. 
  10. ↑ "Paixao na 2 lata w Śląsku?" (in Polish). Slasknet. 18 June 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2013. 

External links

Śląsk Wrocław – current squad
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