Marco Paixão
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Marco Filipe Lopes Paixão | ||
Date of birth | 19 September 1984 | ||
Place of birth | Sesimbra, Portugal | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Playing position | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Śląsk Wrocław | ||
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 | 50 | (5) |
2012 | Naft Tehran | 16 | (3) |
2012–2013 | Ethnikos Achna | 31 | (15) |
2013– | Śląsk Wrocław | 45 | (25) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 23 March 2015 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
Marco Filipe Lopes Paixão (born 19 September 1984) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Polish club Śląsk Wrocław 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.[6]
Naft Tehran
In early January 2012 Paixão joined his brother in Iran, signing with Naft Tehran F.C. until the end of the season.[7] Five days later he made his debut in a 1–3 home loss against Foolad FC,[8] scoring his first goal in a 1–0 win over Malavan FC.[9]
Ethnikos / Śląsk
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.[10]
In June 2013, Paixão signed a two-year contract with Śląsk Wrocław in Poland.[11]
References
- ↑ "Reid gets brothers on board". ClubCall. 7 August 2009. Retrieved 22 August 2009.
- ↑ "Hamilton sign up Portuguese twins". BBC Sport. 6 August 2009. Retrieved 15 August 2009.
- ↑ Andy Campbell (22 August 2009). "Hamilton 0–3 Aberdeen". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 August 2009.
- ↑ Gillian Provan (11 April 2011). "Hamilton shed two as relegation threat grows". STV. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
- ↑ "Paixao twins released by Hamilton Accies". BBC Sport. 14 April 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
- ↑ Marco Paixão career statistics at Soccerbase
- ↑ "Marco Paixão ruma à liga iraniana" [Marco Paixão heads to Iranian league] (in Portuguese). Record. 5 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ↑ "Naft Tehran vs Foolad". Soccerway. 15 January 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
- ↑ "Malavan vs Naft Tehran". Soccerway. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Paixao na 2 lata w Śląsku?" (in Polish). Slasknet. 18 June 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
External links
- Stats and profile at Zerozero
- Marco Paixão profile at ForaDeJogo
- BDFutbol profile
- Persian League stats
- Marco Paixão profile at Soccerway
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