Pedro Marques (footballer, born April 1998)

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Pedro Marques
Personal information
Full name Pedro David Rosendo Marques[1]
Date of birth (1998-04-25) 25 April 1998 (age 26)[1]
Place of birth Carcavelos, Portugal
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Apollon Limassol
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)
2019Dordrecht (loan) 19 (6)
2020Den Bosch (loan) 7 (8)
2021Gil Vicente (loan) 15 (5)
2021–2022Famalicão (loan) 11 (0)
2022–2024 NEC 33 (5)
2023–2024Apollon Limassol (loan) 31 (13)
2024– Apollon Limassol 0 (0)
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 12:06, 16 May 2024 (UTC)

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.

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]

Apollon Limassol[edit]

Marques was loaned to Apollon Limassol FC of the Cypriot First Division in September 2023.[17]

On 16 May 2024, Apollon Limassol announced that they had activated their purchase option, keeping him at the club until 2026.[18]

Career statistics[edit]

As of match played 29 April 2024[19][20]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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 29 11 4 5 33 16
Career total 162 54 12 10 1 2 1 0 176 66
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Pedro Marques" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ "N.E.C. presenteert eerste zomerse aanwinsten" [NEC present first summer acquisitions] (in Dutch). NEC Nijmegen. 21 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  16. ^ "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.
  17. ^ "Pedro Marques is blue and white". Apollon Limassol. 14 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  18. ^ "Pedro Marques continues with Apollon". www.apollon.com.cy/en. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  19. ^ Pedro Marques at Soccerway Edit this at Wikidata
  20. ^ Pedro Marques at WorldFootball.net

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