Marco Paixão

Marco Paixão
Personal information
Full name Marco Filipe Lopes Paixão
Date of birth (1984-09-19) 19 September 1984
Place of birth Sesimbra, Portugal
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position 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 4 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 September 2018

Marco Filipe Lopes Paixão (born 19 September 1984) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Turkish club Altay S.K. 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 G.D. Sesimbra, FC 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 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 campaign.[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 / 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.[9]

In June 2013, Paixão signed a two-year contract with Śląsk Wrocław in Poland.[10] He scored a career-best 21 goals in 2013–14, but his team could only qualify for the relegation play-offs.

On 9 January 2016, Paixão joined fellow Ekstraklasa side Lechia Gdańsk after agreeing to a two-and-a-half-year contract.[11]

Career statistics

As of match played on 11 March 2018[12]
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
Career totals 22385132207524592

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 News. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. 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]. Record (in Portuguese). 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). Zerozero. 3 November 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  10. ↑ "Paixao na 2 lata w Śląsku?" [Paixao 2 years with Śląsk?] (in Polish). Slasknet. 18 June 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
  11. ↑ "Marco Paixao nowym zawodnikiem Lechii Gdańsk [WIDEO]" [Marco Paixao new Lechia Gdańsk player [VIDEO]] (in Polish). Lechia Gdańsk. 9 January 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  12. ↑ Marco Paixão at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
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