Portuguese footballer
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
Sporting CP
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
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
Marques was loaned to Apollon Limassol FC of the Cypriot First Division in September 2023.[ 17] On 16 May 2024, having totalled 18 goals for the campaign , he joined the club on a permanent two-year contract.[ 18]
Career statistics
As of match played 12 May 2024 [ 19] [ 20]
References
^ 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 continues with Apollon" . Apollon Limassol. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024 .
^ Pedro Marques at Soccerway
^ Pedro Marques at WorldFootball.net
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