Marco Paixão

This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Lopes and the second or paternal family name is 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
 Lechia Gdańsk
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)
2013–2015 Śląsk Wrocław 57 (27)
2015 Sparta Prague 3 (0)
2016– Lechia Gdańsk 7 (2)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 August 2016.


Marco Filipe Lopes Paixão (born 19 September 1984) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Polish club Lechia Gdańsk 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 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]

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]

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). 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.
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