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Marco
Personal information
Full name	Marco André Rocha Pereira
Date of birth	12 January 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Castelo de Paiva, Portugal
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Sanjoanense
Number	1
Youth career
2000–2001	CCR São Martinho
2002	Arrifanense
2002	CCR São Martinho
2003–2006	Boavista
Senior career*
Years	Team
2006–2007	Boavista
2006–2007	→ Trofense (loan)
2007–2012	Trofense
2012–2014	Feirense
2014–2017	Freamunde
2017–2024	Santa Clara
2024–	Sanjoanense
International career
2004	Portugal U17
2006	Portugal U19
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:48, 16 October 2024 (UTC)

Marco André Rocha Pereira (born 12 January 1987), known simply as Marco, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Sanjoanense.

Club career

Born in Castelo de Paiva, Aveiro District, Marco came through the ranks at Boavista F.C. before moving to C.D. Trofense, initially on loan. In the 2008–09 season, the club's first in the Primeira Liga, he played 12 games and Paulo Lopes 18; his debut was a 1–0 away win against Vitória S.C. on 22 February 2009.^[2]

Marco remained playing regularly in the Segunda Liga over the ensuing seasons, for Trofense, C.D. Feirense and S.C. Freamunde.^[3] On 24 May 2017, he joined C.D. Santa Clara,^[4] being second-choice to Serginho^[5] as the Azoreans finished runners-up to C.D. Nacional.^[6] He subsequently replaced the veteran as starting goalkeeper, and in June 2021 he was rewarded for his role in a best-ever sixth-place finish^[7] with three more seasons to his contract.^[8]

Aged 34, Marco made his European debut on 22 July 2021 in the first leg of the second qualifying round of the new UEFA Europa Conference League. He kept a clean sheet in a 3–0 win away to KF Shkupi in North Macedonia, as well as the 2–0 victory in the second leg a week later.^[9]^[10]

Marco spent the vast majority of the 2022–23 campaign on the sidelines, due to a knee injury.^[11] Shortly after recovering, he relapsed and had to undergo surgery again.^[12]

On 30 June 2024, Marco signed for Liga 3 side A.D. Sanjoanense.^[13]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Marco" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
^ "Trofense venceu o Vitória em Guimarães" [Trofense defeated Vitória in Guimarães]. O Notícias da Trofa (in Portuguese). 22 February 2009. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
^ "Marco Rocha a reinar na baliza do Freamunde – O Jogo" [Marco Rocha the king in goal of Freamunde – O Jogo] (in Portuguese). Mundo dos Guarda-Redes. 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
^ "Açorianos contratam guarda-redes Marco Pereira" [Azoreans sign goalkeeper Marco Pereira]. Record (in Portuguese). 24 May 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
^ "Duas mil razões para acreditar" [Two thousand reasons to believe]. Record (in Portuguese). 10 April 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
^ "Santa Clara volta a colocar Açores na I Liga" [Santa Clara put Azores back in the I League]. Público (in Portuguese). 6 May 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
^ "Marco chega aos 100 jogos na Primeira Liga pelo Santa Clara" [Marco reaches 100 games in First League for Santa Clara] (in Portuguese). C.D. Santa Clara. December 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
^ "OFICIAL: Santa Clara renova com guarda-redes Marco" [OFFICIAL: Santa Clara renew with goalkeeper Marco] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
^ "Shkupi-Santa Clara, 0–3". Record (in Portuguese). 22 July 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
^ "Santa Clara-Shkupi, 2–0". Record (in Portuguese). 29 July 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
^ "Marco Pereira termina época devido a lesão" [Marco Pereira ends season due to injury] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 16 January 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
^ Bastos, André (7 August 2024). "Marco Pereira: "Duvidei de muita coisa, até se ia voltar a jogar"" [Marco Pereira: "I doubted many things, even if I would play again"]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 September 2024.
^ Bastos, André (30 June 2024). "Mercado está agitado na Liga 3 com reforços e renovações" [Market abuzz in League 3 with signings and renewals]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 September 2024.