Marco Pinto

Marco Pinto

Personal information
Full name	Marco António Garcia Pinto[1]
Date of birth	(1988-03-22) 22 March 1988 (age 36)[1]
Place of birth	Camarate, Portugal
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Caçadores Taipas
Youth career
1997–1999	Águias Camarate
1999–2000	Frielas
2000–2001	Águias Camarate
2001–2005	Sporting CP
2005–2007	Belenenses
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2008	Belenenses	0	(0)
2007–2008	→ Mafra (loan)	2	(0)
2008–2009	Beira-Mar Monte Gordo	3	(0)
2009–2010	Estrela Amadora	8	(0)
2010	Praiense	1	(0)
2011–2012	Pêro Pinheiro	29	(0)
2012–2016	1º Dezembro	88	(0)
2016–2018	Aves	6	(0)
2018	→ Canelas 2010 (loan)	10	(0)
2018–2019	Mirandela	8	(0)
2019–2020	Loures	24	(0)
2020–2023	Aves 1930	47	(0)
2024–	Caçadores Taipas	5	(0)
International career
2006–2007	Portugal U19	2	(0)
2008	Portugal U20	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:55, 19 October 2024 (UTC)

Marco António Garcia Pinto (born 22 March 1988) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Clube Caçadores das Taipas.

Club career

Born in Camarate, Loures, Lisbon District, Pinto competed in lower league and amateur football until the age of 28, appearing rarely for all his teams except his last, S.U. 1º Dezembro. In late May 2016, he left the third division side and signed a two-year deal with C.D. Aves from the Segunda Liga.^[2]

On 12 March 2017, ten days shy of his 29th birthday, Pinto made his debut as a professional, coming on as a late substitute for Femi Balogun after Quim was sent off in a 1–1 away draw against Leixões SC.^[3] On 29 May, after a further five appearances to help the club to return to the Primeira Liga after an absence of ten years,^[4] he renewed his contract until June 2019.^[5]

References

1. "Marco Pinto" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
2. "Marco Pinto chega para a baliza" [Marco Pinto arrives for goal] (in Portuguese). C.D. Aves. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
3. "Leixões-Aves, 1–1: Quim expulso em jogo com decisões muito contestadas" [Leixões-Aves, 1–1: Quim sent off in game of highly contested calls]. Record (in Portuguese). 12 March 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
4. "COMENTÁRIO: Fafe perde em Vila das Aves e desce de divisão" [COMMENT: Fafe lose in Vila das Aves and drop down a division]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 21 May 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
5. "Quim, Guedes e Marco Pinto renovam contratos" [Quim, Guedes and Marco Pinto renew contracts]. Record (in Portuguese). 29 May 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2020.

External links

• Marco Pinto at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• Marco Pinto national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
• Marco Pinto at Soccerway