| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marco João Costa Baixinho[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1989-07-11)11 July 1989 (age 36)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Arruda dos Vinhos, Portugal[1] | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2005 | Sporting CP | ||
| 2005–2006 | Benfica | ||
| 2006–2007 | Alverca | ||
| 2007–2008 | Oeiras | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2011 | Carregado | 69 | (7) |
| 2011–2015 | Mafra | 116 | (1) |
| 2015–2022 | Paços Ferreira | 166 | (9) |
| 2022–2023 | Anorthosis | 34 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | União Leiria | 26 | (0) |
| 2025 | Semen Padang | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:02, 20 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
Marco João Costa Baixinho (born 11 July 1989) is a Portuguese professionalfootballer who plays as acentral defender.
Born inArruda dos Vinhos,Lisbon District, Baixinho spent most of his youth career atSporting CP and briefly rivalsS.L. Benfica.[2] He made his senior debut withA.D. Carregado in thethird division in the2008–09 season, winning promotion[3] and then making his professional debut inthe second,[4]suffering instant relegation.[5]
In the summer of 2011, Baixinho joinedC.D. Mafra also of the third tier.[6] On 23 June 2015, after four seasons of regular game time concluding withwinning the title, he signed a two-year deal atPrimeira Liga clubF.C. Paços de Ferreira under his former Mafra managerJorge Simão.[7]
Baixinho extended his contract in January 2016, to last until July 2019.[8] He scored his first top-flight goal on 5 December that year, opening a 2–1 home win overBoavista F.C. while playing indefensive midfield.[2] After Paços were relegated in2018, he netted four times to help thembounce back as champions (five in all competitions) and then signed a new deal in June 2019.[9]
At the end of the2021–22 campaign, having failed to agree terms for a new deal, the 33-year-old Baixinho left theEstádio da Mata Real.[10] On 13 July 2022, he signed a two-year contract withAnorthosis Famagusta FC of theCypriot First Division.[11]
Baixinho returned to his homeland in July 2023, agreeing to a two-year deal atU.D. Leiria, recentlypromoted to division two.[12] He left by mutual consent in December 2024, having totalled three goals from 33 appearances.[13]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Carregado | 2009–10 | Liga de Honra | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| Mafra | 2011–12 | Campeonato de Portugal | 29 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | 27 | 0 | — | — | — | 27 | 0 | |||||
| 2013–14 | 32 | 1 | — | — | — | 32 | 1 | |||||
| 2014–15 | 28 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 116 | 1 | — | — | — | 116 | 1 | |||||
| Paços Ferreira | 2015–16 | Primeira Liga | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Primeira Liga | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 1 | |||
| 2017–18 | Primeira Liga | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19 | LigaPro | 33 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 37 | 5 | |||
| 2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 25 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 3 | |||
| 2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | — | 32 | 0 | ||
| Total | 166 | 9 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 193 | 10 | |||
| Anorthosis | 2022–23 | Cypriot First Division | 34 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 2 | ||
| União Leiria | 2023–24 | Liga Portugal 2 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 27 | 2 | ||
| 2024–25 | Liga Portugal 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 1 | |||
| Total | 26 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 33 | 3 | |||
| Semen Padang | 2024–25 | Liga 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 358 | 12 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 395 | 16 | ||
Mafra
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