| Marco Baixinho | |
| Fullname: | Marco João Costa Baixinho[1] |
| Birth Date: | 11 July 1989 |
| Birth Place: | Arruda dos Vinhos, Portugal |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Currentclub: | União Leiria |
| Clubnumber: | 6 |
| Youthyears1: | 1998–2005 |
| Youthclubs1: | Sporting CP |
| Youthyears2: | 2005–2006 |
| Youthclubs2: | Benfica |
| Youthyears3: | 2006–2007 |
| Youthclubs3: | Alverca |
| Youthyears4: | 2007–2008 |
| Youthclubs4: | Oeiras |
| Years1: | 2008–2011 |
| Caps1: | 69 |
| Goals1: | 7 |
| Years2: | 2011–2015 |
| Caps2: | 116 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2015–2022 |
| Caps3: | 166 |
| Goals3: | 9 |
| Years4: | 2022–2023 |
| Caps4: | 34 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2023– |
| Caps5: | 22 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 20 June 2024 |
Marco João Costa Baixinho (born 11 July 1989) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays mainly as a central defender for U.D. Leiria.
Born in Arruda dos Vinhos, Lisbon District, Baixinho spent most of his youth career at Sporting CP and briefly rivals S.L. Benfica.[2] He made his senior debut with A.D. Carregado in the third division in the 2008–09 season, winning promotion[3] and then making his professional debut in the second,[4] suffering instant relegation.[5]
In the summer of 2011, Baixinho joined C.D. Mafra also of the third tier.[6] On 23 June 2015, after four seasons of regular game time concluding with winning the title, he signed a two-year deal at Primeira Liga club F.C. Paços de Ferreira under his former Mafra manager Jorge 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 over Boavista F.C. while playing in defensive midfield.[2] After Paços were relegated in 2018, he netted four times to help them bounce back as champions (five in all competitions) and then signed a new deal in June 2019.[9]
At the end of the 2021–22 campaign, having failed to agree terms for a new deal, the 33-year-old Baixinho left the Estádio da Mata Real.[10] On 13 July 2022, he signed a two-year contract with Anorthosis Famagusta FC of the Cypriot First Division.[11]
Baixinho returned to his homeland in July 2023, agreeing to a two-year deal at U.D. Leiria, recently promoted to division two.[12]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 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[13] | 0 | — | 32 | 0 | |||
| Total | 166 | 9 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 193 | 10 | ||||
| Anorthosis | 2022–23 | Cypriot First Division | 34 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 310 | 12 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 316 | 13 | |||
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