Marcos Valente

Club

Guimaraes

Position

Defender

Nationality

Portugal

Date of birth

1994-02-04

Birthplace

Penafiel, Portugal

Height

1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)

Marcos André Costa Valente (born 4 February 1994) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Vitória de Guimarães.

Club career
Born in Penafiel, Valente had two youth spells at local club F.C. Penafiel, the last starting at the age of 14. On 17 February 2013, while still a junior, he first appeared in a Segunda Liga game, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–0 away draw against C.D. Feirense.

In June 2013, Valente joined S.L. Benfica on a five-year contract, being assigned to the reserve team who also competed in the second level. He played 37 games in his second season, scoring his first league goal on 17 August 2014 in a 1–2 away loss to Leixões SC; additionally, in 2015–16, he served a loan at fellow league side C.D. Aves.

On 1 July 2016, Valente signed a permanent deal with Vitória SC. His maiden appearance in the Primeira Liga took place on 19 August of the following year, when he started in a 0–5 home defeat against Sporting Clube de Portugal.