Marcus Godinho

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Marcus Godinho
Personal information
Full name Marcus Valdez Pereira Godinho
Date of birth (1997-06-28) June 28, 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Korona Kielce
Number 28
Youth career
Sporting Toronto
North York Hearts-Azzurri
2011–2015 Toronto FC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015 Toronto FC III 2 (0)
2015 Toronto FC II 7 (0)
2016 Vaughan Azzurri 2 (0)
2016–2019 Heart of Midlothian 17 (1)
2017–2018 → Berwick Rangers (loan) 13 (0)
2019–2021 FSV Zwickau 30 (0)
2021–2022 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 (0)
2023– Korona Kielce 36 (1)
International career
2015–2016 Canada U18 8 (0)
2016 Canada U20 3 (0)
2021 Canada U23 4 (0)
2018–2020 Canada 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 14, 2024

Marcus Valdez Pereira Godinho (born June 28, 1997) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a right-back for Ekstraklasa club Korona Kielce.

Contents

Club career

Toronto FC II

After spending time with the Toronto FC Academy in the Second Division of the Canadian Soccer League, Godinho signed an Academy Player Agreement with USL club Toronto FC II. [1] [2] He made his professional debut for the club on March 28, 2015 in a 2–0 victory over FC Montreal. [3]

Heart of Midlothian

After playing with Vaughan Azzurri of League1 Ontario to stay match fit, [4] [5] on June 15, 2016, Godinho signed for Hearts and joined up with the club's development squad ahead of the 2016–17 season. [6] In August 2017, Godinho was loaned to Scottish League Two side Berwick Rangers until January 2018. [7] [8] Godinho signed a contract extension with Hearts until 2020 on February 22, 2018. [9] He made his debut for Hearts in the Scottish Cup against Motherwell on March 4, [10] and his league debut the following weekend on March 9 in the Edinburgh derby against Hibernian. [11] He scored his first goal for Hearts against St Johnstone on January 26, 2019. [12]

FSV Zwickau

In July 2019, Godinho joined German 3. Liga side FSV Zwickau on a two-year contract. [13] He made his competitive debut for Zwickau in their season opener against SV Meppen on July 25. In May 2021 upon expiration of his contract, Godinho departed the club. [14]

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

On August 20, 2021, Godinho returned to Canada and joined Major League Soccer club Vancouver Whitecaps FC. [15] He made his first appearance for Vancouver on August 30, coming off the bench in a 4-1 victory over Real Salt Lake. [16] [17] In December 2021 Vancouver announced they had picked up Godinho's contract option, keep him at the club through the 2022 season. [18] At the end of the 2022 season, Vancouver announced they would not exercise the option on Godinho's contract for 2023, ending his time with the club. [19]

Korona Kielce

In January 2023, Godinho returned to Europe and joined Polish club Korona Kielce on a contract until the end of the season. [20] He made his debut for his new club on February 6 against Cracovia. [21] Godinho scored his first goal for Korona Kielce on May 12 against Piast Gliwice, netting a consolation goal in a 2-1 defeat. [22] In June 2023, Korona Kielce announced they had signed Godinho to a new contract through the 2023–24 Ekstraklasa season. [23] His 2023–24 campaign ended prematurely on April 12, 2024, when he tore his left ACL in a 1–0 away loss to Warta Poznań. [24]

International career

Youth

Godinho was born in Canada to Portuguese parents. He has represented Canada at the under-18 and under-20 levels. In August 2016, Godinho was called up to the U-20 team for a pair of friendlies against Costa Rica. [25] Godinho was named to the Canadian U-23 provisional roster for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship on February 26, 2020. [26] He was named to the final squad ahead of the re-scheduled tournament on March 10, 2021. [27]

Senior

Godinho received his first call up to the Canadian senior team on March 12, 2018 for a friendly against New Zealand [28] He made his debut in that match, a 1–0 victory for Canada. In May 2019, Godinho was named to the final 23-man squad for the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup. [29]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played April 12, 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Toronto FC III 2015 [30] Premier Development League 20———20
Toronto FC II 2015 [31] United Soccer League 70———70
Vaughan Azzurri 2016 League1 Ontario 20———20
Heart of Midlothian 2017–18 [32] Scottish Premiership 5010——60
2018–19 Scottish Premiership12120——141
Total171300000201
Berwick Rangers (loan) 2017–18 [32] Scottish League Two 131——10141
FSV Zwickau 2019–20 [31] 3. Liga 25000—00250
2020–21 3. Liga5000—0050
Total300000000300
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2021 MLS 4000—1050
2022 MLS220300000250
Total260300010300
Korona Kielce 2022–23 Ekstraklasa 15100——151
2023–24 Ekstraklasa21030——240
Total361300000391
Career total13339000201443

    International

    As of January 16, 2020 [33]
    National teamYearAppsGoals
    Canada 201810
    201930
    202010
    Total50

    Honours

    Vancouver Whitecaps FC

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