| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christian Fernandes Marques | ||
| Date of birth | 15 January 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Uster, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Yverdon-Sport | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Grasshoppers | ||
| 2019–2020 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Belenenses SAD (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Forest Green Rovers (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | Yverdon-Sport | 52 | (1) |
| 2025– | Tondela | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2018 | Switzerland U15 | 8 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Switzerland U16 | 8 | (0) |
| 2019 | Switzerland U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2021 | Portugal U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2022– | Portugal U20 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:42, 23 November 2023 (UTC) | |||
Christian Fernandes Marques (born 15 January 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Primeira Liga club C.D. Tondela. Born in Switzerland, he is a Portugal youth international. [1] [2]
Before the second half of 2018–19, Marques joined the youth academy of English Premier League side Wolves. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] In 2021, he was sent on loan to B-SAD in Portugal. [8] However due to a lack of game time at the Portuguese club, Marques was recalled by Wolves and given more game time in their U23 setup for the remaining season.
On 1 September 2022, Wolves loaned out Marques to newly promoted League One side, Forest Green Rovers for the 2022–23 season. [9] On 6 September 2022, Marques made his English Football League debut playing 90 minutes for Forest Green in a 2–1 victory over Accrington Stanley. [10] Having suffered a "long-term injury", Marques returned to his parent club on 12 December 2022. [11]
On 7 September 2023, Marques signed a two-year contract with Yverdon-Sport. [12]
On 21 July 2025, Marques joined Primeira Liga team Tondela. [13]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2019–20 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 [a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Belenenses SAD (loan) | 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Forest Green Rovers (loan) | 2022–23 | League One | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Career total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
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