| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marculino Francisco Ninte | ||
| Date of birth | 29 December 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Sintra, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Mafra | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2012 | GSMD Talaíde | ||
| 2012–2014 | Casa Pia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Oeiras | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Bischofshofen | 1 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Sammaurese | 25 | (2) |
| 2017 | Monticelli | 7 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Cupello | 2 | (1) |
| 2019–2023 | Yverdon-Sport | 68 | (14) |
| 2024–2025 | Étoile Carouge | 33 | (2) |
| 2025– | Mafra | 5 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | Guinea-Bissau | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:20, 16 October 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:20, 16 October 2025 (UTC) | |||
Marculino Francisco Ninte (born 1 July 1997) is a professional football player who plays as a winger for the Liga 3 club Mafra . Born in Portugal, he plays for the Guinea-Bissau national team.
Ninte is a product of the youth academies of the Portuguese clubs GSMD Talaíde, Casa Pia. He began his senior career with Oeiras in 2014 where he played a couple cup matches, before joining the Austrian club Bischofshofen in 2015. [1] He then spent 3 years couple years in the Italian Serie D with Sammaurese , Monticelli, and Cupello successively. [2] In 2019, he moved to the Swiss Promotion League Yverdon-Sport and helped them win the 2020–21 Promotion League, followed by the 2022–23 Swiss Challenge League. [2] On 18 January 2024, he moved to Étoile Carouge and helped them win the 2023–24 Promotion League. [3] On 19 July 2025, he returned to Portugal with Liga 3 club Mafra.
Born in Portugal, Ninte is of Bissau-Guinean descent and holds dual Portuguese and Bissau-Guinean citizenship. [1] He was called up to the Guinea-Bissau national team for a set of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches in October 2025. [4]