Marcus Godinho
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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.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Marcus Valdez Pereira Godinho | ||
Date of birth | June 28, 1997 | ||
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* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (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 |
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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 rescheduled tournament on March 10, 2021.[27]
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]
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Toronto FC III | 2015[30] | Premier Development League | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
Toronto FC II | 2015[31] | United Soccer League | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
Vaughan Azzurri | 2016 | League1 Ontario | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
Heart of Midlothian | 2017–18[32] | Scottish Premiership | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
2018–19 | Scottish Premiership | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | |||
Total | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||
Berwick Rangers (loan) | 2017–18[32] | Scottish League Two | 13 | 1 | — | — | 1[b] | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
FSV Zwickau | 2019–20[31] | 3. Liga | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
2020–21 | 3. Liga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
Total | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2021 | MLS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
2022 | MLS | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[d] | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
Total | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
Korona Kielce | 2022–23 | Ekstraklasa | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||
2023–24 | Ekstraklasa | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | |||
Total | 36 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 1 | ||
Career total | 133 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 144 | 3 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Canada | 2018 | 1 | 0 |
2019 | 3 | 0 | |
2020 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 5 | 0 |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
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