Marco Baixinho

Marco Joao Costa Baixinho (born 11 July 1989) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for F.C. Pacos de Ferreira mainly as a central defender.

Club Career

Born in Arruda dos Vinhos, Lisbon District, Baixinho spent most of his youth career at Sporting CP and briefly rivals S.L. Benfica. He made his senior debut with A.D. Carregado in the third division in the 2008–09 season, winning promotion and then making his professional debut in the second, suffering instant relegation.

In the summer of 2011, Baixinho joined C.D. Mafra also of the third tier. On 23 June 2015, after four seasons of regular game time concluding with winning the title, he signed a two-year deal at Primeira Liga club F.C. Pacos de Ferreira under his former Mafra manager Jorge Simao.

Baixinho extended his contract in January 2016, to last until July 2019. He scored his first top-flight goal on 5 December that year, opening a 2–1 home win over Boavista F.C. while playing in defensive midfield. After Pacos were relegated in 2018, he netted four times to help them bounce back as champions (five across all competitions) and then signed a new deal in June 2019.