Hugo Miguel Barreto Henriques Marques (born 15 January 1986) is an Angolan professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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and the Angola national team.

Club career

Born in Fão, Esposende, Portugal to an Angolan mother and a Mozambican father, Marques played mainly lower league football in the country, joining

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's youth system at the age of 16 and representing its reserves as a senior for three years. He appeared in six Segunda Liga matches for

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in the 2007–08 season, conceding 12 goals. In 2011, Marques moved to Angola where he appeared for

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and C.D. Primeiro de Agosto. He was awarded Angolan nationality shortly after. Marques returned to Portugal on 25 July 2016, signing a two-year contract with second-division club

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following a period of trial. He left after only one year, however, joining

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of the third tier. Marques played all 24 games in the 2019–20 campaign (cut short due to the

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), as the side from

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returned to the

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after a 18-year absence. He made his debut in the competition on 20 September 2020 when he came on as a second-half substitute for

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who had been sent off, in an eventual 2–0 away loss against

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International career

Marques was selected to the Angola squad that was due to appear in the

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. He made no appearances in the tournament, in a group-stage elimination.

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Marques, Hugo 1986 births Living people Portuguese people of Mozambican descent Angolan people of Mozambican descent Portuguese sportspeople of Angolan descent Portuguese men's footballers Angolan men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players FC Porto B players C.F. União de Lamas players AC Vila Meã players Gil Vicente F.C. players F.C. Tirsense players S.C. Covilhã players S.C. Farense players Girabola players Kabuscorp S.C.P. players C.D. Primeiro de Agosto players Atlético Petróleos de Luanda players South African Premier Division players Cape Town City F.C. (2016) players Portugal men's youth international footballers Angola men's international footballers Angola men's A' international footballers 2012 Africa Cup of Nations players 2022 African Nations Championship players Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Angolan expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in South Africa Angolan expatriate sportspeople in South Africa