José Carlos Coentrão Marafona (born 8 May 1987) is a Portuguese professional

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who plays as a

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for

F.C. Paços de Ferreira Futebol Clube Paços de Ferreira () is a Portuguese football club based in Paços de Ferreira, Porto district. Founded in 1950, the club competes in the Primeira Liga, holding home games at the 9,077-seater Estádio da Mata Real, a municipal stadi ...

. He made 111

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appearances for

Moreirense Moreirense Futebol Clube is a Portuguese professional football club based in Moreira de Cónegos, Guimarães Municipality, in Minho. Founded on 1 November 1938, it plays in the Liga Portugal 2, holding home games at Parque de Jogos Comendador Joa ...

Paços de Ferreira Paços de Ferreira () is a city in the Porto District, in the north of Portugal. The population of the city in 2011 was 7491, while its municipality had 56,340 inhabitants, in an area of 70.99 km². Sometimes referred to as the ''Capital do ...

and Braga, as well as more than 150 in the second tier for Varzim,

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, Moreirense and Paços. He also spent several years with Alanyaspor in the Turkish

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. Marafona earned one cap for

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in 2017.

Club career

Born in Vila do Conde, Marafona joined neighbouring

Varzim SC Varzim Sport Club () is a Portugal, Portuguese Association football, football team based in Póvoa de Varzim, near Porto in the north of the country. The club was founded on 25 December 1915, and has played at the Estádio do Varzim Sport Club si ...

's youth system in 2001, aged 14. After making only five Segunda Liga appearances in his first two seasons as a senior, he eventually became first choice. Marafona signed for

C.S. Marítimo Club Sport Marítimo MH M, commonly known as Marítimo ( locally ), is a Portuguese sports club founded in Funchal, Madeira, in 1910. Marítimo is best known for its football team playing in Portugal's top-flight competition, the Primeira Liga. ...

in the summer of 2010, being then loaned to

C.D. Aves Clube Desportivo das Aves (), commonly known as Desportivo das Aves, or simply as Aves, is a Portuguese professional football club based in Vila das Aves, Santo Tirso. The club was founded on 12 November 1930 and plays at the Estádio do Clube ...

and representing the club over two second-tier campaigns. He appeared in only one competitive match with the former side, precisely against Aves in the domestic League Cup ( 2–1 home win). In late August 2013, Marafona joined

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, contributing 25 games in his first season as his team returned to the

after one year out. He made his debut in the Portuguese top flight on 17 August 2014, keeping a

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in a 1–0 away victory over

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. Marafona signed for two years with

also in the top flight, in July 2015. In late January of the following year, however, he moved to S.C. Braga of the same league as his previous contract contained a clause that he was to be released if a bigger team showed interest in acquiring his services. He took part in 14 official matches with the latter until the end of the season, including

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of the Taça de Portugal where he saved two penalty shootout attempts against

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( Héctor Herrera and Maxi Pereira) in an eventual 4–2 win ( 2–2 after 120 minutes). Marafona missed the entire 2017–18 campaign, due to a knee injury. On 28 May 2019, he joined Turkish

club Alanyaspor on a two-year contract. In the summer of 2022 he, fellow veteran goalkeeper

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and compatriot

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were told they could leave; academy graduate Yusuf Karagöz became first choice. On 4 January 2023, Marafona returned to Paços Ferreira on a five-month deal. Despite their relegation, his contract was renewed.

International career

On 31 March 2015, at nearly 28 years of age, Marafona was called up to the Portugal national team for the first time, remaining an unused substitute as

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featured in goal in the 0–2

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defeat against

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in Estoril. His debut arrived nearly two years later, in a 2–3 loss to

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also in an exhibition game.

Career statistics

Honours

Moreirense * Segunda Liga: 2013–14 Braga * Taça de Portugal: 2015–16

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Marafona, Jose 1987 births Living people Portuguese men's footballers Footballers from Vila do Conde Men's association football goalkeepers Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Varzim S.C. players C.S. Marítimo players C.D. Aves players Moreirense F.C. players F.C. Paços de Ferreira players S.C. Braga players Süper Lig players Alanyaspor footballers Portugal men's international footballers Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Turkey