Marcos André Costa Valente (born 4 February 1994) is a Portuguese professional

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who plays as a centre-back for

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Club career

Born in

Penafiel Penafiel ( or () is a municipality and former bishopric (now a Latin Catholic titular see) in the northern Portuguese district of Porto. Capital of the Tâmega Subregion, the population was 72,265 in 2011, in an area of . History The region ...

, Valente had two youth spells at local club F.C. Penafiel, the last starting at the age of 14. On 17 February 2013, while still a junior, he first appeared in a Segunda Liga game, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–0 away draw against C.D. Feirense. In June 2013, Valente joined

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on a five-year contract, being assigned to the reserve team who also competed in the second tier. He played 37 matches in his second season, scoring his first league goal on 17 August 2014 in the 2–1 away loss to Leixões SC; additionally, in 2015–16, he served a loan at C.D. Aves in the same league. Valente signed a permanent deal with

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on 1 July 2016. His maiden appearance in the Primeira Liga took place on 19 August of the following year, when he started in a 0–5 home defeat against

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Valente, Marcos 1994 births Living people People from Penafiel Sportspeople from Porto District Portuguese footballers Association football defenders Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players F.C. Penafiel players S.L. Benfica B players C.D. Aves players Vitória S.C. B players Vitória S.C. players F.C. Paços de Ferreira players G.D. Estoril Praia players C.D. Trofense players U.D. Vilafranquense players