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Marco Paixão Personal information Full name Marco Filipe Lopes Paixão Date of birth 19 September 1984 Place of birth Sesimbra, Portugal Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Playing position Forward Youth career 2002–2003 Sesimbra Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2003–2005 Sesimbra ? (?) 2005–2006 Porto B 2 (0) 2006–2007 Guijuelo 37 (9) 2007–2008 Logroñés 38 (9) 2008–2009 Cultural Leonesa 33 (13) 2009–2011 Hamilton Academical 50 (5) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:52, 14 April 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).Marco Filipe Lopes Paixão (born 19 September 1984) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward.
His twin brother Flávio is also a footballer, Marco being the older by five minutes.[1]
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Football career
Early career
Born in Sesimbra, Paixão spent his early career in Portugal and Spain, playing with lowly teams in both countries – his hometown's Grupo Desportivo Sesimbra, FC Porto B, CD Guijuelo, Logroñés CF and Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa.
In 2007–08, he suffered relegation from Segunda División B with Logroñés and, in the following season, netted a career-best 13 goals for Leonesa.
Hamilton Academical
Paixão's first taste of professional football came in 2009, as he signed for Scottish Premier League side Hamilton Academical on 6 August, alongside twin brother Flávio.[2] He made his league debut for Hamilton on 22 August 2009, against Aberdeen.[3]
On 11 April 2011, it was announced that Paixão would be released at the end of the season.[4] However, just three days later, he was released from his contract with Hamilton with immediate effect, alongside his brother;[5] he appeared in 56 official games for the Accies, scoring six goals.
References
- ^ "Reid gets brothers on board". ClubCall. 7 August 2009. http://www.clubcall.com/hamilton-academical/reid-gets-brothers-board-928927.html. Retrieved 22 August 2009.
- ^ "Hamilton sign up Portuguese twins". BBC Sport. 6 August 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/hamilton_academical/8188493.stm. Retrieved 15 August 2009.
- ^ Andy Campbell (22 August 2009). "Hamilton 0–3 Aberdeen". BBC Sport. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/8210722.stm. Retrieved 22 August 2009.
- ^ Gillian Provan (11 April 2011). "Hamilton shed two as relegation threat grows". STV. http://local.stv.tv/hamilton/sport/15112-farewell-to-players/. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
- ^ "Paixao twins released by Hamilton Accies". BBC Sport. 14 April 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13085374.stm. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
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Categories:- 1984 births
- Living people
- People from Setúbal District
- Twin people
- Portuguese footballers
- Association football forwards
- F.C. Porto players
- Logroñés CF footballers
- Cultural Leonesa footballers
- Scottish Premier League players
- Hamilton Academical F.C. players
- Portuguese expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Expatriate footballers in Scotland
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