Marocas
FullnameMário Jaime Raimundo Duarte
Birth date17 February 1988 (age 38)
Birth placeAlbufeira, Portugal
Height1.81 m
PositionForward
CurrentclubImortal
Youthyears 11998–2006
Youthclubs 1Imortal
Youthyears 22006–2007
Youthclubs 2Louletano
Years 12006–2007
Clubs 1Louletano
Years 22007–2008
Clubs 2Imortal
Years 32008–2009
Clubs 3Messinense
Years 42009–2010
Clubs 4Silves
Years 52010–2011
Clubs 5Esperança de Lagos
Years 62011–2012
Clubs 6Camacha
Caps 620
Goals 62
Years 72012–2013
Clubs 7Fátima
Caps 716
Goals 73
Years 82013–2014
Clubs 8Benfica e Castelo Branco
Caps 845
Goals 831
Years 92014–2015
Clubs 9Santa Clara
Caps 91
Goals 90
Years 102014–2015
Clubs 10Benfica e Castelo Branco (loan)
Caps 1029
Goals 1017
Years 112015–2016
Clubs 11Oliveirense
Caps 1122
Goals 114
Years 122016–2018
Clubs 12Vilafranquense
Caps 1259
Goals 1217
Years 132018–2019
Clubs 13Louletano
Caps 1331
Goals 137
Years 142019–2020
Clubs 14Armacenenses
Caps 1421
Goals 1410
Years 152021
Clubs 15Lagos
Caps 159
Goals 155
Years 162021–
Clubs 16Imortal
Caps 1645
Goals 1616
Pcupdate10:37, 1 July 2023 (UTC)

Mário Jaime Raimundo Duarte (born 17 February 1988), known as Marocas, is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a forward for Imortal D.C.

He played 23 second-tier games and scored 4 goals for Santa Clara and Oliveirense, but spent the vast majority of his career in the lower leagues

Club career

Born in Albufeira, Marocas passed through several amateur clubs in his native Algarve in his early career. In the 2013–14 Campeonato Nacional de Seniores he scored 23 goals for Sport Benfica e Castelo Branco, and added three more in other competitions.[1] Halfway through the season, he and teammate Alvarinho trained with Zawisza Bydgoszcz of Poland, but only the latter made the move permanent.[2]

Marocas then moved to Segunda Liga club C.D. Santa Clara, but was loaned back to Castelo Branco in September 2014 for the season.[1] He made his one professional appearance for the Azorean team on 8 August 2015 in a 1–0 loss at Vitória S.C. B, playing the final 17 minutes in place of Paulo Clemente.[3] Twenty days later, he terminated his contract by mutual consent with a year remaining.[4]

After a season with U.D. Oliveirense, who were relegated from the second division, Marocas signed with U.D. Vilafranquense in the third tier in 2016. On 20 November that year, he scored the only goal of a home win against Primeira Liga club F.C. Paços de Ferreira in the fourth round of the Taça de Portugal.[5]

On 7 June 2018, Marocas returned to his native region, signing a two-year deal with former club Louletano D.C. also in the third tier.[6] A year later, he moved on to nearby C.F. Os Armacenenses in the same league.[7] After a spell at C.F. Esperança de Lagos, he returned to his hometown club Imortal D.C. in July 2021, with the Campeonato de Portugal now the fourth tier.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Marocas regressa ao BC.Branco" [Marocas returns to BC.Branco] (in Portuguese). O Derbie. 10 September 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  2. ^ "BC Branco segura Marocas mas perde Alvarinho" [BC Branco secures Marocas but loses Alvarinho] (in Portuguese). Record. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway.
  4. ^ "Marocas rescinde com o Santa Clara" [Marocas rescinds with Santa Clara] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 28 August 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  5. ^ "O "golo mais importante" de Marocas, o herói do Vilafranquense" [The "most important goal" of Marocas, Vilafranquense's hero] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 20 November 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Marocas assina pelo Louletano" [Marocas signs or Louletano] (in Portuguese). Record. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Armacenenses asseguram quatro reforços" [Armacenenses confirm four additions] (in Portuguese). Record. 4 July 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  8. ^ Maia, João (22 July 2021). "Campeonato de Portugal: um mercado de transferências em ebulição" [Campeonato de Portugal: a transfer market boiling over] (in Portuguese). O Jogo. Retrieved 1 July 2023.