João Marques

João Marques of União Torreense was born in Barreiro, Portugal on 13 February 2002 (age 24).

João Marques, born on 13 February 2002 (age 24), is a Portuguese left winger with União Torreense. His current market value is around £2.5m, according to Transfermarkt.

His career so far is shaped mainly by Estoril. Across two seasons there, Marques made 43 league appearances and scored five league goals, with his strongest campaign coming in 2023–24, when he scored five times in 32 league games. That spell remains the clear substance of his senior record, rather than a footnote on the way elsewhere.

At União Torreense in 2026–27, he has made two league appearances, along with outings in Liga Portugal 2, the Europa League, UEFA Under-21 qualifying and Liga Portugal relegation fixtures. In all competitions for Torreense, he has made 10 appearances.

Marques is still a developing wide player, but his profile is already fairly clear: Portuguese, left-sided, and most firmly associated with the Estoril period that gave him his first proper run of senior league football.

📈 Key stats and insights

João Marques has 2 Liga Portugal 2 appearances this season (1 start, 1 sub)

João Marques has 3 Europa League appearances this season

João Marques averages a 6.59 rating this season – range 6.35–6.9

João Marques carries a €3.00m market value

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Left Wing
Primary Position: Forward
Position

João Marques

LW

1.79m (5ft 10in)
Height: 33
Squad Number: 74kg (11st 9lb)
Weight: 13 February 2002 (age 24)
Date of Birth: Barreiro
Birthplace: Portugal 🇵🇹
Country of Birth: União Torreense
Team: Portugal U21
National Team: £2.5m (via Transfermarkt)
Market Value

📊 Season stats

Team: União Torreense
Liga Portugal 2 2026 - 2027
Games: 3
Starting: 2
Substitute: 1
Unused: 7
Utilisation: 30%
Goals: -
Yellows: 1
Reds: -

Team: Portugal U21 🇵🇹
UEFA U21 Qualifiers 2025
Games: 3
Starting: -
Substitute: 3
Unused: 1
Utilisation: 75%
Goals: -
Yellows: -
Reds: -

Team: União Torreense
Europa League 2026 - 2027
Games: 4
Starting: 4
Substitute: -
Unused: -
Utilisation: 100%
Goals: -
Yellows: -
Reds: -

João Marques is making limited league contributions this season – two Liga Portugal 2 appearances (one start, one as a substitute), zero goals and one yellow card – while recording three Europa League appearances and three appearances in the UEFA U21 Qualifiers, a pattern that points to a rotational role with greater involvement in cup and international matches than in regular domestic starts.

🔥 Recent form

Last 4 appearances for João Marques.

Season average rating: 6.58

Match: Torreense 3-2 Ararat-Armenia
5 Nov 2026 (H)
Mins: 76
Goals: -
Rating: 6.6

Match: Ferencvárosi 4-1 Torreense
22 Oct 2026 (A)
Mins: 81
Goals: -
Rating: 6.5

Match: Torreense 1-2 Sunderland
15 Oct 2026 (H)
Mins: 73
Goals: -
Rating: 6.4

Match: Lillestrøm 1-2 Torreense
17 Sep 2026 (A)
Mins: 78
Goals: -
Rating: 6.9

Marques is averaging a 6.59 rating this season – with a highest mark of 6.9 and a lowest of 6.35, a narrow range that indicates consistent performances without pronounced peaks or troughs.

📋 Career stats

Team: União Torreense
Season 2026 - 2027
Country: Portugal 🇵🇹
Games: 3
Goals: -

Team: Casa Pia
Season 2025 - 2026
Country: Portugal 🇵🇹
Games: 13
Goals: 1

Team: Gil Vicente
Season 2024 - 2025
Country: Portugal 🇵🇹
Games: 11
Goals: -

Team: SC Braga
Season 2024 - 2025
Country: Portugal 🇵🇹
Games: 3
Goals: -

Team: Estoril
Season 2023 - 2024
Country: Portugal 🇵🇹
Games: 32
Goals: 5

Team: Estoril
Season 2022 - 2023
Country: Portugal 🇵🇹
Games: 11
Goals: -

Marques's career has been built through a series of temporary moves across Portuguese clubs, with spells involving SC Braga, Gil Vicente and Casa Pia before the loan to União Torreense in September 2026; his most productive recorded season came in 2023-24 when he scored five goals, and the overall trajectory reflects development via loans and intermittent spells of first-team contribution.

💰 Transfers

Team: União Torreense
1 September 2026
From: SC Braga
Type: Loan

Team: SC Braga
1 June 2026
From: Casa Pia
Type: Returned from loan

Team: Casa Pia
28 January 2026
From: SC Braga
Type: Loan

Team: SC Braga
30 June 2025
From: Gil Vicente
Type: Returned from loan

Team: Gil Vicente
4 January 2025
From: SC Braga
Type: Loan

Team: SC Braga
1 July 2024
From: Estoril
Type: Fee (£3m)

Team: Estoril
1 July 2021
Type: Signed

Marques's transfer history is characterised by successive loans — SC Braga loaned him to Gil Vicente in January 2025 and to Casa Pia in January 2026, he returned to Braga in June 2026 on a return-from-loan arrangement and then moved to União Torreense on loan in September 2026 — a sequence that underlines a career largely advanced through temporary moves rather than permanent transfers.

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🔗 External links

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