Marcus Godinho


Marcus Valdez Pereira Godinho is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a right-back for German club FSV Zwickau and the Canadian national team.

Club career

Toronto FC

After spending time with the Toronto FC Academy in the Second Division of the Canadian Soccer League, Godinho signed an Academy Player Agreement with USL club Toronto FC II. He made his professional debut for the club on March 28, 2015 in a 2–0 victory over FC Montreal.

Heart of Midlothian

After playing with Vaughan Azzurri of League1 Ontario to stay match fit, on June 15, 2016, Godinho signed for Hearts and joined up with the club's development squad ahead of the 2016–17 season. In August 2017, Godinho was loaned to Scottish League Two side Berwick Rangers until January 2018. Godinho signed a contract extension with Hearts until 2020 on February 22, 2018. He made his debut for Hearts in the Scottish Cup against Motherwell on March 4, and his league debut the following weekend on March 9 in the Edinburgh derby against Hibernian. He scored his first goal for Hearts against St Johnstone on January 26, 2019.

FSV Zwickau

In July 2019, Godinho joined German 3. Liga side FSV Zwickau on a two-year contract. He made his competitive debut for Zwickau in their season opener against SV Meppen on July 25.

International career

Youth

Godinho was born in Canada to Portuguese parents. He has represented Canada at the under-18 and under-20 levels. In August 2016, Godinho was called up to the U-20 team for a pair of friendlies against Costa Rica. Godinho was named to the Canadian U-23 provisional roster for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship on February 26, 2020.

Senior

Godinho received his first call up to the Canadian senior team on March 12, 2018 for a friendly against New Zealand He made his debut in that match, a 1–0 victory for Canada. In May 2019, Godinho was named to the final 23-man squad for the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

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