Abraham Marcus
Abraham Ayomide Marcus (born 2 January 2000) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Portuguese club Porto B, on loan from Remo Stars. He also plays for the Nigeria national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abraham Ayomide Marcus | ||
| Date of birth | 2 January 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Porto B | ||
| Number | 98 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Remo Stars | |||
| 2018–2020 | → Feirense (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Remo Stars | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Feirense (loan) | 26 | (11) |
| 2021–2022 | → Portimonense (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Radomiak Radom (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Porto B (loan) | 30 | (9) |
| 2023 | → Porto (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2023– | Porto B | 7 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Nigeria | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:44, 16 October 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:44, 16 October 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
On 30 August 2021, he joined Portimonense in Portugal's top-tier Primeira Liga on a season-long loan with an option to buy.[1]
On 10 February 2022, he moved on loan until June 2022 with an option to buy from Portimonense to Polish Ekstraklasa side Radomiak Radom.[2]
On 26 May 2022, Marcus moved on a season-long loan with an option-to-buy to FC Porto B.[3]
On July 2023, Marcus signed permanently for Porto B, after the club triggered the option-to-buy, reported to be around €750.000.[4]
International career
On 14 May 2021, the Super Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr included Marcus in his 31-man list for June friendlies. He made his senior international debut in a 1–0 loss to Cameroon on 4 June 2021.[5]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Remo Stars | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Feirense (loan) | 2020–21 | Liga Portugal 2 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 0 | — | 28 | 11 | |
| Portimonense (loan) | 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Radomiak Radom (loan) | 2021–22 | Ekstraklasa | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| Porto B (loan) | 2022–23 | Liga Portugal 2 | 30 | 9 | — | — | 30 | 9 | ||
| Porto (loan) | 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Porto B | 2023–24 | Liga Portugal 2 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 75 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 21 | ||
References
- "APRESENTAÇÃO DE ABRAHAM MARCUS" (in Portuguese). Portimonense. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- "Abraham Marcus wypożyczony do Radomiaka!" (in Polish). Radomiak Radom. 10 February 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- "ABRAHAM MARCUS REFORÇA O FC PORTO B" (in Portuguese). FC Porto. 26 May 2022.
- "FC Porto contrata jogador por 750 mil euros e deverá entrar na equipa principal" [FC Porto signs player for 750 thousand euros and should join the main team]. Futebol Divertido (in European Portuguese). 11 July 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- "Match Report of Nigeria vs Cameroon - 2021-06-04 - FIFA Friendlies - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com.
- Abraham Marcus at Soccerway
- Abraham Marcus at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- "Abraham Marcus, autor do Golo do Mês da Liga Portugal SABSEG: "Estou muito contente por receber este prémio"" [Abraham Marcus, author of Liga Portugal SABSEG's Goal of the Month: "I'm very happy to receive this award"]. Liga Portugal (in European Portuguese). 14 September 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2023.