Marciano Sanca

Marciano Sanca Tchami (born 3 March 2004), simply known as Marciano, is a Bissau-Guinean professional footballer who plays as a striker for Spanish club UD Almeria B.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Sanca and the second or paternal family name is Tchami.
Marciano
Personal information
Full name Marciano Sanca Tchami[1]
Date of birth (2004-03-03) 3 March 2004
Place of birth Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Almería B
Number 15
Youth career
MEPA Academy
2019–2020 Gil Vicente
2020–2021 Leixões
2022–2023 Almería
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Almería B 44 (21)
2023– Almería 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 October 2023

Club career

Youth career

Born in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, Marciano played for local MEPA Academy as a youth. His talent wouldn't go unnoticed as in 2019, he was offered to go to Portugal to play for Gil Vicente and later on for Leixões.[2]

Almería

On 22 January 2022, Marciano signed for UD Almería B on an undisclosed fee with his contract expiring in 2024 and a release clause of 40 million euros.[3][4] He made an impressive start to his B team career by scoring two goals against CD Intergym Melilla within just three minutes of coming on as a substitute, with one goal in the 31st minute and the other in the 60th minute of the match.[5] He maintained his prolific form and emerged as the top goalscorer for his team, despite starting only ten games in the season. He scored in five consecutive games.[6]

Marciano began the 2023 pre-season with the first team,[7] but suffered an injury which kept him out until September.[8] He made his professional – and La Liga – debut on 6 October 2023, replacing Ibrahima Koné in a 3–0 away loss to Athletic Bilbao.[9]

International career

On 4 October 2023, Marciano was called up to the Guinea-Bissau national team for two friendlies against Guinea and Togo.[10][11]

Style of play

A powerful figure with immense pace that he often uses to his advantage. Marciano is described as having good off-ball movements and dribbling that help him beat the opposition.[12] He has good passing which is most effective when in the opposition box, making him a more complete forward.[12]

References
  1. Marciano Sanca at Soccerway
  2. Lopes, Gervásio (15 November 2019). "SEIS JOGADORES DA ACADEMIA MEPA A CAMINHO DE PORTUGAL". SOU DJURTU.
  3. "Marciano, a budding striker to boost Almeria 'B' attack". UD Almeria. 22 January 2022.
  4. Ndour, Papa Lamine (4 April 2023). "Almeria : Tchami, le gamin de Bissau qui coûte 40 millions d'euros" (in French). Sport News Africa.
  5. GB, O. Golo (23 January 2022). "MARCIANO TCHAMI FEZ O "BIS" UM DIA DEPOIS DE ASSINAR PELO UD ALMERÍA". O GOLO GB (in Brazilian Portuguese).
  6. GB, O. Golo (22 November 2022). "COBIÇADO POR TUBARÕES EUROPEUS, MARCIANO TCHAMI MARCA EM CINCO JOGOS SEGUIDOS". O GOLO GB (in Brazilian Portuguese).
  7. "Marciano, titular" [Marciano, starter] (in Spanish). La Voz de Almería. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  8. "Pubill y Marciano se reintegran al grupo en los entrenamientos" [Pubill and Marciano are back with the group on training] (in Spanish). Diario de Almería. 11 September 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  9. "Lasarte: "La mejor noticia es que ha debutado Marciano"" [Lasarte: "The best news is that Marciano had debuted"] (in Spanish). Diario de Almería. 7 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  10. "Guiné-Bissau convoca guarda-redes chamado por Roberto Martínez" [Guinea-Bissau call up goalkeeper called up by Roberto Martínez] (in Portuguese). CNN Portugal. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  11. "Five UD Almería players earn international duty calls again". UD Almería. 6 October 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  12. Tripathi, Saumy Deepak (31 March 2023). "Marciano Sanca: Why are top European clubs chasing the teenage striker". FootTheBall.
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