Marocas

Portuguese footballer (born 1988)

MarocasPersonal information

Full name|  Mário Jaime Raimundo Duarte
Date of birth|  (1988-02-17) 17 February 1988 (age 37)
Place of birth|  Albufeira, Portugal
Height|  1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)|  Forward
Team information

Current team

|  Imortal
Youth career
1998–2006|  Imortal
2006–2007|  Louletano
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2006–2007|  Louletano|  |
2007–2008|  Imortal|  |
2008–2009|  Messinense|  |
2009–2010|  Silves|  |
2010–2011|  Esperança de Lagos|  |
2011–2012|  Camacha|  20|  (2)
2012–2013|  Fátima|  16|  (3)
2013–2014|  Benfica e Castelo Branco|  45|  (31)
2014–2015|  Santa Clara|  1|  (0)
2014–2015|  → Benfica e Castelo Branco (loan)|  29|  (17)
2015–2016|  Oliveirense|  22|  (4)
2016–2018|  Vilafranquense|  59|  (17)
2018–2019|  Louletano|  31|  (7)
2019–2020|  Armacenenses|  21|  (10)
2021|  Lagos|  9|  (5)
2021–|  Imortal|  45|  (16)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:37, 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

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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

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1. ^ a b "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]. Record (in Portuguese). 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]. Record (in Portuguese). 7 June 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
7. ^ "Armacenenses asseguram quatro reforços" [Armacenenses confirm four additions]. Record (in Portuguese). 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]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 July 2023.

## External links

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* Marocas at Soccerway

*[Apps]: League appearances
*[Gls]: League goals