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Marcus Godinho

Marcus Godinho
Personal information
Full name Marcus Valdez Pereira Godinho
Date of birth (1997-06-28) June 28, 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Degerfors IF
Youth career
Sporting Toronto
North York Hearts-Azzurri
2011–2015 Toronto FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Toronto FC III 2 (0)
2015 Toronto FC II 7 (0)
2016 Vaughan Azzurri 2 (0)
2016–2019 Heart of Midlothian 17 (1)
2017–2018 → Berwick Rangers (loan) 13 (0)
2019–2021 FSV Zwickau 30 (0)
2021–2022 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 (0)
2023–2025 Korona Kielce 45 (1)
2025– Degerfors IF 0 (0)
International career
2015–2016 Canada U18 8 (0)
2016 Canada U20 3 (0)
2021 Canada U23 4 (0)
2018–2020 Canada 5 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 09:20, 27 May 2025 (UTC)

Marcus Valdez Pereira Godinho (born June 28, 1997) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a right-back for Allsvenskan club Degerfors IF.

Club career

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Toronto FC II

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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.[1][2] He made his professional debut for the club on March 28, 2015 in a 2–0 victory over FC Montreal.[3]

Heart of Midlothian

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After playing with Vaughan Azzurri of League1 Ontario to stay match fit,[4][5] on June 15, 2016, Godinho signed for Hearts and joined up with the club's development squad ahead of the 2016–17 season.[6] In August 2017, Godinho was loaned to Scottish League Two side Berwick Rangers until January 2018.[7][8] Godinho signed a contract extension with Hearts until 2020 on February 22, 2018.[9] He made his debut for Hearts in the Scottish Cup against Motherwell on March 4,[10] and his league debut the following weekend on March 9 in the Edinburgh derby against Hibernian.[11] He scored his first goal for Hearts against St Johnstone on January 26, 2019.[12]

FSV Zwickau

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In July 2019, Godinho joined German 3. Liga side FSV Zwickau on a two-year contract.[13] He made his competitive debut for Zwickau in their season opener against SV Meppen on July 25. In May 2021 upon expiration of his contract, Godinho departed the club.[14]

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

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On August 20, 2021, Godinho returned to Canada and joined Major League Soccer club Vancouver Whitecaps FC.[15] He made his first appearance for Vancouver on August 30, coming off the bench in a 4-1 victory over Real Salt Lake.[16][17] In December 2021 Vancouver announced they had picked up Godinho's contract option, keep him at the club through the 2022 season.[18] At the end of the 2022 season, Vancouver announced they would not exercise the option on Godinho's contract for 2023, ending his time with the club.[19]

Korona Kielce

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In January 2023, Godinho returned to Europe and joined Polish club Korona Kielce on a contract until the end of the season.[20] He made his debut for his new club on February 6 against Cracovia.[21] Godinho scored his first goal for Korona Kielce on May 12 against Piast Gliwice, netting a consolation goal in a 2–1 defeat.[22] In June 2023, Korona Kielce announced they had signed Godinho to a new contract through the 2023–24 Ekstraklasa season.[23] His 2023–24 campaign ended prematurely on April 12, 2024, when he tore his left ACL in a 1–0 away loss to Warta Poznań.[24] Godinho was released from the club at the end of the 2024–25 season.[25]

Degerfors IF

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On August 15, 2025, Godinho signed for Allsvenskan club Degerfors IF on a deal until the end of the year.[26]

International career

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Youth

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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.[27] Godinho was named to the Canadian U-23 provisional roster for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship on February 26, 2020.[28] He was named to the final squad ahead of the rescheduled tournament on March 10, 2021.[29]

Senior

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Godinho received his first call up to the Canadian senior team on March 12, 2018 for a friendly against New Zealand[30] 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.[31]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played May 24, 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Toronto FC III 2015[32] PDL 2 0 — — — 2 0
Toronto FC II 2015[33] United Soccer League 7 0 — — — 7 0
Vaughan Azzurri 2016 League1 Ontario 2 0 — — — 2 0
Heart of Midlothian 2017–18[34] Scottish Premiership 5 0 1 0 — — 6 0
2018–19 Scottish Premiership 12 1 2 0 — — 14 1
Total 17 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 20 1
Berwick Rangers (loan) 2017–18[34] Scottish League Two 13 1 — — 1[b] 0 14 1
FSV Zwickau 2019–20[33] 3. Liga 25 0 0 0 — 0 0 25 0
2020–21 3. Liga 5 0 0 0 — 0 0 5 0
Total 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2021 MLS 4 0 0 0 — 1[c] 0 5 0
2022 MLS 22 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 25 0
Total 26 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 30 0
Korona Kielce 2022–23 Ekstraklasa 15 1 0 0 — — 15 1
2023–24 Ekstraklasa 21 0 3 0 — — 24 0
2024–25 Ekstraklasa 9 0 1 0 — — 10 0
Total 45 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 49 1
Career total 142 3 10 0 0 0 2 0 154 3
  1. ^ Includes Scottish Cup, Canadian Championship, Polish Cup
  2. ^ Appearance in Scottish Challenge Cup
  3. ^ Appearance in MLS Cup playoffs

International

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As of January 16, 2020[35]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Canada 2018 1 0
2019 3 0
2020 1 0
Total 5 0

Honours

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Vancouver Whitecaps FC

References

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  1. ^ "Academy: A Step In The Right Direction". TorontoFC.ca. Toronto FC staff. March 30, 2015. Archived from the original on October 20, 2015. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
  2. ^ "Junior Roster". December 31, 2012. Archived from the original on December 31, 2012. Retrieved May 21, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ Hylton, Kamal (March 28, 2015). "Match Recap: TFC II vs. FC Montreal". TorontoFC.ca. Archived from the original on September 3, 2015. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
  4. ^ "Vaughan's Godinho Signs With Scottish Club Heart Of Midlothian". League1 Ontario.
  5. ^ "Marcus Godinho profile". League1 Ontario.
  6. ^ "Talented youngsters join club Heart of Midlothian | News". www.heartsfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on July 5, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  7. ^ "Godinho joins Berwick Rangers". Heart of Midlothian FC. August 31, 2017. Archived from the original on September 1, 2017.
  8. ^ "Marcus joins on loan". Berwick Rangers. August 31, 2017.
  9. ^ "NEW DEAL FOR GODINHO". February 22, 2018. Archived from the original on February 27, 2018.
  10. ^ Anderson, Barry (March 6, 2018). "Hearts debut gives Marcus Godinho right-back desire".
  11. ^ "Match Stats". March 9, 2018. Archived from the original on August 26, 2018. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
  12. ^ Swan, Craig (January 26, 2019). "Hearts 2 St Johnstone 0 as Marcus Godinho nets first Jambos goal in crucial win - 3 talking points". MSN.
  13. ^ "Godinho unterschreibt beim FSV Zwickau". kicker Online (in German). July 8, 2019. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  14. ^ Koch, Julian (May 22, 2021). "FSV Zwickau verabschiedet sieben Spieler um Miatke".
  15. ^ "Canada defender Godinho joins Whitecaps". TSN. August 20, 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  16. ^ Adams, J.J. "Whitecaps 4, Real Salt Lake 1: Vancouver sends a message, establishes team-record unbeaten streak". The Province.
  17. ^ Chesham, Ally (August 30, 2021). "'Caps come up big in 4-1 win'Caps come up big in 4-1 win". Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
  18. ^ "Whitecaps FC announce end of season roster decisions". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. December 2, 2021.
  19. ^ "Whitecaps FC announce additional 2023 roster updates". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. November 15, 2022.
  20. ^ Jacques, John (January 19, 2023). "Official: Korona Kielce Signs Marcus Godinho". Northern Tribune.
  21. ^ "Wygrana z Cracovią na Suzuki Arenie". Korona Kielce. February 6, 2023.
  22. ^ "Ekstraklasa 32" Piast Gliwice-Korona Kielce-12.05.23-Sport.pl". May 25, 2023.
  23. ^ "Marcus Godinho na dłużej z nami!". Korona Kielce. June 15, 2023.
  24. ^ "Marcus Godinho kontuzjowany". 90minut.pl (in Polish). April 14, 2024. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  25. ^ "Marcus Godinho, Shuma Nagamatsu i Pedro Nuno odchodzą z Korony". 90minut.pl (in Polish). May 25, 2025. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  26. ^ "Marcus Godinho w Degerfors IF" [Marcus Godinho joins Degerfors IF]. 90minut.pl (in Polish). August 15, 2025. Retrieved August 19, 2025.
  27. ^ "Canada m20 announces squad and matches against Costa Rica". Canada Soccer Association. August 24, 2016. Archived from the original on August 26, 2016. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  28. ^ "Canada Soccer announces Provisional List for Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying". Canada Soccer. February 26, 2020. Archived from the original on March 9, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
  29. ^ "CANADA SOCCER ANNOUNCES SQUAD FOR CONCACAF MEN'S OLYMPIC QUALIFYING". March 10, 2021.
  30. ^ "GODINHO CALLED UP TO CANADA SQUAD". March 13, 2018. Archived from the original on March 14, 2018. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
  31. ^ "Together We Rise: Canada Soccer announces squad for the 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup". May 30, 2019. Archived from the original on June 3, 2019. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  32. ^ "TFC Academy PDL 2015". Premier Development League. Archived from the original on July 22, 2015.
  33. ^ a b Marcus Godinho at Soccerway. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
  34. ^ a b "Games played by Marcus Godinho in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
  35. ^ "Marcus Godinho profile". Canada Soccer. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
  36. ^ "Vancouver Whitecaps FC win the 2022 Canadian Championship Final". Canada Soccer. July 27, 2022. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
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