Christian Marques
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christian Fernandes Marques | ||
| Date of birth | 15 January 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Uster, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Yverdon-Sport | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Grasshoppers | ||
| 2019–2020 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Belenenses SAD (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Forest Green Rovers (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | Yverdon-Sport | 52 | (1) |
| 2025– | Tondela | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2018 | Switzerland U15 | 8 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Switzerland U16 | 8 | (0) |
| 2019 | Switzerland U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2021 | Portugal U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2022– | Portugal U20 | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:42, 23 November 2023 (UTC) | |||
Christian Fernandes Marques (born 15 January 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Primeira Liga club C.D. Tondela. Born in Switzerland, he is a Portugal youth international.[1][2]
Career
Before the second half of 2018–19, Marques joined the youth academy of English Premier League side Wolves.[3][4][5][6][7] In 2021, he was sent on loan to B-SAD in Portugal.[8] However due to a lack of game time at the Portuguese club, Marques was recalled by Wolves and given more game time in their U23 setup for the remaining season.
On 1 September 2022, Wolves loaned out Marques to newly promoted League One side, Forest Green Rovers for the 2022–23 season.[9] On 6 September 2022, Marques made his English Football League debut playing 90 minutes for Forest Green in a 2–1 victory over Accrington Stanley.[10] Having suffered a "long-term injury", Marques returned to his parent club on 12 December 2022.[11]
On 7 September 2023, Marques signed a two-year contract with Yverdon-Sport.[12]
On 21 July 2025, Marques joined Primeira Liga team Tondela.[13]
Career statistics
- As of 12 December 2022[14]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2019–20 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Belenenses SAD (loan) | 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Forest Green Rovers (loan) | 2022–23 | League One | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Career total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
- ^ a b Appearances in EFL Trophy
References
- ^ "Les "Wolves", décimés, ont convoqué un jeune suisse". lematin.ch.
- ^ "Marques makes Wolves exit". wolves.co.uk.
- ^ "Christian Marques: 'Conor Coady is perfect example, he does everything I need to do'". theathletic.com (Archived). Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Wird er der nächste Schweizer Premier-League-Star?". blick.ch.
- ^ "Marques is the real deal – even at 17 years old". theathletic.com (Archived). Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Christian Marques out to make his mark for Wolves". expressandstar.com.
- ^ "Wolves are very excited about this wonderkid - and fans should be too". birminghammail.co.uk.
- ^ "Wolves youngster Christian Marques keen for another temporary move after tough loan spell". expressandstar.com.
- ^ "Marques heads out on loan". Wolverhampton Wanderers FC. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ "Forest Green Rovers 2-1 Accrington Stanley". BBC Sport. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ "Marques returns to Wolves". www.fgr.co.uk. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ^ "AVEC CHRISTIAN MARQUES, YS BOUCLE SON MERCATO !" [WITH CHRISTIAN MARQUES, YS COMPLETES ITS MERCATO!] (in French). Yverdon-Sport. 11 September 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ "CHRISTIAN MARQUES É AURIVERDE" (in Portuguese). C.D. Tondela. 21 July 2025. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
- ^ Christian Marques at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 October 2022.