Marco Caneira

Marco Caneira
Personal information
Full name	Marco António Simões Caneira
Date of birth	9 February 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth	Negrais, Portugal
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1990–1997	Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years	Team
1996–2000	Sporting CP
1996–1997	→ Lourinhanense (loan)
1998	→ Salgueiros (loan)
1998–1999	→ Beira-Mar (loan)
1999–2000	→ Alverca (loan)
2000–2003	Inter Milan
2000–2001	→ Reggina (loan)
2001–2002	→ Benfica (loan)
2002–2003	→ Bordeaux (loan)
2003–2005	Bordeaux
2004–2005	→ Valencia (loan)
2005–2008	Valencia
2006–2007	→ Sporting CP (loan)
2008–2011	Sporting CP
2011–2015	Videoton
2016–2019	Negrais
2021	Atlético Malveira
Total
National team
1999–2001	Portugal U21
2002–2008	Portugal
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Marco António Simões Caneira (born 9 February 1979) is a Portuguese former professional footballer.

Career statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Portugal			League		Taça de Portugal		Taça da Liga		Europe		Total
1995–96	Sporting CP	Primeira Liga	1	0
1996–97	Sporting CP	Primeira Liga	0	0
1997–98	Salgueiros	Primeira Liga	1	0
1998–99	Beira-Mar	Primeira Liga	12	0	0					16	0
1999–2000	Alverca	Primeira Liga	17	0
Italy			League		Coppa Italia		League Cup		Europe		Total
2000–01	Reggina	Serie A	22	0
Portugal			League		Taça de Portugal		Taça da Liga		Europe		Total
2001–02	Benfica	Primeira Liga	27	0	2	0					29	0
France			League		Coupe de France		Coupe de la Ligue		Europe		Total
2002–03	Bordeaux	Ligue 1	30	0					4	0	34	0
2003–04	Bordeaux	Ligue 1	35	0					5	0	40	0
Spain			League		Copa del Rey		Copa de la Liga		Europe		Total
2004–05	Valencia	La Liga	22	1	1	0			6	0	29	1
2005–06	Valencia	La Liga	5	0					3	0	8	0
Portugal			League		Taça de Portugal		Taça da Liga		Europe		Total
2005–06	Sporting CP	Primeira Liga	15	1	4	0					19	1
2006–07	Sporting CP	Primeira Liga	25	0	5	0			5	1	35	1
Spain			League		Copa del Rey		Copa de la Liga		Europe		Total
2007–08	Valencia	La Liga	19	0	6	0			4	0	29	0
Portugal			League		Taça de Portugal		Taça da Liga		Europe		Total
2008–09	Sporting CP	Primeira Liga	21	0	1	0	3	0	6	0	31	0
2009–10			7	0	1	0			4	0	12	0
2010–11
Hungary			League		Hungarian Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
2011–12	Videoton	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	21	0	5	0	6	0	0	0	32	0
2012–13			20	1	4	0	5	0	11	1	40	2
2013–14			23	0	2	0	10	0	1	0	36	0
2014–15			3	0			7	0	0	0	10	0
Country	Portugal		126	1	8	0	3	0	16	1	153	2
	Italy		22	0							22	0
	France		65	0					9	0	74	0
	Spain		46	1	7	0			13	0	66	1
	Hungary		67	1	11	1	28	0	12	1	118	3
Total			326	3	26	1	31	0	50	2	433	6

Sporting CP

Beira-Mar

Valencia

Videoton

Portugal

Medal of Merit, Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa (House of Braganza)^[6]

Personal information
Full name	Marco António Simões Caneira^[1]
Date of birth	(1979-02-09) 9 February 1979 (age 45)^[1]
Place of birth	Negrais, Portugal
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)^[1]
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1990–1997	Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996–2000	Sporting CP	1	(0)
1996–1997	→ Lourinhanense (loan)
1998	→ Salgueiros (loan)	1	(0)
1998–1999	→ Beira-Mar (loan)	12	(0)
1999–2000	→ Alverca (loan)	17	(0)
2000–2003	Inter Milan	0	(0)
2000–2001	→ Reggina (loan)	22	(0)
2001–2002	→ Benfica (loan)	27	(0)
2002–2003	→ Bordeaux (loan)	30	(0)
2003–2005	Bordeaux	35	(0)
2004–2005	→ Valencia (loan)	22	(1)
2005–2008	Valencia	24	(0)
2006–2007	→ Sporting CP (loan)	40	(1)
2008–2011	Sporting CP	28	(0)
2011–2015	Videoton	67	(1)
2016–2019	Negrais
2021	Atlético Malveira	2	(0)
Total		328	(3)
National team
1999–2001	Portugal U21	17	(0)
2002–2008	Portugal	25	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only