João Miguel Vieira Freitas Silva Marques (born 13 February 2002) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for Liga Portugal 2 club Torreense on loan from Braga.
Professional career Marques is a youth product of Sporting CP, Barreirense and Vitória Setúbal. He began his senior career with Vitória Setúbal in the Portuguese third division in 2020. In the summer of 2021, he transferred to the Primeira Liga club Estoril. On 10 April 2023, he extended his contract with Estoril until 2026. He made his professional debut with them in a 0–0 Taça da Liga tie with Tondela on 19 November 2022.
On 1 February 2024, fellow Primeira Liga side Braga announced that an agreement had been reached with Estoril for the signing of Marques for a transfer fee of €3.5 million, which could rise to €4.5 million with add-ons, and a 10% sell-on fee. Marques joined Braga at the start of the 2024–25 season, signing a five-year contract; his release clause was set at €30 million.
On 4 January 2025, Marques was loaned by Gil Vicente. On 29 January 2026, Braga sent Marques on loan to fellow Primeira Liga side Casa Pia until the end of the 2025–26 season. On 1 September 2026, Marques went on a new loan to Torreense in Liga Portugal 2.
International career Marques is a youth international for Portugal, having played for the Portugal U21s for a set of 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches in September 2023.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueTaça de PortugalTaça da LigaContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsVitória Setúbal2020–21Campeonato de Portugal21000———210Estoril2022–23Primeira Liga1100030——1402023–24Primeira Liga3253061——416Total4353091——556Braga2024–25Primeira Liga30000030—602025–26Primeira Liga00000010—102026–27Primeira Liga00000000—00Total30000040—70Gil Vicente (loan)2024–25Primeira Liga11010———120Casa Pia (loan)2025–26Primeira Liga131———20151Career total916409140201107
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