Marcus Godinho

Marcus Valdez Pereira Godinho (born June 28, 1997) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a right-back for USL Championship club Sporting JAX.

Club career Toronto FC II 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. He made his professional debut for the club on March 28, 2015 in a 2–0 victory over FC Montreal.

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

FSV Zwickau In July 2019, Godinho joined German 3. Liga side FSV Zwickau on a two-year contract. 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.

Vancouver Whitecaps FC On August 20, 2021, Godinho returned to Canada and joined Major League Soccer club Vancouver Whitecaps FC. He made his first appearance for Vancouver on August 30, coming off the bench in a 4-1 victory over Real Salt Lake. In December 2021 Vancouver announced they had picked up Godinho's contract option, keep him at the club through the 2022 season. 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.

Korona Kielce In January 2023, Godinho returned to Europe and joined Polish club Korona Kielce on a contract until the end of the season. He made his debut for his new club on February 6 against Cracovia. Godinho scored his first goal for Korona Kielce on May 12 against Piast Gliwice, netting a consolation goal in a 2–1 defeat. In June 2023, Korona Kielce announced they had signed Godinho to a new contract through the 2023–24 Ekstraklasa season. 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. Godinho was released from the club at the end of the 2024–25 season.

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

HFX Wanderers In 2026, he joined the HFX Wanderers in the Canadian Premier League.

Sporting JAX In July 2026, he joined Sporting JAX in the USL Championship, in a player swap with Adonijah Reid moving to HFX Wanderers.

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

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

Career statistics Club + Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals Toronto FC III 2015 PDL

Toronto FC II 2015 USL

Vaughan Azzurri 2016 League1 Ontario

2017–18 Scottish Premiership

2018–19 Scottish Premiership

17!!1!!3!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!20!!1 Berwick Rangers (loan) 2017–18

Honours Vancouver Whitecaps FC Canadian Championship: 2022