Marculino Ninte

Marculino Ninte
Personal information
Full name Marculino Francisco Ninte
Date of birth (2003-12-29) 29 December 2003
Place of birth Sintra, Portugal
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
 Mafra
Number 30
Youth career
2009–2012 GSMD Talaíde
2012–2014 Casa Pia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Oeiras 0 (0)
2015–2016 Bischofshofen 1 (0)
2016–2017 Sammaurese 25 (2)
2017 Monticelli 7 (0)
2017–2019 Cupello 2 (1)
2019–2023 Yverdon-Sport 68 (14)
2024–2025 Étoile Carouge 33 (2)
2025– Mafra 5 (2)
International career‡
2025– Guinea-Bissau 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:20, 16 October 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:20, 16 October 2025 (UTC)

Marculino Francisco Ninte (born 1 July 1997) is a professional football player who plays as a winger for the Liga 3 club Mafra . Born in Portugal, he plays for the Guinea-Bissau national team.

Career

Ninte is a product of the youth academies of the Portuguese clubs GSMD Talaíde, Casa Pia. He began his senior career with Oeiras in 2014 where he played a couple cup matches, before joining the Austrian club Bischofshofen in 2015.[1] He then spent 3 years couple years in the Italian Serie D with Sammaurese, Monticelli, and Cupello successively.[2] In 2019, he moved to the Swiss Promotion League Yverdon-Sport and helped them win the 2020–21 Promotion League, followed by the 2022–23 Swiss Challenge League.[2] On 18 January 2024, he moved to Étoile Carouge and helped them win the 2023–24 Promotion League.[3] On 19 July 2025, he returned to Portugal with Liga 3 club Mafra.

International career

Born in Portugal, Ninte is of Bissau-Guinean descent and holds dual Portuguese and Bissau-Guinean citizenship.[1] He was called up to the Guinea-Bissau national team for a set of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches in October 2025.[4]

Honours

Yverdon-Sport
Étoile Carouge

References

  1. ^ a b GB, O. Golo (18 July 2025). "MARCULINO APRESENTADO COMO REFORÇO NO MAFRA".
  2. ^ a b c d "Marculino Ninté: a tradição é para manter e o topo para alcançar". 4 June 2023.
  3. ^ Fragnière, Marc (18 January 2024). "littoralfoot.ch - Marculino Ninte a retrouvé un vestiaire".
  4. ^ "Guinea Bissau settle on final squad for qualifiers". Guinea Bissau settle on final squad for qualifiers.
  5. ^ "Présentation de l'effectif". 17 July 2024.
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