In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Sanca and the second or paternal family name is Tchami.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marciano Sanca Tchami | ||
| Date of birth | (2004-03-03) 3 March 2004 (age 20) | ||
| Place of birth | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team |
Betis B (on loan from Almería) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| MEPA Academy | |||
| 2019–2020 | Gil Vicente | ||
| 2020–2021 | Leixões | ||
| 2022–2023 | Almería | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Almería B | 45 | (21) |
| 2023– | Almería | 6 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Alcorcón (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Betis B (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2023– | Guinea-Bissau | 3 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 January 2024 | |||
Marciano Sanca Tchami (born 3 March 2004), simply known as Marciano, is a Bissau-Guinean professional footballer who plays as a striker for Spanish club Betis Deportivo Balompié, on loan from UD Almería, and the Guinea-Bissau national team.
Club career
Youth career
Born in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, Marciano played for local MEPA Academy as a youth. His talent wouldn't go unnoticed as in 2019, he was offered to go to Portugal to play for Gil Vicente and later on for Leixões.
Almería
On 22 January 2022, Marciano signed for UD Almería B on an undisclosed fee with his contract expiring in 2024 and a release clause of 40 million euros. He made an impressive start to his B team career by scoring two goals against CD Intergym Melilla within just three minutes of coming on as a substitute, with one goal in the 31st minute and the other in the 60th minute of the match. He maintained his prolific form and emerged as the top goalscorer for his team, despite starting only ten games in the season. He scored in five consecutive games.
Marciano began the 2023 pre-season with the first team, but suffered an injury which kept him out until September. He made his professional – and La Liga – debut on 6 October 2023, replacing Ibrahima Koné in a 3–0 away loss to Athletic Bilbao.
On 31 January 2024, Marciano renewed his contract with the Rojiblancos until 2028 and was loaned to Segunda División side AD Alcorcón for the remainder of the season. On 14 August, he moved to Betis Deportivo Balompié in Primera Federación also in a temporary deal.
International career
On 4 October 2023, Marciano was called up to the Guinea-Bissau national team for two friendlies against Guinea and Togo.
Style of play
Marciano is described as having good off-ball movements and dribbling that help him beat the opposition. He has good passing which is most effective when in the opposition box, making him a more complete forward.
References
- ^ Marciano Tchami at Soccerway
- Lopes, Gervásio (15 November 2019). "SEIS JOGADORES DA ACADEMIA MEPA A CAMINHO DE PORTUGAL". SOU DJURTU.
- "Marciano, a budding striker to boost Almeria 'B' attack". UD Almeria. 22 January 2022.
- Ndour, Papa Lamine (4 April 2023). "Almeria : Tchami, le gamin de Bissau qui coûte 40 millions d'euros" (in French). Sport News Africa.
- GB, O. Golo (23 January 2022). "MARCIANO TCHAMI FEZ O "BIS" UM DIA DEPOIS DE ASSINAR PELO UD ALMERÍA". O GOLO GB (in Brazilian Portuguese).
- GB, O. Golo (22 November 2022). "COBIÇADO POR TUBARÕES EUROPEUS, MARCIANO TCHAMI MARCA EM CINCO JOGOS SEGUIDOS". O GOLO GB (in Brazilian Portuguese).
- "Marciano, titular" [Marciano, starter] (in Spanish). La Voz de Almería. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
- "Pubill y Marciano se reintegran al grupo en los entrenamientos" [Pubill and Marciano are back with the group on training] (in Spanish). Diario de Almería. 11 September 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
- "Lasarte: "La mejor noticia es que ha debutado Marciano"" [Lasarte: "The best news is that Marciano had debuted"] (in Spanish). Diario de Almería. 7 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- "Marciano, al Alcorcón; y Svidersky, al Murcia, cedidos" [Marciano, to Alcorcón; and Svidersky, to Murcia, loaned] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- "Marciano sent out on loan to Betis Deportivo Balompié". UD Almería. 14 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- "Guiné-Bissau convoca guarda-redes chamado por Roberto Martínez" [Guinea-Bissau call up goalkeeper called up by Roberto Martínez] (in Portuguese). CNN Portugal. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
- "Five UD Almería players earn international duty calls again". UD Almería. 6 October 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
- ^ Tripathi, Saumy Deepak (31 March 2023). "Marciano Sanca: Why are top European clubs chasing the teenage striker". FootTheBall.
External links
- Marciano Tchami at BDFutbol
- Marciano Tchami at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
| Guinea-Bissau squad – 2023 Africa Cup of Nations | ||
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- 2004 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Bissau
- Bissau-Guinean men's footballers
- Guinea-Bissau men's international footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Tercera Federación players
- UD Almería B players
- UD Almería players
- AD Alcorcón footballers
- Betis Deportivo Balompié footballers
- Bissau-Guinean expatriate men's footballers
- Bissau-Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- Bissau-Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
- 2023 Africa Cup of Nations players