Marco Evan Baptista Ferreira

Nickname

Marco Evan

Club

SC Espinho

Nationality

Portugal

Birth Date

04/10/1987

Birth Place

Portugal

Height

202 cm

Weight

94 kg

Marco Ferreira was born in 1987 and started to play volleyball at the age of 16 in Sena Clube. From 2004 till 2007 he played for SL Benfica winning during those two years 2 National Cups. Afterwards he played in Madeira island in CS Maritimo , then in 2008 he travelled to another Portuguese island, Terceira, where he represented AJF Bastardo and returned to Madeira the following year this time to play for AD Machico where he played until 2011. In 2012 he played for the first time abroad in Ason vb Orange Nassau and after moved to Italy to play for BCC-NEP Castellana Grotte alongside with his brother Alex Ferreira also a national team player. He then returned to Portugal playing 2 seasons in SC Espinho. After, he played in France in S. Toulouse Volley and has returned to Portugal and to SC Espinho having won this year’s Portuguese Cup. His first match representing Portugal was in the Youth national team back in 2004. Marco is a 202-cm opposite and took the challenge of assuming a more active and competitive role in the national team. His experience in the French club and the good performance in the 2016 European Qualification with the national team, granted him more confidence and value. Playing opposite, he has an excellent physical condition and continues to demonstrate a great physical and technical-tactic evolution. Within the national team his best results are the 1st place in the 2006 Lusophone Games, the European League Champion title conquered in 2010 and the 2nd place in the 2016 World League Group 2 Finals.