Marco Caneira
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marco António Simões Caneira | ||
| Date of birth | 9 February 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Negrais, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–1997 | Sporting CP | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–2000 | Sporting CP | 1 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | → Lourinhanense (loan) | ||
| 1998 | → Salgueiros (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | → Beira-Mar (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | → Alverca (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2000–2003 | Inter Milan | 0 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | → Reggina (loan) | 22 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | → Benfica (loan) | 27 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | → Bordeaux (loan) | 30 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | Bordeaux | 35 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | → Valencia (loan) | 22 | (1) |
| 2005–2008 | Valencia | 24 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | → Sporting CP (loan) | 40 | (1) |
| 2008–2011 | Sporting CP | 28 | (0) |
| 2011–2015 | Videoton | 67 | (1) |
| 2016–2019 | Negrais | ||
| 2021 | Atlético Malveira | 2 | (0) |
| Total | 328 | (3) | |
| International career | |||
| 1999–2001 | Portugal U21 | 17 | (0) |
| 2002–2008 | Portugal | 25 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Marco António Simões Caneira (born 9 February 1979) is a Portuguese former professional footballer. Preferably a central defender, he was equally at ease on the right or left flank.
A youth graduate at Sporting CP, he started his career at the club, also appearing briefly for Benfica in his country, and represented Valencia in La Liga for a couple of years before returning to Sporting. Over ten seasons, he amassed Primeira Liga totals of 126 matches and one goal. He retired in 2015, after a four-year stint with Videoton.
Internationally, Caneira appeared for Portugal at two World Cups and earned 25 caps in six years.