Marco Airosa

Marco Airosa
Personal information
Full name	Marco Ibraim de Sousa Airosa
Date of birth	6 August 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth	Luanda, Angola
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Right back
Youth career
1994–2003	Pescadores
Senior career*
Years	Team
2003–2004	Pescadores
2004–2005	Alverca
2005–2006	Barreirense
2006–2007	União Leiria
2006–2007	→ Olhanense (loan)
2007–2008	Fátima
2008–2014	Nacional
2010–2011	→ Aves (loan)
2011–2014	→ AEL Limassol (loan)
2014–2018	AEL Limassol
2020–2021	Loures
International career
2006–2013	Angola
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:29, 17 March 2018 (UTC)

Marco Ibraim de Sousa Airosa (born 6 August 1984) is an Angolan former footballer who played as a right back.

Club career

Airosa was born in Luanda. During his Portuguese career he represented G.D.P. Costa de Caparica, F.C. Alverca, F.C. Barreirense, S.C. Olhanense – loaned by U.D. Leiria, for whom he never appeared – C.D. Fátima, C.D. Nacional (where he made his Primeira Liga debut)^[1] and C.D. Aves.^[2]

Having signed with the club in 2011 at the age of 27, Airosa went on to spend several seasons in the Cypriot First Division with AEL Limassol.^[3]

A member of the Angola national team, Airosa was called up to the 2006 FIFA World Cup^[4] and the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations. He appeared in four matches in the latter tournament, helping the country to the quarter-finals in Ghana.^{[citation needed]}

^ "Matheus dá três pontos" [Matheus gives three points]. Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). 1 December 2008. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
^ "Leandro e Marco Airosa são novidade" [Leandro and Marco Airosa are a novelty]. Record (in Portuguese). 4 December 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
^ "Chipre: sotaque português na festa do título do AEL" [Cyprus: Portuguese accent in AEL's title party] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 5 May 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
^ "Angola announce World Cup squad". BBC Sport. 14 May 2006. Retrieved 15 June 2018.