José Marafona

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Coentrão and the second or paternal family name is Marafona.
José Marafona
Marafona with Braga in 2016
Personal information
Full name José Carlos Coentrão Marafona[1]
Date of birth (1987-05-08) 8 May 1987 (age 37)[1]
Place of birth Vila do Conde, Portugal[1]
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Paços Ferreira
Number 28
Youth career
1998–2001 Rio Ave
2001–2006 Varzim
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2010 Varzim 58 (0)
2010–2012 Marítimo 0 (0)
2011–2012 → Aves (loan) 26 (0)
2012–2013 Aves 37 (0)
2013–2015 Moreirense 59 (0)
2015–2016 Paços Ferreira 19 (0)
2016–2019 Braga 42 (0)
2019–2023 Alanyaspor 86 (0)
2023– Paços Ferreira 56 (0)
International career
2017 Portugal 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:17, 12 November 2024 (UTC)

José Carlos Coentrão Marafona (born 8 May 1987) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for F.C. Paços de Ferreira.

He made 111 Primeira Liga appearances for Moreirense, Paços de Ferreira and Braga, as well as more than 150 in the second tier for Varzim, Aves, Moreirense and Paços. He also spent several years with Alanyaspor in the Turkish Süper Lig.

Marafona earned one cap for Portugal in 2017.

Club career

Born in Vila do Conde, Marafona joined neighbouring Varzim SC's youth system in 2001, aged 14. After making only five Segunda Liga appearances in his first two seasons as a senior, he eventually became first choice.[2]

Marafona signed for C.S. Marítimo in the summer of 2010,[3] being then loaned to C.D. Aves and representing the club over two second-tier campaigns.[4] He appeared in only one competitive match with the former side, precisely against Aves in the domestic League Cup (2–1 home win).[5]

In late August 2013, Marafona joined Moreirense FC,[6] contributing 25 games in his first season as his team returned to the Primeira Liga after one year out.[7] He made his debut in the Portuguese top flight on 17 August 2014, keeping a clean sheet in a 1–0 away victory over C.D. Nacional.[8]

Marafona signed for two years with F.C. Paços de Ferreira also in the top flight, in July 2015.[9] In late January of the following year, however, he moved to S.C. Braga of the same league as his previous contract contained a clause that he was to be released if a bigger team showed interest in acquiring his services.[10] He took part in 14 official matches with the latter until the end of the season, including the final of the Taça de Portugal where he saved two penalty shootout attempts against FC Porto (Héctor Herrera and Maxi Pereira) in an eventual 4–2 win (2–2 after 120 minutes).[11]

Marafona missed the entire 2017–18 campaign, due to a knee injury.[12] On 28 May 2019, he joined Turkish Süper Lig club Alanyaspor on a two-year contract.[13] In the summer of 2022 he, fellow veteran goalkeeper Serkan Kırıntılı and compatriot Daniel Candeias were told they could leave; academy graduate Yusuf Karagöz became first choice.[14][15]

On 4 January 2023, Marafona returned to Paços Ferreira on a five-month deal.[16] Despite their relegation, his contract was renewed.[17]

International career

On 31 March 2015, at nearly 28 years of age, Marafona was called up to the Portugal national team for the first time, remaining an unused substitute as Anthony Lopes featured in goal in the 0–2 friendly defeat against Cape Verde in Estoril.[18] His debut arrived nearly two years later, in a 2–3 loss to Sweden in Funchal also in an exhibition game.[19]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 October 2023[20]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Varzim 2006–07 Liga de Honra 3 0 0 0 — — — 3 0
2007–08 Liga de Honra 1 0 0 0 0 0 — — 1 0
2008–09 Liga de Honra 23 0 3 0 0 0 — — 26 0
2009–10 Liga de Honra 30 0 2 0 2 0 — — 34 0
Total 57 0 5 0 2 0 — — 64 0
Marítimo 2010–11 Primeira Liga 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
Aves (loan) 2011–12 Liga de Honra 26 0 1 0 3 0 — — 30 0
Aves 2012–13 Segunda Liga 37 0 0 0 0 0 — — 37 0
Total 63 0 1 0 3 0 — — 67 0
Moreirense 2013–14 Segunda Liga 25 0 1 0 0 0 — — 26 0
2014–15 Primeira Liga 34 0 1 0 3 0 — — 38 0
Total 59 0 2 0 3 0 — — 64 0
Paços de Ferreira 2015–16 Primeira Liga 19 0 0 0 0 0 — — 19 0
Braga 2015–16 Primeira Liga 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 14 0
2016–17 Primeira Liga 29 0 3 0 0 0 2[a] 0 1[b] 0 35 0
2017–18 Primeira Liga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2018–19 Primeira Liga 0 0 6 0 4 0 0 0 — 10 0
Total 42 0 10 0 4 0 2 0 1 0 59 0
Alanyaspor 2019–20 Süper Lig 33 0 7 0 — — — 40 0
2020–21 Süper Lig 37 0 4 0 — 1[a] 0 — 42 0
2021–22 Süper Lig 16 0 5 0 — — — 21 0
2022–23 Süper Lig 0 0 0 0 — — — 0 0
Total 86 0 16 0 — 1 0 — 103 0
Paços de Ferreira 2022–23 Primeira Liga 16 0 0 0 0 0 — — 16 0
2023–24 Liga Portugal 2 7 0 1 0 1 0 — — 9 0
Total 23 0 1 0 1 0 — — 25 0
Career total 349 0 35 0 14 0 3 0 1 0 402 0
  1. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira

Honours

Moreirense

Braga

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Marafona" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Guarda-redes em estudo" [Goalkeeper on the table]. Record (in Portuguese). 30 June 2010. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Verde-rubros treinam no Jamor" [Green-and-white train at the Jamor]. Record (in Portuguese). 20 August 2010. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  4. ^ "Marafona e Élvis garantidos" [Marafona and Élvis confirmed]. Record (in Portuguese). 22 July 2012. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  5. ^ "Marítimo cumpre diante do Aves" [Marítimo get job done against Aves] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 19 January 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Rafa cedido ao Felgueiras" [Rafa loaned to Felgueiras]. Record (in Portuguese). 4 September 2013. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  7. ^ a b "Moreirense conquista o título" [Moreirense win title]. Record (in Portuguese). 11 May 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Nacional-Moreirense, 0–1: Mãos de Marafona e trunfos do banco" [Nacional-Moreirense, 0–1: Hands of Marafona and jokers from the bench]. Record (in Portuguese). 18 August 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Paços garante guarda-redes Marafona" [Paços confirm goalkeeper Marafona] (in Portuguese). F.C. Paços Ferreira. 2 July 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  10. ^ "Acertada transferência de Marafona para o SC Braga" [Marafona transfer to SC Braga agreed] (in Portuguese). F.C. Paços Ferreira. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  11. ^ a b Calaveiras, Carlos (22 May 2016). "Sp. Braga vence Taça de Portugal" [Sp. Braga win Portuguese Cup] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  12. ^ "Lesão grave afasta Marafona dos relvados por seis meses" [Serious injury takes Marafona six months from the pitches]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 22 May 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  13. ^ "Kaleci Marafona Aytemiz Alanyasporumuzda!" [Goalkeeper Marafona to Aytemiz Alanyaspor!] (in Turkish). Alanyaspor. 28 May 2019. Archived from the original on 28 May 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  14. ^ "Francesco Farioli'den Alanyaspor'da 3 isme 'transfer olabilir' raporu" [Report from Francesco Farioli that 3 names in Alanyaspor 'may be transferred']. Cumhuriyet (in Turkish). 30 June 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  15. ^ "Alanyaspor'da ilk 11'den 2 önemli eksik! Beşiktaş maçında iddaa oynayanların %31'i..." [2 important missing from the first 11 in Alanyaspor! 31% of those who play bet on Beşiktaş match...]. Hürriyet (in Turkish). 14 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  16. ^ Calção, Armindo (4 January 2023). "Oficial: Marafona é reforço para a baliza do Paços de Ferreira" [Official: Marafona is an addition to Paços de Ferreira goal]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  17. ^ "Marafona renova contrato com o Paços de Ferreira" [Marafona renews contract with Paços de Ferreira]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 6 June 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  18. ^ "Portugal 0–2 Cape Verde Islands". BBC Sport. 31 March 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  19. ^ Benson, Ryan (28 March 2017). "Portugal 2 Sweden 3: Last-gasp Cancelo own-goal ruins Ronaldo's homecoming". Goal. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  20. ^ José Marafona at Soccerway