Marculino Ninte


Marculino Francisco Ninte is a professional football player who plays as a winger for the Liga 3 club Mafra. Born in Portugal, he plays for the Guinea-Bissau national team.

Career

Ninte is a product of the youth academies of the Portuguese clubs GSMD Talaíde, Casa Pia. He began his senior career with Oeiras in 2014 where he played a couple cup matches, before joining the Austrian club in 2015. He then spent 3 years couple years in the Italian Serie D with, Monticelli, and Cupello successively. In 2019, he moved to the Swiss Promotion League Yverdon-Sport and helped them win the 2020–21 Promotion League, followed by the 2022–23 Swiss Challenge League. On 18 January 2024, he moved to Étoile Carouge and helped them win the 2023–24 Promotion League. On 19 July 2025, he returned to Portugal with Liga 3 club Mafra.

International career

Born in Portugal, Ninte is of Bissau-Guinean descent and holds dual Portuguese and Bissau-Guinean citizenship. He was called up to the Guinea-Bissau national team for a set of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches in October 2025.

Honours

;Yverdon-Sport
;Étoile Carouge