Mikael Marqués

Mikael Josh Marqués de Pombal Vivar (born 8 September 2001) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Västerås SK, on loan from Minnesota United.

Early life
Born in Stockholm, Marqués lived with his family in Märsta, Sweden, before they moved to Spain for six years, returning to Sweden when Marqués was 12 years old. His father is from Angola, and his mother is from Ecuador. He played youth football for Kulladals FF, Oxie SK, and Landskrona BoIS before joining IFK Malmö for whom he was promoted to the senior squad aged 16, initially playing full-back.

Career
Playing for IFK Malmö Marqués played a total of 38 league matches and scored one goal for the club in the 2018 and 2019 seasons. From 2020 Marques played in the Superettan for Jönköpings Södra IF. Marqués made his Superettan debut on 16 June 2020 in a 0–1 loss against GAIS. He joined AFC Eskilstuna in the same division in January 2022. Marqués made 28 league appearances for Eskilstuna in 2022. On 17 January 2023 Marqués was confirmed as signing for Minnesota United of Major League Soccer for a reported $250,000 fee.

He made his MLS debut appearing as a substitute as Minnesota and Vancouver drew 1–1 on March 25, 2023.