François Marque

Marque was born in Troyes. He started his career in his native France with amateur club RCS La Chapelle in 2002 where he played 55 games over the course of two seasons. His good performances there caught the eye of Ligue 2 club FC Libourne-Saint-Seurin for whom he signed for in 2004. Marque did not play any games there and left after just one season to join Swiss Challenge League side FC Baulmes in 2005. He impressed at Baulmes and gathered interest from several Swiss Super League teams. On 12 November 2006 Baulmes played in the Swiss Cup third round against Basel, who needed extra time to win the match 3–2 and proceed to the next round. Therefore, Basel were also one of the clubs who showed an interest in the centre back. After much speculation about his future Marque joined FC Basel in January 2007. At first, on 24. January, he signed a contract that was valid from July 2007 until 30 June 2010. But then Bruno Berner transferred out from Basel, to Blackburn Rovers for a nominal fee, and this move required an immediate replacement. So, in agreement with FC Baulmes, FCB made use of their opportunity to take over the defender with an immediate effect. A corresponding agreement with all parties was reached on 30 January, which meant that Marque was immediately available. He joined Basel's first team during the winter break of their 2007–08 season under head coach Christian Gross. During his first six months with the club, Marque played just two league and one cup games. He…

In the second half of 2022, Marque played for Swiss amateur club FC Stade-Payerne. In the first half of 2023, he played for FC Thierrens. After that he moved to FC Concordia Basel, where he played until the summer of 2024. Already in April 2024, it was confirmed that Marque had been hired as manager of the Swiss club FC Courtételle from the 2024-25 season.

Basel

Swiss Cup: 2008 Swiss Super League: 2008 Uhren Cup: 2008