Marcelinho (footballer, born June 1987)

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Marcelinho
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Marcelinho with Atromitos in 2015
Personal information
Full name Marcelo Leite Pereira
Date of birth (1987-06-22) 22 June 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Winger, attacking midfielder
Youth career
2005 Flamengo
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006 Atlético Madrid B 2 (0)
2007–2008 Getafe B 8 (0)
2007 Vitória 4 (0)
2008 Tombense 0 (0)
2008 → Ipatinga (loan) 10 (2)
2008–2009 Kalamata 14 (6)
2009–2013 Skoda Xanthi 103 (13)
2013–2014 Baniyas 11 (3)
2014–2015 Catania 9 (1)
2015–2016 Atromitos 25 (4)
2016 Anápolis 9 (1)
2016 Delhi Dynamos 15 (10)
2017 Avaí 0 (0)
2017–2019 Pune City 33 (16)
2019–2020 Hyderabad 17 (7)
2020–2021 Odisha 8 (0)
2021 → Mohun Bagan AC (loan) 8 (2)
2021 Taubaté 2 (0)
2021 Rodos 1 (0)
2021–2022 Rajasthan United 0 (0)
2022 → NorthEast United (loan) 8 (1)
2022 Sampaio Corrêa 0 (0)
Total287(66)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marcelo Leite Pereira (born 22 June 1987), known as Marcelinho, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a winger or an attacking midfielder.

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Having started his professional career with Spanish club Atlético Madrid B, Marcelinho has played for Brazilian, Spanish, Greek, Emirati and Indian clubs. He amassed more than 100 caps with Greek club Skoda Xanthi. His Major Club career success came in India at ISL as he finished 2016 Indian Super League season as the league's top scorer and won the Golden Boot with Delhi Dyanamos. Then he went on to play for Pune City in the ISL in 2017–18 and 2018–19 season.

Club career

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Marcelinho started his senior professional career at the age of 18 with the reserves of Atlético Madrid, followed by a stint with Getafe CF B. [1] In 2008, he signed a contract with Kalamata. After a few months there he signed a contract with Skoda Xanthi and he stayed there for four years and then he signed with Baniyas in UAE, for a fee of €600,000. [2] At Skoda Xanthi, Marcelinho played 115 games( 17 goals, 14 assists) in all competitions.

In March 2014 Sky Sport reported that Marcelinho had signed a one-year contract (with an option for two additional years) with Catania. [3] [4] Eventually, on 12 July 2014, it was officially announced that Marcelinho signed a one-year contract with Catania on a free transfer. [5]

On 18 January 2015, he signed with Atromitos F.C. on a 1+1⁄2-year contract. [6] On 30 July 2015, in a game for UEFA Europa League preliminary round against AIK, he was the man of the match having one assist, a goal and a drawn penalty, in a victorious 3–1 away win. [7] On 4 February 2016, he mutually agreed with the club to rescind his contract. [8]

On 25 August 2016, Marcelinho switched to the Indian Super League with Delhi Dynamos FC. Head coach Gianluca Zambrotta said that his experience would help the team. [9] On 6 October, he made his first team debut, scoring a brace in a 3–1 victory against Chennaiyin FC. [10] On 27 November, he scored a hat-trick in a 5–1 routing of FC Goa. [11] He also scored found the net in a 2–1 victory against Kerala Blasters in the semi-finals. [12] He ended the season as the league's top scorer with 10 goals and subsequently won the Golden Boot. [13]

On 16 January 2017, Marcelinho signed with Brazilian top tier club Avaí FC. [14] In August, he returned to the Indian Super League with FC Pune City. [15] On 26 November, he scored a brace in a 4–1 victory against ATK. [16] On 30 December, he scored a hat-trick against NorthEast United FC as his side won by 5–0. [17]

On 2 September 2020, Marcelinho joined ISL club Odisha FC for the 2020–21 Indian Super League season. [18]

On 26 January 2021, He swapped club with Brad Inman and joined ATK Mohun Bagan FC on loan till the end of 2020–21 Indian Super League season. [19] He scored his first goal in debut for ATK Mohun Bagan. [20]

On 23 April 2021, Marcelinho joined Esporte Clube Taubaté that competes in the Campeonato Paulista Série A2, the second tier of the São Paulo State league. [21]

On 6 January 2022, Marcelinho joined NorthEast United from Rajasthan United on loan deal till the end of 2021–22 Indian Super League season. [22] He made his debut against Chennaiyin on 21 January, which ended in a 2–1 loss as a substitute for Laldanmawia Ralte in the 64th minute of the game. [23]

Style of play

Mainly a left winger, Marcelinho can also play on the right wing. [9] Since his youth days, he has been playing as a winger or as a second striker. In an interview, he said that he considered "a wide position to be his favourite on the pitch" because it gave him space to run. [1]

Personal life

He is married to Juliana. They parent Giovanna (born 15 November 2013) and Enrico (born 6 December 2017).[ citation needed ]

Career statistics

As of 25 February 2022 [24]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Atlético Madrid B 2006–07 Segunda División B 30——30
Skoda Xanthi 2009–10 Superleague Greece 1921—193
2010–11 26510—275
2011–12 29321—314
2012–13 26320—283
2013–14 40004 [a] 282
Total10713524211616
Baniyas 2013–14 UAE Arabian Gulf League 11340—153
Catania 2014–15 Serie B 9110—101
Atromitos 2014–15 Superleague Greece14400—144
2015–16 110204 [a] 2172
Total45820425110
Anápolis 2016 Série D 00009 [b] 191
Delhi Dynamos 2016 Indian Super League 1510——1510
Avaí 2017 Série A 00005 [c] 050
Pune City 2017–18 Indian Super League17811—189
2018–19 14611—157
Hyderabad 2019–20 177——177
Odisha 2020–21 80——80
ATK Mohun Bagan (loan) 2020–21 82——82
Taubaté 2021 Série A2 20——20
Rodos 2021–22 Super League Greece 2 10——10
Rajasthan United 2021–22 I-League 00——00
NorthEast United (loan) 2021–22 Indian Super League81——81
Career total2425514422527864

Honours

Individual

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References

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  2. ↑ Επίσημα στην Μπανί Γιάς ο Μαρσελίνιο!. www.sentragoal.gr. 22 September 2013.
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  4. ↑ "Marcelo Leite Pereira ha firmato con il Catania". www.calciocatania.com. 8 March 2014.
  5. ↑ Στην Κατάνια και επίσημα ο Μαρσελίνιο!. www.kerkida.net. 12 July 2014.
  6. ↑ «Μόλις έμαθα για Ατρόμητο, έπρεπε να επιστρέψω». www.sdna.gr. 18 January 2015.
  7. ↑ ΑΙΚ Στοκχόλμης – Ατρόμητος 1–3. www.gazzetta.gr. 30 July 2015.
  8. ↑ Προς Βραζιλία ο Μαρσελίνιο, ελεύθερος από τον Ατρόμητο. www.sport24.gr. 4 February 2016.
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