Marcelo (footballer, born 1989)

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Marcelo
Personal information
Full name Marcelo dos Santos Ferreira [1]
Date of birth (1989-07-27) 27 July 1989 (age 34) [1]
Place of birth São Carlos, Brazil [1]
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) [1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Moreirense
Number 44
Youth career
2006–2007 Astral EC
2007–2009 Vasco da Gama
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010 Rio Preto 0 (0)
2010–2011 Ribeirão 21 (2)
2011–2018 Rio Ave 152 (6)
2011–2012 → Leixões (loan) 20 (0)
2018 Sporting CP 0 (0)
2019 Chicago Fire 16 (0)
2020–2021 Paços Ferreira 43 (0)
2021–2022 Al-Tai 26 (1)
2022–2023 Dibba Al Fujairah 23 (0)
2023– Moreirense 22 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:44, 18 March 2024 (UTC)

Marcelo dos Santos Ferreira (born 27 July 1989), known simply as Marcelo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for as a centre-back for Primeira Liga club Moreirense.

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Club career

Marcelo was born in São Carlos, São Paulo. After failing to impose himself at CR Vasco da Gama, he joined amateurs Rio Preto Esporte Clube.

In 2010, Marcelo moved to Portugal, signing with G.D. Ribeirão of the third division. For the 2011–12 season he went straight to the Primeira Liga with Rio Ave FC, [2] being immediately loaned to Leixões SC. [3]

Marcelo made his debut in the Portuguese top flight on 18 August 2012, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–1 home loss against C.S. Marítimo. [4] At the end of the campaign, in which he started in all his 28 appearances (scoring in a 1–0 win at Gil Vicente F.C. on 13 January 2013) [5] to help his team finish in sixth position, he won the club's Player of the Year award. [6]

On 23 May 2018, Marcelo joined Sporting CP on a free transfer and a three-year contract. [7] On 27 December, however, after only one appearance in the Taça de Portugal and another in the Taça da Liga to his credit, [8] he moved to the Major League Soccer with Chicago Fire FC for a reported €500,000 fee. [9]

On 14 January 2020, Marcelo left the Soldier Field by mutual consent. [10] Shortly after, he returned to the Portuguese top tier with F.C. Paços de Ferreira. [11]

Marcelo spent the following two seasons in Western Asia, with Al-Tai FC (Saudi Professional League) [12] and Dibba Al Fujairah Club (UAE Pro League). [13] He went back to Portugal and its main division in July 2023, with the 34-year-old signing a one-year contract at recently-promoted side Moreirense FC. [14]

On 16 December 2023, Marcelo extended his link at the Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas until 2025. [15]

Honours

Sporting CP

Individual

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Marcelo" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  2. ↑ "Feliz e Marcelo são reforços oficiais para 2011/2012" [Feliz and Marcelo are official additions for 2011/2012] (in Portuguese). Rio Ave F.C. 2011. Archived from the original on 19 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "Jean Sony cedido ao Rio Ave em troca de Tiago Costa, Marcelo e Rafinha" [Jean Sony loaned to Rio Ave in exchange for Tiago Costa, Marcelo and Rafinha] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 31 August 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "Marítimo vence em Vila do Conde" [Marítimo win in Vila do Conde]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 18 August 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  5. ↑ "Gil Vicente-Rio Ave, 0–1: Vitória sem gravata mas feita à medida" [Gil Vicente-Rio Ave, 0–1: No-tie win but handmade]. Record (in Portuguese). 13 January 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  6. 1 2 "Gala do 74.º aniversário: Sucesso verde e branco" [74th anniversary gala: Green and white success] (in Portuguese). Rio Ave F.C. 10 May 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  7. ↑ "Sporting confirma a contratação de Marcelo" [Sporting confirm signing of Marcelo]. Record (in Portuguese). 23 May 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  8. ↑ Devesas, Lino (27 December 2018). "Marcelo rescindiu contrato com o Sporting" [Marcelo terminated contract with Sporting]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  9. ↑ "Chicago Fire acquire Brazilian center back Marcelo from Sporting CP". Major League Soccer. 27 December 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  10. ↑ Bogert, Tom (14 January 2020). "Chicago Fire FC, defender Marcelo mutually agree to part ways". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  11. ↑ "Oficial. Marcelo é reforço do Paços" [Official. Marcelo is a Paços addition] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  12. ↑ "Marcelo deixa pacenses e vai para a Arábia Saudita" [Marcelo leaves pacenses and goes to Saudi Arabia]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 1 July 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  13. ↑ Jaafar, Nizar (29 July 2022). "دبا يضم المدافع البرازيلي مارسيلو" [Dibba sign Brazilian defender Marcelo]. Al Khaleej (in Arabic). Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  14. ↑ "Marcelo chega para a defesa do Moreirense" [Marcelo arrives for Moreirense's defence] (in Portuguese). Moreirense F.C. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  15. ↑ "Oficial: Marcelo renova contrato com o Moreirense" [Official: Marcelo renews contract with Moreirense]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 16 December 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
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