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Marcelinho Paraíba

Marcelinho Paraíba

Midfield - Attacking Midfield  at Retired
Age51
CitizenshipBrazil
Height1.74 m
FootN/A
BornMay 17, 1975
👕500+ Apps 200+ Goals 🎯100+ Assists Veteran
Market value
Attacking Midfield Midfield

Career snapshot

17
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0.32
goals / match
Hertha BSC
top club · 193 apps

Career highs

€20.00m
peak value · 2004
€7.00m
top transfer fee · 01/02
22
best season · 2009
5 / 1
int'l caps / goals
766Appearances
244Goals
124Assists
153Yellow cards
4Red cards
168Full matches (90′)
Full nameMarcelinho Paraíba
Name in home countryMarcelo dos Santos
Date of birth1975-05-17 (51 yrs)
Place of birthCampina Grande, Brazil, Brazil
CitizenshipBrazil
PositionMidfield - Attacking Midfield (main: Midfield)
FootN/A
Height174.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2020-12-06
Contract expires
Dec 2020
Transfer: Treze → Retired
20/21 · Transfer
Nov 2020
Transfer: Career break → Treze
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2020
2020 — Treze FC
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Mar 2020
Transfer: Perilima-PB → Career break
19/20 · Transfer
Dec 2019
Transfer: Treze → Perilima-PB
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2019
2019 — Treze FC
15 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Apr 2019
Transfer: Perilima-PB → Treze
18/19 · Transfer
Aug 2018
Transfer: Treze → Perilima-PB
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2018
2018 — Treze FC
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2018
Transfer: Portuguesa → Treze
17/18 · Transfer
May 2017
Transfer: Treze → Portuguesa
16/17 · Transfer
Jan 2017
Transfer: Inter de Lages → Treze
16/17 · Transfer
Sep 2016
Transfer: Ypiranga-RS → Inter de Lages
16/17 · Return from loan
Aug 2016
Transfer: Inter de Lages → Ypiranga-RS
16/17 · Loan
Jul 2016
2016 — Oeste FC, Ypiranga FC
17 matches · 6 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
May 2016
Transfer: Oeste → Inter de Lages
15/16 · Transfer
Jan 2016
Transfer: Joinville-SC → Oeste
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2015
2015 — Internacional de Lages, Joinville Esporte Clube (SC)
47 matches · 13 G · 5 A · across 3 competitions
Apr 2015
Transfer: Inter de Lages → Joinville-SC
14/15 · Transfer
Jan 2015
Transfer: Fortaleza → Inter de Lages
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2014
2014 — Fortaleza Esporte Clube
44 matches · 14 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2014
Transfer: Boa Esporte → Fortaleza
13/14 · Transfer
Jul 2013
2013 — Boa EC
45 matches · 7 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Oct 2012
Transfer: Barueri → Boa Esporte
12/13 · Transfer
Jul 2012
2012 — Sport Club do Recife, Grêmio Barueri Futebol Ltda.
45 matches · 18 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
May 2012
Transfer: Sport Recife → Barueri
11/12 · Transfer
Jan 2012
Transfer: São Paulo → Sport Recife
11/12 · Transfer
Dec 2011
Transfer: Sport Recife → São Paulo
11/12 · Return from loan
Jul 2011
2011 — São Paulo Futebol Clube, Sport Club do Recife
50 matches · 18 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Aug 2010
Transfer: São Paulo → Sport Recife
10/11 · Loan
Jul 2010
2010 — São Paulo Futebol Clube, Sport Club do Recife
48 matches · 9 G · 2 A · across 5 competitions
Jan 2010
Transfer: Coritiba FC → São Paulo
09/10 · Transfer
Jul 2009
2009 — CR Flamengo, Coritiba Foot Ball Club
48 matches · 22 G · 8 A · across 4 competitions
Mar 2009
Transfer: Flamengo → Coritiba FC
08/09 · Transfer
Aug 2008
Transfer: VfL Wolfsburg → Flamengo
08/09 · Transfer · €1.00m
Jul 2008
08/09 — VfL Wolfsburg
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2008
2008 — CR Flamengo
19 matches · 8 G · 5 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2007
07/08 — VfL Wolfsburg
38 matches · 8 G · 11 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2007
Transfer: Trabzonspor → VfL Wolfsburg
06/07 · Transfer · €2.75m
Aug 2006
Transfer: Hertha BSC → Trabzonspor
06/07 · Transfer · €2.50m
Jul 2006
06/07 — VfL Wolfsburg, Trabzonspor, Hertha BSC
41 matches · 9 G · 11 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2005
05/06 — Hertha BSC
44 matches · 16 G · 14 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2004
04/05 — Hertha BSC
33 matches · 19 G · 13 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2003
03/04 — Hertha BSC
28 matches · 9 G · 9 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2002
02/03 — Hertha BSC
45 matches · 18 G · 18 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2001
01/02 — Hertha BSC
43 matches · 17 G · 7 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2001
2001 — Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense
9 matches · 5 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2001
Transfer: Grêmio → Hertha BSC
01/02 · Transfer · €7.00m
Jan 2001
Transfer: Marseille → Grêmio
00/01 · Transfer
Jul 2000
00/01 — Olympique Marseille
21 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2000
2000 — São Paulo Futebol Clube
12 matches · 5 G · 2 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2000
Transfer: São Paulo → Marseille
00/01 · Transfer
Jul 1999
1999 — São Paulo Futebol Clube
32 matches · 11 G · 13 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1998
1998 — São Paulo Futebol Clube
21 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1997
1997 — São Paulo Futebol Clube
17 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1997
Transfer: Rio Branco-SP → São Paulo
97/98 · Transfer
Jan 1995
Transfer: Santos → Rio Branco-SP
94/95 · Transfer
Jul 1994
Transfer: EC Paraguaçu. → Santos
94/95 · Transfer
Jan 1994
Transfer: Campinense-PB → EC Paraguaçu.
93/94 · Transfer
Jan 1991
Transfer: Campinense U20 → Campinense-PB
90/91 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €20.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
15,080 min
Minutes played by club
Treze FC 2.0%
Oeste FC 1.7%
Ypiranga FC 1.0%
Joinville Esporte Clube (SC) 2.4%
Internacional de Lages 1.2%
Fortaleza Esporte Clube 8.0%
Boa EC 10.5%
Grêmio Barueri Futebol Ltda. 3.5%
Sport Club do Recife 7.6%
São Paulo Futebol Clube 16.1%
CR Flamengo 2.5%
Coritiba Foot Ball Club 2.9%
Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense 0.9%
VfL Wolfsburg 8.4%
Hertha BSC 22.2%
Trabzonspor 5.8%
Olympique Marseille 3.2%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Treze FC 3 2018 2020 19 3 0 302
Oeste FC 1 2016 2016 13 4 0 261
Ypiranga FC 1 2016 2016 4 2 0 145
Joinville Esporte Clube (SC) 1 2015 2015 30 5 5 360
Internacional de Lages 1 2015 2015 17 8 0 185
Fortaleza Esporte Clube 1 2014 2014 44 14 0 1,202
Boa EC 1 2013 2013 45 7 4 1,589
Grêmio Barueri Futebol Ltda. 1 2012 2012 19 3 0 522
Sport Club do Recife 3 2010 2012 92 37 0 1,152
São Paulo Futebol Clube 6 1997 2011 114 26 18 2,426
CR Flamengo 2 2008 2009 25 10 5 373
Coritiba Foot Ball Club 1 2009 2009 42 20 8 438
Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense 1 2001 2001 9 5 1 133
VfL Wolfsburg 3 06/07 08/09 57 14 19 1,274
Hertha BSC 6 01/02 06/07 193 79 61 3,355
Trabzonspor 1 06/07 06/07 22 3 3 877
Olympique Marseille 1 00/01 00/01 21 4 0 486

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

9€5M18€10M27€15M36€20M00/01 — 4 goals (Olympique Marseille)400/0101/02 — 17 goals (Hertha BSC)01/02 — 7 assists2401/0202/03 — 18 goals (Hertha BSC)02/03 — 18 assists3602/0303/04 — 9 goals (Hertha BSC)03/04 — 9 assists1803/0404/05 — 19 goals (Hertha BSC)04/05 — 13 assists3204/0505/06 — 16 goals (Hertha BSC)05/06 — 14 assists3005/0606/07 — 9 goals (Trabzonspor)06/07 — 11 assists2006/0707/08 — 8 goals (VfL Wolfsburg)07/08 — 11 assists1907/0808/091997 — 3 goals (São Paulo Futebol Clube)1997 — 1 assists419971998 — 2 goals (São Paulo Futebol Clube)219981999 — 11 goals (São Paulo Futebol Clube)1999 — 13 assists2419992000 — 5 goals (São Paulo Futebol Clube)2000 — 2 assists720002001 — 5 goals (Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense)2001 — 1 assists620012008 — 8 goals (CR Flamengo)2008 — 5 assists1320082009 — 22 goals (Coritiba Foot Ball Club)2009 — 8 assists3020092010 — 9 goals (São Paulo Futebol Clube)2010 — 2 assists1120102011 — 18 goals (Sport Club do Recife)1820112012 — 18 goals (Grêmio Barueri Futebol Ltda.)1820122013 — 7 goals (Boa EC)2013 — 4 assists1120132014 — 14 goals (Fortaleza Esporte Clube)1420142015 — 13 goals (Joinville Esporte Clube (SC))2015 — 5 assists1820152016 — 6 goals (Oeste FC)620162019 — 3 goals (Treze FC)3201904/05 — €20M05/06 — €19M06/07 — €10M07/08 — €7M08/09 — €3.5MGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

00/01: 4400/0101/02: 171701/0202/03: 181802/0303/04: 9903/0404/05: 191904/0505/06: 161605/0606/07: 9906/0707/08: 8807/0808/09: 0008/091997: 3319971998: 2219981999: 111119992000: 5520002001: 5520012008: 8820082009: 222220092010: 9920102011: 181820112012: 181820122013: 7720132014: 141420142015: 131320152016: 6620162018: 0020182019: 3320192020: 002020

Assists by season

00/01: 0000/0101/02: 7701/0202/03: 181802/0303/04: 9903/0404/05: 131304/0505/06: 141405/0606/07: 111106/0707/08: 111107/0808/09: 0008/091997: 1119971998: 0019981999: 131319992000: 2220002001: 1120012008: 5520082009: 8820092010: 2220102011: 0020112012: 0020122013: 4420132014: 0020142015: 5520152016: 0020162018: 0020182019: 0020192020: 002020
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
2020 Série C Treze FC 2 0 0 2 0 0
2019 Série C Treze FC 15 3 0 4 0 302
2018 Copa do Nordeste Treze FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
2016 Campeonato Paulista Oeste FC 13 4 0 6 0 261
2016 Série C Ypiranga FC 4 2 0 1 0 145
2015 Campeonato Catarinense Internacional de Lages 17 8 0 6 0 185
2015 Copa Sudamericana Joinville Esporte Clube (SC) 1 0 0 0 0 0
2015 Série A Joinville Esporte Clube (SC) 29 5 5 5 0 360
2014 Campeonato Cearense - Finals Fortaleza Esporte Clube 3 1 0 0 0 270
2014 Campeonato Cearense - Group Fortaleza Esporte Clube 22 11 0 8 0 147
2014 Série C Fortaleza Esporte Clube 19 2 0 3 0 785
2013 Campeonato Mineiro Boa EC 11 1 0 2 0 934
2013 Copa do Brasil Boa EC 1 1 0 0 0 90
2013 Série B Boa EC 33 5 4 6 0 565
2012 Campeonato Pernambucano Sport Club do Recife 23 14 0 10 0 146
2012 Copa do Brasil Sport Club do Recife 3 1 0 0 0 248
2012 Série B Grêmio Barueri Futebol Ltda. 19 3 0 8 0 522
2011 Campeonato Paulista São Paulo Futebol Clube 6 2 0 0 0 40
2011 Campeonato Pernambucano Sport Club do Recife 10 4 0 2 1 207
2011 Copa do Brasil São Paulo Futebol Clube 1 0 0 0 0 0
2011 Série B Sport Club do Recife 33 12 0 12 0 232
2010 Campeonato Paulista São Paulo Futebol Clube 12 2 1 1 0 366
2010 Libertadores São Paulo Futebol Clube 5 0 0 0 0 0
2010 Paulistão A1 - Fase Final São Paulo Futebol Clube 1 0 0 0 0 0
2010 Série A São Paulo Futebol Clube 7 1 1 2 0 392
2010 Série B Sport Club do Recife 23 6 0 6 0 319
2009 Campeonato Carioca CR Flamengo 6 2 0 3 0 188
2009 Copa do Brasil Coritiba Foot Ball Club 7 5 0 3 0 105
2009 Copa Sudamericana Coritiba Foot Ball Club 1 1 0 0 0 120
2009 Série A Coritiba Foot Ball Club 34 14 8 12 0 213
2008 Série A CR Flamengo 19 8 5 2 0 185
2001 Copa do Brasil Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense 9 5 1 2 2 133
2000 Copa do Brasil São Paulo Futebol Clube 12 5 2 0 0 192
1999 Copa Mercosur São Paulo Futebol Clube 6 1 0 1 0 360
1999 Série A São Paulo Futebol Clube 26 10 13 1 0 177
1998 Copa Mercosur São Paulo Futebol Clube 5 0 0 0 0 0
1998 Série A São Paulo Futebol Clube 16 2 0 0 0 585
1997 Série A São Paulo Futebol Clube 17 3 1 0 0 314
08/09 DFB-Pokal VfL Wolfsburg 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 Bundesliga VfL Wolfsburg 33 7 10 2 0 392
07/08 DFB-Pokal VfL Wolfsburg 5 1 1 1 0 420
06/07 Bundesliga VfL Wolfsburg 17 5 8 4 0 292
06/07 DFB-Pokal VfL Wolfsburg 2 1 0 0 0 170
06/07 Süper Lig Trabzonspor 17 2 2 2 0 640
06/07 Türkiye Kupasi Trabzonspor 3 1 1 0 0 237
06/07 UEFA Cup Trabzonspor 2 0 0 1 0 0
06/07 UI Cup Hertha BSC 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 Bundesliga Hertha BSC 32 12 12 5 0 230
05/06 DFB-Pokal Hertha BSC 3 2 1 0 0 162
05/06 Ligapokal Hertha BSC 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 UEFA Cup Hertha BSC 8 2 1 1 0 346
04/05 Bundesliga Hertha BSC 32 18 13 7 0 157
04/05 DFB-Pokal Hertha BSC 1 1 0 0 0 90
03/04 Bundesliga Hertha BSC 25 8 8 3 1 266
03/04 DFB-Pokal Hertha BSC 2 1 1 0 0 210
03/04 Ligapokal Hertha BSC 1 0 0 0 0 0
02/03 Bundesliga Hertha BSC 33 14 11 8 0 210
02/03 DFB-Pokal Hertha BSC 1 0 0 0 0 0
02/03 Ligapokal Hertha BSC 3 3 2 2 0 100
02/03 UEFA Cup Hertha BSC 8 1 5 1 0 720
01/02 Bundesliga Hertha BSC 33 13 5 3 0 215
01/02 DFB-Pokal Hertha BSC 2 1 1 1 0 210
01/02 Ligapokal Hertha BSC 3 2 0 1 0 135
01/02 UEFA Cup Hertha BSC 5 1 1 0 0 304
00/01 Coupe de France Olympique Marseille 1 0 0 0 0 0
00/01 Coupe de la Ligue Olympique Marseille 1 1 0 0 0 90
00/01 Division 1 Olympique Marseille 19 3 0 3 0 396
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
90/91 1991-01-01 Campinense U20 Campinense-PB Transfer 0
93/94 1994-01-01 Campinense-PB EC Paraguaçu. Transfer 0
94/95 1994-07-01 EC Paraguaçu. Santos Transfer 0
94/95 1995-01-01 Santos Rio Branco-SP Transfer 0
97/98 1997-07-01 Rio Branco-SP São Paulo Transfer 0
00/01 2000-07-01 São Paulo Marseille Transfer 0
00/01 2001-01-01 Marseille Grêmio Transfer 0
01/02 2001-07-01 Grêmio Hertha BSC Transfer 0 €7.00m
06/07 2006-08-03 Hertha BSC Trabzonspor Transfer 10000000 €2.50m
06/07 2007-01-15 Trabzonspor VfL Wolfsburg Transfer 10000000 €2.75m
08/09 2008-08-01 VfL Wolfsburg Flamengo Transfer 6000000 €1.00m
08/09 2009-03-01 Flamengo Coritiba FC Transfer 2300000
09/10 2010-01-01 Coritiba FC São Paulo Transfer 1500000
10/11 2010-08-01 São Paulo Sport Recife Loan 900000
11/12 2011-12-31 Sport Recife São Paulo Return from loan 0
11/12 2012-01-01 São Paulo Sport Recife Transfer 0
11/12 2012-05-01 Sport Recife Barueri Transfer 150000
12/13 2012-10-01 Barueri Boa Esporte Transfer 0
13/14 2014-01-01 Boa Esporte Fortaleza Transfer 0
14/15 2015-01-01 Fortaleza Inter de Lages Transfer 0
14/15 2015-04-20 Inter de Lages Joinville-SC Transfer 0
15/16 2016-01-15 Joinville-SC Oeste Transfer 500000
15/16 2016-05-19 Oeste Inter de Lages Transfer 500000
16/17 2016-08-24 Inter de Lages Ypiranga-RS Loan 500000
16/17 2016-09-20 Ypiranga-RS Inter de Lages Return from loan 500000
16/17 2017-01-03 Inter de Lages Treze Transfer 500000
16/17 2017-05-17 Treze Portuguesa Transfer 0
17/18 2018-01-31 Portuguesa Treze Transfer 0
18/19 2018-08-30 Treze Perilima-PB Transfer 0
18/19 2019-04-09 Perilima-PB Treze Transfer 0
19/20 2019-12-01 Treze Perilima-PB Transfer 0
19/20 2020-03-16 Perilima-PB Career break Transfer 0
20/21 2020-11-27 Career break Treze Transfer 0
20/21 2020-12-06 Treze Retired Transfer 0

No recorded injuries.

Current
Peak€20.00m
Low
Δ since start−€20.00m
€5.00m€10.00m€15.00m€20.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €900k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.80m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.30m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €9.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €19.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €18.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €13.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €20.00m
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #3439 5 1 former national player

No teammate data.

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
04/05 Bundesliga Hertha BSC 18 32
02/03 Bundesliga Hertha BSC 14 33
2009 Série A Coritiba Foot Ball Club 14 34

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
04/05 Bundesliga Hertha BSC 13 32
1999 Série A São Paulo Futebol Clube 13 26
05/06 Bundesliga Hertha BSC 12 32

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
16/17 2016-09-20 Ypiranga-RS Inter de Lages Return from loan €500k
16/17 2016-08-24 Inter de Lages Ypiranga-RS Loan €500k
11/12 2011-12-31 Sport Recife São Paulo Return from loan
10/11 2010-08-01 São Paulo Sport Recife Loan €900k

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
00/01 Senior debut season
00/01 First senior goal
04/05 Goal #50 (career)
07/08 Goal #100 (career)
2009 Goal #150 (career)
2012 Goal #200 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
2020 2 0 2 0 0 0
2019 15 302 4 0 0 1.19
2016 17 406 7 0 0 1.55
2015 47 545 11 0 0 1.82
2014 44 1,202 11 0 0 0.82
2013 45 1,589 8 0 0 0.45
2012 45 916 18 0 0 1.77
2011 50 479 14 0 1 2.82
2010 48 1,077 9 0 0 0.75
2009 48 626 18 0 0 2.59
2008 19 185 2 0 0 0.97
2001 9 133 2 0 2 2.71
1999 32 537 2 0 0 0.34
07/08 38 812 3 0 0 0.33
06/07 41 1,339 7 0 0 0.47
05/06 44 738 6 1 0 0.85
04/05 33 247 7 0 0 2.55
03/04 28 476 3 0 1 0.76
02/03 45 1,030 11 0 0 0.96
01/02 43 864 5 0 0 0.52
00/01 21 486 3 0 0 0.56

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Bundesliga
205 apps
77 G
67 A
Série A
148 apps
43 G
33 A
Série B
108 apps
26 G
4 A
Campeonato Pernambucano
33 apps
18 G
0 A
Copa do Brasil
33 apps
17 G
3 A
Campeonato Cearense - Group
22 apps
11 G
0 A
Campeonato Paulista
31 apps
8 G
1 A
Campeonato Catarinense
17 apps
8 G
0 A
DFB-Pokal
16 apps
7 G
4 A
Série C
40 apps
7 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Marcelinho Paraíba

Who is Marcelinho Paraíba?

Marcelinho Paraíba is a Brazil professional footballer who plays as a attacking midfield for Retired.

How old is Marcelinho Paraíba?

Marcelinho Paraíba is 51 years old. He was born on May 17, 1975 in Campina Grande, Brazil.

What position does Marcelinho Paraíba play?

Marcelinho Paraíba plays as a attacking midfield (Midfield - Attacking Midfield).

What club does Marcelinho Paraíba play for?

Marcelinho Paraíba currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Marcelinho Paraíba scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Marcelinho Paraíba has scored 244 goals in 766 appearances.