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Marcelo

Marcelo

Defender - Centre-Back  at Moreirense FC
Age36
CitizenshipBrazil Portugal
Height1.85 m
Footright
BornJuly 27, 1989
at Moreirense FC 1,044 days · joined 2023-07-15
👕200+ Apps Veteran
Market value €100k
Centre-Back Defender

Career snapshot

8
clubs played for
11/12
debut season
0.04
goals / match
Rio Ave FC
top club · 198 apps

Career highs

€3.00m
peak value · 2018
€440k
top transfer fee · 18/19
3
best season · 15/16
int'l / penalties
403Appearances
15Goals
5Assists
97Yellow cards
2Red cards
199Full matches (90′)
Full nameMarcelo
Name in home countryMarcelo dos Santos Ferreira
Date of birth1989-07-27 (36 yrs)
Place of birthRio de Janeiro, Brazil
CitizenshipBrazil Portugal
PositionDefender - Centre-Back (main: Defender)
Footright
Height185.00 m
Current clubMoreirense FC
Joined2023-07-15
Contract expires2026-06-30
AgentADRIANO SPORTS
Jul 2025
25/26 — Moreirense FC
4 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2024
24/25 — Moreirense FC
36 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2023
Transfer: Dibba SCC → Moreirense
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2023
23/24 — Moreirense FC
27 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2022
Transfer: Al-Tai → Dibba Fujairah
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2022
22/23 — Dibba Al-Fujairah Club
25 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2021
21/22 — Al-Tai FC
27 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2021
Transfer: Paços Ferreira → Al-Tai
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2020
20/21 — FC Paços de Ferreira
30 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2020
Transfer: Chicago → Paços Ferreira
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2019
19/20 — FC Paços de Ferreira
15 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2019
2019 — Chicago Fire
18 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Apr 2019
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jan 2019
Transfer: Sporting CP → Chicago
18/19 · Transfer · €440k
Jul 2018
18/19 — Sporting CP
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2018
Transfer: Rio Ave → Sporting CP
18/19 · Transfer
Feb 2018
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2017
17/18 — Rio Ave FC
37 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — Rio Ave FC
37 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2015
15/16 — Rio Ave FC
31 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Mar 2015
Injury: unknown
21 games missed
Jul 2014
14/15 — Rio Ave FC
25 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2013
13/14 — Rio Ave FC
36 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2012
12/13 — Rio Ave FC
32 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jun 2012
Transfer: Leixões → Rio Ave
11/12 · Return from loan
Aug 2011
Transfer: Rio Ave → Leixões
11/12 · Loan
Jul 2011
11/12 — Leixões SC, Rio Ave FC
21 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2011
Transfer: GD Ribeirão → Rio Ave
11/12 · Transfer
Jul 2010
Transfer: Rio Preto-SP → GD Ribeirão
10/11 · Transfer
Jan 2010
Transfer: Vasco U20 → Rio Preto-SP
09/10 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €3.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
17,911 min
Minutes played by club
Moreirense FC 23.1%
Dibba Al-Fujairah Club 0.0%
Al-Tai FC 13.1%
Chicago Fire 0.0%
FC Paços de Ferreira 1.0%
Sporting CP 0.0%
Rio Ave FC 62.8%
Leixões SC 0.0%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Moreirense FC 3 23/24 25/26 67 3 1 4,140
Dibba Al-Fujairah Club 1 22/23 22/23 25 0 1 0
Al-Tai FC 1 21/22 21/22 27 1 0 2,340
Chicago Fire 1 2019 2019 18 0 0 0
FC Paços de Ferreira 2 19/20 20/21 45 1 1 180
Sporting CP 1 18/19 18/19 2 0 0 0
Rio Ave FC 7 11/12 17/18 198 10 2 11,251
Leixões SC 1 11/12 11/12 21 0 0 0

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

1€750K2€1.5M2€2.3M3€3M12/13 — 1 goals (Rio Ave FC)112/1313/14 — 1 goals (Rio Ave FC)13/14 — 1 assists213/1414/15 — 2 goals (Rio Ave FC)214/1515/16 — 3 goals (Rio Ave FC)315/1616/17 — 1 goals (Rio Ave FC)116/1717/18 — 2 goals (Rio Ave FC)17/18 — 1 assists317/1818/1919/20 — 1 assists119/2020/21 — 1 goals (FC Paços de Ferreira)120/2121/22 — 1 goals (Al-Tai FC)121/2222/23 — 1 assists122/2323/24 — 2 goals (Moreirense FC)23/24 — 1 assists323/2424/25 — 1 goals (Moreirense FC)124/2525/2612/13 — €200K13/14 — €1.5M14/15 — €2M15/16 — €1.7M16/17 — €1.7M17/18 — €1.7M18/19 — €3M19/20 — €1M20/21 — €400K21/22 — €500K22/23 — €450K23/24 — €200K24/25 — €100K25/26 — €100KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

11/12: 0011/1212/13: 1112/1313/14: 1113/1414/15: 2214/1515/16: 3315/1616/17: 1116/1717/18: 2217/1818/19: 0018/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 1120/212019: 00201921/22: 1121/2222/23: 0022/2323/24: 2223/2424/25: 1124/2525/26: 0025/26

Assists by season

11/12: 0011/1212/13: 0012/1313/14: 1113/1414/15: 0014/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 1117/1818/19: 0018/1919/20: 1119/2020/21: 0020/212019: 00201921/22: 0021/2222/23: 1122/2323/24: 1123/2424/25: 0024/2525/26: 0025/26
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
25/26 Liga Portugal Moreirense FC 4 0 0 2 0 0
24/25 Liga Portugal Moreirense FC 33 1 0 7 0 2,970
24/25 Taça de Portugal Moreirense FC 3 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 Allianz Cup Moreirense FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 Liga Portugal Moreirense FC 26 2 1 4 0 1,170
22/23 UAE League Cup Dibba Al-Fujairah Club 1 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 UAE President's Cup Dibba Al-Fujairah Club 1 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 UAE Pro League Dibba Al-Fujairah Club 23 0 1 7 0 0
21/22 King's Cup Al-Tai FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Saudi Pro League Al-Tai FC 26 1 0 7 0 2,340
2019 Leagues Cup Chicago Fire 1 0 0 1 0 0
2019 MLS Chicago Fire 16 0 0 1 0 0
2019 US Open Cup Chicago Fire 1 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Liga NOS FC Paços de Ferreira 28 0 0 5 0 0
20/21 Taça de Portugal FC Paços de Ferreira 2 1 0 0 0 180
19/20 Liga NOS FC Paços de Ferreira 15 0 1 5 0 0
18/19 Allianz Cup Sporting CP 1 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Liga NOS Sporting CP 0 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Taça de Portugal Sporting CP 1 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Liga NOS Rio Ave FC 30 0 0 10 1 0
17/18 Taça CTT Rio Ave FC 3 1 0 1 0 270
17/18 Taça de Portugal Rio Ave FC 4 1 1 3 0 420
16/17 Allianz Cup Rio Ave FC 3 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Europa League Qualifying Rio Ave FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Liga NOS Rio Ave FC 31 1 0 12 1 2,726
16/17 Taça de Portugal Rio Ave FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Allianz Cup Rio Ave FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Liga NOS Rio Ave FC 25 2 0 3 0 1,109
15/16 Taça de Portugal Rio Ave FC 5 1 0 1 0 480
14/15 Europa League Rio Ave FC 5 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Europa League Qualifying Rio Ave FC 4 1 0 1 0 360
14/15 Liga NOS Rio Ave FC 14 1 0 3 0 1,206
14/15 Supertaça Rio Ave FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Taça de Portugal Rio Ave FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Allianz Cup Rio Ave FC 5 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Liga ZON Sagres Rio Ave FC 24 1 1 10 0 2,160
13/14 Taça de Portugal Rio Ave FC 7 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Allianz Cup Rio Ave FC 3 0 0 1 0 0
12/13 Liga ZON Sagres Rio Ave FC 28 1 0 9 0 2,520
12/13 Taça de Portugal Rio Ave FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Liga Portugal 2 Leixões SC 20 0 0 4 0 0
11/12 Liga ZON Sagres Rio Ave FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Taça de Portugal Leixões SC 1 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
09/10 2010-01-01 Vasco U20 Rio Preto-SP Transfer 0
10/11 2010-07-01 Rio Preto-SP GD Ribeirão Transfer 0
11/12 2011-07-01 GD Ribeirão Rio Ave Transfer 0
11/12 2011-08-01 Rio Ave Leixões Loan 0
11/12 2012-06-30 Leixões Rio Ave Return from loan 200000
18/19 2018-07-01 Rio Ave Sporting CP Transfer 3000000
18/19 2019-01-01 Sporting CP Chicago Transfer 3000000 €440k
19/20 2020-01-20 Chicago Paços Ferreira Transfer 500000
21/22 2021-07-01 Paços Ferreira Al-Tai Transfer 500000
22/23 2022-07-28 Al-Tai Dibba Fujairah Transfer 400000
23/24 2023-07-15 Dibba SCC Moreirense Transfer 200000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
14/15 Torn lateral knee ligament 2015-03-21 2015-10-27 221 21
17/18 concussion 2018-02-24 2018-03-08 13 1
18/19 Hamstring injury 2019-04-26 2019-05-15 20 4
Current€100k
Peak€3.00m
Low€100k
Δ since start−€100k
€100k€825k€1.55m€2.28m€3.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €450k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.70m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.70m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.70m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.70m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.70m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.70m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €200k

No national team data.

TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Roderick Miranda 2 0 0
Alhassan Wakaso 1 0 0
Ahmed Hassan 1 0 0
Godfried Frimpong 1 0 0
Filipe Augusto 1 0 0
João Novais 2 0 0
Yonathan Del Valle 1 0 0
Kewin 1 0 0
Jeremy Antonisse 2 0 0
Héldon 1 1 0
Rúben Ismael 1 0 0

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

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
15/16 Liga NOS Rio Ave FC 2 25
23/24 Liga Portugal Moreirense FC 2 26
14/15 Europa League Qualifying Rio Ave FC 1 4

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
19/20 Liga NOS FC Paços de Ferreira 1 15
17/18 Taça de Portugal Rio Ave FC 1 4
13/14 Liga ZON Sagres Rio Ave FC 1 24

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
11/12 2012-06-30 Leixões Rio Ave Return from loan €200k
11/12 2011-08-01 Rio Ave Leixões Loan

Last 50 matches for Moreirense FC The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.

DateCompHomeScoreAwayAvailability
2026-05-16 PO1 Moreirense FC 0–1 AVS Available
2026-05-11 PO1 CD Tondela 2–0 Moreirense FC Available
2026-05-11 PO1 CD Tondela 2–0 Moreirense FC Available
2026-05-02 PO1 Moreirense FC 3–2 CF Estrela da Amadora Available
2026-05-02 PO1 Moreirense FC 3–2 CF Estrela da Amadora Available
2026-04-25 PO1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 4–1 Moreirense FC Available
2026-04-25 PO1 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 4–1 Moreirense FC Available
2026-04-20 PO1 Moreirense FC 1–0 GD Estoril Praia Available
2026-04-20 PO1 Moreirense FC 1–0 GD Estoril Praia Available
2026-04-10 PO1 FC Famalicão 1–1 Moreirense FC Available
2026-04-04 PO1 Moreirense FC 0–1 Sporting Clube de Braga Available
2026-03-21 PO1 Moreirense FC 0–1 FC Arouca Available
2026-03-15 PO1 FC Porto 3–0 Moreirense FC Available
2026-03-07 PO1 Moreirense FC 1–1 CD Nacional Available
2026-03-01 PO1 Casa Pia AC 1–1 Moreirense FC Available
2026-02-21 PO1 Moreirense FC 0–3 Sporting Clube de Portugal Available
2026-02-16 PO1 Rio Ave FC 1–2 Moreirense FC Available
2026-02-07 PO1 Moreirense FC 1–2 Gil Vicente FC Available
2026-01-30 PO1 Vitória Guimarães 1–0 Moreirense FC Available
2026-01-24 PO1 Moreirense FC 1–0 CD Santa Clara Available
2026-01-17 PO1 FC Alverca 2–1 Moreirense FC Available
2026-01-11 PO1 Moreirense FC 1–0 CD Tondela Available
2026-01-03 PO1 AVS 0–2 Moreirense FC Available
2025-12-20 PO1 CF Estrela da Amadora 0–0 Moreirense FC Available
2025-12-14 PO1 Moreirense FC 0–4 Sport Lisboa e Benfica Available
2025-12-07 PO1 GD Estoril Praia 3–3 Moreirense FC Available
2025-11-29 PO1 Moreirense FC 2–2 FC Famalicão Available
2025-11-09 PO1 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–1 Moreirense FC Available
2025-11-02 PO1 FC Arouca 0–2 Moreirense FC Available
2025-10-27 PO1 Moreirense FC 1–2 FC Porto Available
2025-10-04 PO1 CD Nacional 3–2 Moreirense FC Available
2025-09-27 PO1 Moreirense FC 2–1 Casa Pia AC Available
2025-09-22 PO1 Sporting Clube de Portugal 3–0 Moreirense FC Available
2025-09-13 PO1 Moreirense FC 3–1 Rio Ave FC Available
2025-08-29 PO1 Gil Vicente FC 2–0 Moreirense FC Available
2025-08-23 PO1 Moreirense FC 2–0 Vitória Guimarães Available
2025-08-17 PO1 CD Santa Clara 0–1 Moreirense FC Available
2025-08-10 PO1 Moreirense FC 2–1 FC Alverca Available
2025-05-17 PO1 AVS 0–3 Moreirense FC Available
2025-05-11 PO1 Moreirense FC 2–2 GD Estoril Praia Available
2025-05-02 PO1 FC Porto 3–1 Moreirense FC Available
2025-04-27 PO1 Moreirense FC 1–1 CD Nacional Available
2025-04-18 PO1 Sporting Clube de Portugal 3–1 Moreirense FC Available
2025-04-13 PO1 Moreirense FC 0–2 Rio Ave FC Available
2025-04-06 PO1 Gil Vicente FC 0–1 Moreirense FC Available
2025-03-30 PO1 Moreirense FC 2–2 Vitória Guimarães Available
2025-03-16 PO1 Moreirense FC 1–0 Boavista FC Available
2025-03-09 PO1 CD Santa Clara 1–1 Moreirense FC Available
2025-03-02 PO1 Moreirense FC 1–1 CF Estrela da Amadora Available
2025-02-23 PO1 FC Famalicão 2–0 Moreirense FC Available

Teams faced most often by Marcelo's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
SC Farense 14 10 3 1 21 10 +11 71%
Vitória Guimarães 14 3 4 7 13 19 -6 21%
FC Porto 14 0 3 11 6 34 -28 0%
FC Famalicão 14 3 6 5 12 16 -4 21%
Casa Pia AC 11 6 2 3 16 15 +1 55%
Portimonense SC 10 5 3 2 18 9 +9 50%
CD Santa Clara 10 2 4 4 7 10 -3 20%
FC Arouca 10 5 4 1 13 8 +5 50%
CD Nacional 10 4 4 2 12 11 +1 40%
Boavista FC 8 4 2 2 8 4 +4 50%
Sporting CP 8 0 2 6 4 13 -9 0%
Sporting Clube de Braga 8 1 1 6 7 16 -9 13%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
11/12 Senior debut season
12/13 First senior goal

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

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
25/26 4 0 2 0 0 0
24/25 36 2,970 7 0 0 0.21
23/24 27 1,170 4 0 0 0.31
22/23 25 0 7 0 0 0
21/22 27 2,340 7 0 0 0.27
2019 18 0 2 0 0 0
20/21 30 180 5 0 0 2.5
19/20 15 0 5 0 0 0
17/18 37 690 14 0 1 1.96
16/17 37 2,726 12 0 1 0.43
15/16 31 1,589 4 0 0 0.23
14/15 25 1,566 4 0 0 0.23
13/14 36 2,160 10 1 0 0.46
12/13 32 2,520 10 0 0 0.36
11/12 21 0 4 1 0 0

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Liga ZON Sagres
258 apps
9 G
3 A
Taça de Portugal
26 apps
3 G
1 A
Taça CTT
17 apps
1 G
0 A
Saudi Pro League
26 apps
1 G
0 A
Europa League Qualifying
6 apps
1 G
0 A
UAE Pro League
23 apps
0 G
1 A
MLS
16 apps
0 G
0 A
Europa League
5 apps
0 G
0 A
Liga Portugal 2
20 apps
0 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Marcelo

Who is Marcelo?

Marcelo is a Brazil professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Moreirense FC.

How old is Marcelo?

Marcelo is 36 years old. He was born on July 27, 1989 in Rio de Janeiro.

What position does Marcelo play?

Marcelo plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).

What club does Marcelo play for?

Marcelo currently plays for Moreirense FC.

How many career goals has Marcelo scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Marcelo has scored 15 goals in 403 appearances.

What is Marcelo's market value?

Marcelo's most recent reported market value is €100k.