Market value
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Centre-Forward Attack
Career snapshot
4
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0.4
goals / match
SS Lazio
top club · 117 apps
Position rank · 99/00
#56
goals rank
#109
assists rank
125
season goals
41
season assists
Among 520 Attack - Centre-Forwards · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€6.00m
peak value · 2004
€25.00m
top transfer fee · 01/02
23
best season · 98/99
70 / 37
int'l caps / goals
315Appearances
125Goals
41Assists
24Yellow cards
3Red cards
72Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Marcelo Salas |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | José Marcelo Salas Melinao |
| Date of birth | 1974-12-24 (51 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Temuco, Chile |
| Citizenship |  Chile |
| Position | Attack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack) |
| Foot | left |
| Height | 173.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2009-01-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
| Agent | KBM |
Jan 2009
Transfer: U. de Chile → Retired
08/09 · Transfer
Oct 2008
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2008
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Jul 2008
2008 — Club Universidad de Chile
3 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Apr 2008
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Dec 2007
Injury: unknown
9 games missed
Oct 2007
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Sep 2007
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Aug 2007
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2007
Transfer: Without Club → U. de Chile
07/08 · Transfer
Jul 2007
07/08 — Club Universidad de Chile
27 matches · 10 G · 6 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2007
Transfer: U. de Chile → Without Club
06/07 · Transfer
Oct 2006
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Sep 2006
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2006
06/07 — Club Universidad de Chile
14 matches · 8 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2006
2006 — Club Universidad de Chile
5 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Apr 2006
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Feb 2006
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Nov 2005
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Sep 2005
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Aug 2005
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Aug 2005
Transfer: Juventus → U. de Chile
05/06 · Transfer
Jul 2005
Transfer: River Plate → Juventus
04/05 · Return from loan
Jul 2005
05/06 — Club Universidad de Chile
23 matches · 11 G · 8 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2005
2005 — CA River Plate, Club Universidad de Chile
24 matches · 6 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
May 2005
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2004
04/05 — Club Universidad de Chile
10 matches · 5 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2004
2004 — CA River Plate
23 matches · 7 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2003
Transfer: Juventus → River Plate
03/04 · Loan
Jul 2003
2003 — CA River Plate
2 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2002
02/03 — Juventus FC
20 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Aug 2001
Transfer: Lazio → Juventus
01/02 · Transfer · €25.00m
Jul 2001
01/02 — Juventus FC, SS Lazio
12 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2000
00/01 — SS Lazio
32 matches · 8 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1999
99/00 — SS Lazio
42 matches · 17 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 1998
1998 — CA River Plate
4 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1998
98/99 — SS Lazio
43 matches · 23 G · 7 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 1998
Transfer: River Plate → Lazio
98/99 · Transfer · €17.50m
Jul 1997
1997 — CA River Plate
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Sep 1996
Transfer: U. de Chile → River Plate
96/97 · Transfer · €2.70m
Jul 1996
1996 — CA River Plate, Club Universidad de Chile
13 matches · 5 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1995
1995 — Club Universidad de Chile
7 matches · 5 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1994
1994 — Club Universidad de Chile
10 matches · 12 G · 2 A · across 1 competition
Jan 1994
Transfer: U. de Chile U21 → U. de Chile
93/94 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €6.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 161 other Attack - Centre-Forwards with ≥500 minutes in 99/00. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals17 total · 3.95/90
Assists2 total · 0.47/90
G+A19 total · 4.42/90
Yellow cards6 total · 1.40/90
Minutes played by club
SS Lazio
18.0%
Club Universidad de Chile
34.4%
CA River Plate
27.6%
Juventus FC
20.1%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SS Lazio | 4 | 00/01 | 99/00 | 117 | 48 | 13 | 1,162 |
| Club Universidad de Chile | 10 | 04/05 | 2008 | 112 | 59 | 19 | 2,224 |
| CA River Plate | 6 | 1996 | 2005 | 54 | 14 | 6 | 1,785 |
| Juventus FC | 2 | 01/02 | 02/03 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 1,297 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | Champions League | SS Lazio | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 130 |
| 99/00 | Italy Cup | SS Lazio | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99/00 | Serie A | SS Lazio | 28 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 190 |
| 99/00 | UEFA Super Cup | SS Lazio | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 |
| 98/99 | Cup Winners' Cup | SS Lazio | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 169 |
| 98/99 | Italy Cup | SS Lazio | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 104 |
| 98/99 | Serie A | SS Lazio | 30 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 167 |
| 98/99 | Supercoppa Italiana | SS Lazio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | Torneo Apertura play-offs | Club Universidad de Chile | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165 |
| 2006 | Torneo Apertura play-offs | Club Universidad de Chile | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 236 |
| 2005 | Apertura | CA River Plate | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 558 |
| 2005 | Clausura | CA River Plate | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 80 |
| 2005 | Copa Sudamericana | Club Universidad de Chile | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | Libertadores | CA River Plate | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 202 |
| 2004 | Apertura | CA River Plate | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 289 |
| 2004 | Clausura | CA River Plate | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 106 |
| 2004 | Libertadores | CA River Plate | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 506 |
| 2003 | Copa Sudamericana | CA River Plate | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
| 1998 | Apertura | CA River Plate | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | Libertadores | CA River Plate | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | Libertadores | CA River Plate | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | Intercontinental Cup | CA River Plate | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | Libertadores | Club Universidad de Chile | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 204 |
| 1995 | Libertadores | Club Universidad de Chile | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 |
| 1994 | Liga Primera | Club Universidad de Chile | 10 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 74 |
| 07/08 | Torneo Apertura | Club Universidad de Chile | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 246 |
| 07/08 | Torneo Clausura | Club Universidad de Chile | 12 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 208 |
| 07/08 | Torneo Clausura play-offs | Club Universidad de Chile | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 06/07 | Torneo Clausura | Club Universidad de Chile | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 140 |
| 06/07 | Torneo Clausura play-offs | Club Universidad de Chile | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 05/06 | Torneo Apertura | Club Universidad de Chile | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 143 |
| 05/06 | Torneo Clausura | Club Universidad de Chile | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 144 |
| 05/06 | Torneo Clausura play-offs | Club Universidad de Chile | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | Torneo Clausura | Club Universidad de Chile | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 274 |
| 04/05 | Torneo Clausura play-offs | Club Universidad de Chile | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 |
| 02/03 | Champions League | Juventus FC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 208 |
| 02/03 | Italy Cup | Juventus FC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 296 |
| 02/03 | Serie A | Juventus FC | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 525 |
| 02/03 | Supercoppa Italiana | Juventus FC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | Champions League | Juventus FC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | Champions League Qu. | SS Lazio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | Italy Cup | Juventus FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | Serie A | Juventus FC | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 268 |
| 00/01 | Champions League | SS Lazio | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 00/01 | Italy Cup | SS Lazio | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135 |
| 00/01 | Serie A | SS Lazio | 21 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 200 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93/94 | 1994-01-01 | U. de Chile U21 | U. de Chile | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 96/97 | 1996-09-11 | U. de Chile | River Plate | Transfer | 0 | €2.70m |
| 98/99 | 1998-07-01 | River Plate | Lazio | Transfer | 0 | €17.50m |
| 01/02 | 2001-08-17 | Lazio | Juventus | Transfer | 0 | €25.00m |
| 03/04 | 2003-07-17 | Juventus | River Plate | Loan | 0 | — |
| 04/05 | 2005-07-03 | River Plate | Juventus | Return from loan | 6000000 | — |
| 05/06 | 2005-08-02 | Juventus | U. de Chile | Transfer | 6000000 | — |
| 06/07 | 2007-01-01 | U. de Chile | Without Club | Transfer | 6000000 | — |
| 07/08 | 2007-07-06 | Without Club | U. de Chile | Transfer | 6000000 | — |
| 08/09 | 2009-01-01 | U. de Chile | Retired | Transfer | 2500000 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/05 | Thigh problems | 2005-05-06 | 2005-05-20 | 15 | 3 |
| 05/06 | Fitness | 2005-08-02 | 2005-08-22 | 21 | 5 |
| 05/06 | Muscle tear | 2005-09-02 | 2005-09-29 | 28 | 6 |
| 05/06 | Muscle tear | 2005-11-02 | 2005-11-30 | 29 | 4 |
| 05/06 | Ankle sprain | 2006-02-22 | 2006-03-09 | 16 | 2 |
| 05/06 | Muscle tear | 2006-04-16 | 2006-05-04 | 19 | 4 |
| 06/07 | muscular problems | 2006-09-18 | 2006-09-27 | 10 | 1 |
| 06/07 | muscular problems | 2006-10-29 | 2006-11-08 | 11 | 3 |
| 07/08 | Contracture | 2007-08-28 | 2007-09-02 | 6 | 1 |
| 07/08 | ankle sprain | 2007-09-30 | 2007-10-10 | 11 | 3 |
| 07/08 | ankle sprain | 2007-10-25 | 2007-11-04 | 11 | 2 |
| 07/08 | Meniscus tear | 2007-12-06 | 2008-02-15 | 72 | 9 |
| 07/08 | muscular problems | 2008-04-30 | 2008-05-12 | 13 | 3 |
| 07/08 | Calf injury | 2008-07-27 | 2008-08-28 | 33 | 5 |
| 08/09 | Knee problems | 2008-10-06 | 2008-10-22 | 17 | 3 |
Current—
Peak€6.00m
Low—
Δ since start−€6.00m
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €6.00m |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #3700 | #11 | 70 | 37 | — | — | former national player |
No teammate data.
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98/99 | Serie A | SS Lazio | 15 | 30 |
| 99/00 | Serie A | SS Lazio | 12 | 28 |
| 1994 | Liga Primera | Club Universidad de Chile | 12 | 10 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/06 | Torneo Apertura | Club Universidad de Chile | 5 | 11 |
| 00/01 | Serie A | SS Lazio | 4 | 21 |
| 07/08 | Torneo Clausura | Club Universidad de Chile | 4 | 12 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/05 | 2005-07-03 | River Plate | Juventus | Return from loan | — | €6.00m |
| 03/04 | 2003-07-17 | Juventus | River Plate | Loan | — | — |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 00/01 | Senior debut season | |
| 00/01 | First senior goal | |
| 1994 | Goal #50 (career) | |
| 98/99 | Goal #100 (career) |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | 42 | 387 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 |
| 98/99 | 43 | 440 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.82 |
| 2006 | 5 | 236 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.38 |
| 2005 | 24 | 840 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.21 |
| 1996 | 13 | 204 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.44 |
| 1994 | 10 | 74 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.22 |
| 07/08 | 27 | 544 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 06/07 | 14 | 230 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.78 |
| 05/06 | 23 | 287 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1.88 |
| 02/03 | 20 | 1,029 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.09 |
| 00/01 | 32 | 335 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.54 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Serie A
97 apps
36 G
10 A
Torneo Clausura
40 apps
17 G
9 A
Libertadores
37 apps
13 G
4 A
Liga Primera
10 apps
12 G
2 A
Torneo Apertura
24 apps
10 G
7 A
Clausura
17 apps
8 G
2 A
Italy Cup
16 apps
7 G
1 A
Torneo Clausura play-offs
10 apps
7 G
0 A
Champions League
27 apps
5 G
2 A
Cup Winners' Cup
6 apps
3 G
2 A
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Who is Marcelo Salas?
Marcelo Salas is a Chile professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Retired.
How old is Marcelo Salas?
Marcelo Salas is 51 years old. He was born on December 24, 1974 in Temuco.
What position does Marcelo Salas play?
Marcelo Salas plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).
What club does Marcelo Salas play for?
Marcelo Salas currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Marcelo Salas scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Marcelo Salas has scored 125 goals in 315 appearances.