Marcelinho (footballer, born 2004)

Marcelinho
Personal information
Full name Marcelo Braz da Silva
Date of birth (2004-08-16) 16 August 2004
Place of birth Jaguariúna, Brazil[1]
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
Red Bull Bragantino
Number 57
Youth career
2018 Cruzeiro
2019–2022 Ponte Preta
2022–2025 Red Bull Bragantino
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023–2024 Red Bull Bragantino II 20 (1)
2025– Red Bull Bragantino 6 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 04:15, 6 May 2026 (UTC)

Marcelo Braz da Silva (born 16 August 2004), known as Marcelinho Braz or just Marcelinho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Série A club Red Bull Bragantino.

Club career

Born in Jaguariúna, São Paulo, Marcelinho joined Red Bull Bragantino's youth sides in 2022, from Ponte Preta.[2] He started to play with reserve team Red Bull Bragantino II in the following, while also playing for the under-20 squad.

Marcelinho made his first team debut on 6 August 2025, coming on as a second-half substitute for Ignacio Laquintana in a 1–0 home loss to Botafogo.[3] A permanent member of the main squad afterwards, he scored his first professional goal on 18 January 2026, netting his side's fifth in a 5–0 Campeonato Paulista home routing of Botafogo-SP.[4]

Career statistics

As of 6 May 2026[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State league Copa do Brasil Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Red Bull Bragantino II 2023 Paulista A3 —90——9[a]1181
2024 —110——8[a]0190
Total —200——171371
Red Bull Bragantino 2025 Série A 000010——10
2026 3031102[b]0—91
Total 30312020—101
Career total 302312020171472
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana

References

  1. ↑ "Guia dos Garotos do Braga para a Copinha 2025" [Guide of the Braga kids for the 2025 Copinha] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Red Bull Bragantino. 3 January 2025. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  2. ↑ "Atacante habilidoso, Marcelinho quer se destacar na Copinha para crescer dentro do Braga" [Skillful forward, Marcelinho wants to be a spotlight in the Copinha to grow inside Braga] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Red Bull Bragantino. 6 January 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  3. ↑ "Temporada 2025 em balanço: Red Bull Bragantino consolida retomada e garante retorno à Sul-Americana" [2025 season in balance: Red Bull Bragantino consolidate comeback and assure the return to the Sudamericana] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Red Bull Bragantino. 23 December 2025. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  4. ↑ "Red Bull Bragantino goleia o Botafogo, retoma a liderança e mantém 100% no Paulistão" [Red Bull Bragantino thrash Botafogo, take back the first spot and remain 100% in the Paulistão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 18 January 2026. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  5. ↑ Marcelinho at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 January 2026.