Marcelo (footballer, born 1990)

Marcelo
Personal information
Full name Marcelo Henrique Ferreira
Date of birth (1990-01-10) 10 January 1990
Place of birth Bebedouro, Brazil
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Right-back
Youth career
2009 Rio Preto
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Rio Preto 12 (0)
2010 Inter de Limeira 22 (1)
2011 Rio Preto 24 (2)
2011–2013 Comercial-SP 29 (1)
2013 → Monte Azul (loan) 11 (0)
2013 → Anapolina (loan) 18 (1)
2014 Mirassol 12 (1)
2015 Anapolina 15 (1)
2015 Vila Nova 18 (1)
2016–2017 Anápolis 43 (0)
2017 Tombense 12 (0)
2018 Macaé 16 (1)
2018 Sampaio Corrêa 5 (0)
2019 Macaé 4 (0)
2019 ASA 10 (0)
2020 Patrocinense 10 (1)
2020–2021 Pelotas 26 (3)
2021 Paysandu 15 (1)
2022–2024 Caxias 80 (8)
2022 → Anapolina (loan) 7 (0)
2025 Barra-SC 24 (1)
2026– Juventus-SP 19 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 05:16, 7 May 2026 (UTC)

Marcelo Henrique Ferreira (born 10 January 1990), known as Marcelo Ferreira or just Marcelo, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a right-back for Juventus-SP.

Career

Born in Bebedouro, São Paulo, Marcelo began his career with Rio Preto in 2009, and subsequently played for Inter de Limeira before returning to the club in 2011. Later in that year, he moved to Comercial-SP, where he was separated from the squad in September 2012 after criticizing head coach Paulo Cezar Catanoce and the club via social media.[1]

After serving loans at Monte Azul[2] and Anapolina,[3] Marcelo signed for Mirassol in December 2013.[4] In May 2015, after a short period back at Anapolina, he joined Vila Nova,[5] but was released in November.[6]

Marcelo signed for Anápolis ahead of the 2016 season, and featured regularly before being released in June 2017.[7] He moved to Tombense shortly after,[8] before agreeing to a deal with Macaé on 28 November of that year.[9]

On 10 April 2018, Sampaio Corrêa announced the signing of Marcelo.[10] He returned to Macaé for the 2019 season, but ended the year at ASA.

After playing for Patrocinense and Pelotas in 2020, Marcelo joined Paysandu on 10 May 2021.[11] On 2 December, he moved to Caxias.[12]

Loaned back to Anapolina in September 2022, Marcelo subsequently returned to Caxias and became a regular starter until leaving in October 2024.[13] Ahead of the 2025 campaign, he moved to Barra-SC.

In December 2025, after winning the year's Série D, Marcelo joined Juventus-SP.[14]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 May 2026[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rio Preto 2009 Paulista A2 —00——15[a]0150
2010 —120———120
Total —120——150270
Inter de Limeira 2010 Paulista 2ª Divisão —221———221
Rio Preto 2011 Paulista A2 —221——2[a]1242
Comercial-SP 2011 Paulista A2 ————15[a]0150
2012 Paulista —71——7[a]0141
Total —71——220291
Monte Azul (loan) 2013 Paulista A2 —110———110
Anapolina (loan) 2013[16] Goiano 2ª Divisão —181———181
Mirassol 2014 Paulista A2 —121———121
Anapolina 2015 Goiano —13120——151
Vila Nova 2015 Série C 181————181
Anápolis 2016 Série D 80170———250
2017 4013010——180
Total 12030010——430
Tombense 2017 Série C 120————120
Macaé 2018 Série D —161———161
Sampaio Corrêa 2018 Série B 50————50
Macaé 2019 Carioca —40———40
ASA 2019 Série D 702010——100
Patrocinense 2020 Série D —101———101
Pelotas 2020 Série D 13130———161
2021 —102———102
Total 131132———263
Paysandu 2021 Série C 141———1[b]0151
Caxias 2022 Série D 18490———274
2023 151120———271
2024 Série C 13211120——263
Total 46732120——808
Anapolina (loan) 2022 Goiano 2ª Divisão —70———70
Barra-SC 2025 Série D 16180———241
Juventus-SP 2026 Paulista A2 —191———191
Career total 1431125812600040144724
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in Copa Paulista
  2. ↑ Appearances in Copa Verde

Honours

Juventus-SP

References

  1. ↑ "Marcelo Ferreira, Giglio e David estão de saída do Comercial" [Marcelo Ferreira, Giglio and David are to leave Comercial] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 6 September 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  2. ↑ "Comercial-SP deve emprestar Marcelo Ferreira ao Monte Azul" [Comercial might loan Marcelo Ferreira to Monte Azul] (in Brazilian Portuguese). O Globo. 2 October 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "Fora dos planos do Comercial, lateral é emprestado ao Anapolina" [Out of Comercial's plans, full-back is loaned to Anapolina] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 21 May 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "Ídolo da equipe, meia Xuxa retorna ao Mirassol para a disputa da Série A2" [Idol of the team, midfielder Xuxa returns to Mirassol for the Série A2] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 10 December 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "Vila Nova anuncia contratações, dispensas e renovações para a Série C" [Vila Nova announce signings, releases and renewals for the Série C] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 5 May 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  6. ↑ "Fora dos planos, Marcelo e outros quatro atletas deixam o Vila Nova" [Out of the plans, Marcelo and another four athletes leave Vila Nova] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 25 November 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  7. ↑ "Para sacudir o elenco, Anápolis anuncia liberação de dois jogadores" [To shake up the squad, Anápolis announce the release of two players] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Esporte Goiano. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  8. ↑ "Tombense acerta chegada de três reforços para disputa da Série C" [Tombense agree the arrival of three additions for the Série C] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 23 June 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  9. ↑ "Macaé anuncia laterais e retorno de Pipico" [Macaé announce full-backs and Pipico's return] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. 28 November 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  10. ↑ "Com mercado quente, Sampaio anuncia lateral-direito Marcelo, ex-Macaé" [With a hot transfer market, Sampaio announce the signing of right-back Marcelo, formerly of Macaé]. ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). 30 September 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2026.
  11. ↑ "Paysandu confirma acerto com artilheiro do Independente-PA e contratação de lateral-direito" [Paysandu confirm deal with top scorer from Independente-PA and signing of right-back] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  12. ↑ "Novo lateral-direito do Caxias destaca a bola parada como um diferencial para 2022" [New right-back of Caxias highlights set pieces as a differential for 2022] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gaúcha ZH. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  13. ↑ "Lateral Marcelo está de saída do Caxias" [Full-back Marcelo is leaving Caxias]. Rádio Caxias (in Brazilian Portuguese). 16 October 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  14. ↑ "Juventus "versão 2026" se reforça para a Série A2" [Juventus "version 2026" is bolstered for the Série A2] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 2 December 2025. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  15. ↑ Marcelo at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 April 2026.
  16. ↑ "Marcelo" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol de Goyaz. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  17. ↑ "Juventus-SP vence a Ferroviária e conquista o título da Série A2 do Paulista" [Juventus-SP defeats Ferroviária and wins the Paulista Série A2 title]. CBN (in Brazilian Portuguese). 13 May 2026. Retrieved 13 May 2026.