Marcelo (footballer, born 1987)

Marcelo Antônio Guedes Filho (born 20 May 1987), commonly known as Marcelo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for French club Lyon.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Guedes and the second or paternal family name is Filho.
Marcelo
Marcelo with PSV Eindhoven in 2011
Personal information
Full name Marcelo Antônio Guedes Filho
Date of birth (1987-05-20) 20 May 1987
Place of birth São Vicente, Brazil
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Lyon
Number 6
Youth career
Santos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Santos 54 (3)
2008–2010 Wisła Kraków 49 (10)
2010–2013 PSV Eindhoven 91 (5)
2013–2016 Hannover 96 77 (3)
2016 → Beşiktaş (loan) 14 (2)
2016–2017 Beşiktaş 32 (3)
2017– Lyon 85 (3)
National team
2007 Brazil U20 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:45, 8 March 2020 (UTC)

Career

Santos

Born in São Vicente, Marcelo began his career at Santos, making his first team debut in the 2007 season. He won the Campeonato Paulista with the club that season. He also helped his team qualify to Copa Libertadores semifinals in the 2007 season as well as to quarterfinals in the following campaign. Marcelo made 65 appearances for Santos in all competitions before his contract expired at the end of August 2008.

Wisła Kraków

Marcelo subsequently signed a five-year contract with Polish Ekstraklasa champions Wisła Kraków on 1 September 2008.[1] However, his former club Santos refused to issue his certificate stating that Marcelo has a contract with them until 2011.[2] The court ultimately rejected these claims and Marcelo was successfully registered as a Wisła player.[3]

Marcelo won the Ekstraklasa championship title in his debut season, contributing with 21 matches and three successful strikes. He formed a prominent partnership with Arkadiusz Głowacki in the centre of defence, both were among the three nominees for Ekstraklasa Defender of the Year award in 2009.[4] In the 2009–10 season, Marcelo finished as the club's third top scorer with a seven goals in the league for the eventual Ekstraklasa runners up.

PSV Eindhoven

On 8 July 2010, Marcelo joined Eredivisie side PSV Eindhoven on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee from Wisła Kraków.[5] He immediately established himself as a regular in the team, playing in 45 matches in all competitions during his first season. In the following campaign, Marcelo won his first trophy with the Dutch outfit, beating Heracles Almelo in the KNVB Cup.

Hannover 96

On 10 August 2013, it was announced that PSV had sold Marcelo to Hannover 96 for an undisclosed transfer fee.[6]

Marcelo with Lyon in 2019

Beşiktaş

On 1 February 2016, Marcelo joined Turkish club Beşiktaş.[7]

Lyon

On 13 July 2017, Marcelo joined Ligue 1 club Olympique Lyonnais. The transfer fee was an initial €7 million plus €0.5 million in bonuses.[8][9] Marcelo was the captain for Lyon in the 2018-19 season.

Honours

Club

Santos

Wisła Kraków

PSV Eindhoven

Beşiktaş J.K.

Individual

Career statistics
As of match played 15 August 2020[10][11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Domestic League State league Domestic Cups Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Santos 2007 Série A 25271–70393
2008 16060–40260
Total 412131–110653
Wisła Kraków 2008–09 Ekstraklasa 213–8010303
2009–10 287–3020337
Total 491000110306310
PSV 2010–11 Eredivisie 282–30141453
2011–12 312–60120492
2012–13 321–5071442
2013–14 00–001010
Total 915–1403421397
Hannover 96 2013–14 Bundesliga 240–10–250
2014–15 342–10–352
2015–16 191–00–191
Total 773–20–793
Beşiktaş 2015–16 Süper Lig 142–2000162
2016–17 323–30100453
Total 465–50100615
Lyon 2017–18 Ligue 1 353–41101495
2018–19 330–5080460
2019–20 170–6090320
Total 853–1512711275
Career total 3802813145283452135
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References
  1. "Marcelo piłkarzem Wisły" (in Polish). Wisła Kraków. 1 September 2008. Archived from the original on 30 October 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  2. "Co z certyfikatem Marcelo?" (in Polish). Wisła Kraków. 10 September 2008. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  3. "Sąd Pracy: Marcelo wolny" (in Polish). Wisła Kraków. 1 September 2008. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  4. "Osiem wiślackich nominacji" (in Polish). Wisła Kraków. 9 December 2009. Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  5. "Braziliaan Marcelo tekent voor drie jaar" (in Dutch). PSV. 8 July 2010. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  6. "Hannover sign Brazilian Marcelo". hannover96.com. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  7. "Milosevic kommt – Marcelo geht" [Milosevic arrives – Marcelo leaves] (in German). Hannover 96. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  8. "Beşiktaş defender Marcelo joins Lyon after clubs agree €7.5M fee". Daily Sabah. 13 July 2017.
  9. "Transferts : Marcelo (Besiktas) rejoint Lyon (officiel)". L'Équipe. 13 July 2017.
  10. "Marcelo » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  11. "Marcelo". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
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