Marcelinho (footballer, born June 1987)

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Leite and the second or paternal family name is Pereira.
Marcelinho
Marcelinho with Atromitos in 2015
Personal information
Full name Marcelo Leite Pereira
Date of birth (1987-06-22) 22 June 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)
Winger, attacking midfielder
Youth career
2005
Flamengo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006 Atlético Madrid B 2 (0)
2007–2008 Getafe B 8 (0)
2007 Vitória 4 (0)
2008 Tombense 0 (0)
2008 → Ipatinga (loan) 10 (2)
2008–2009 Kalamata 14 (6)
2009–2013
Skoda Xanthi
 103 (13)
2013–2014
Baniyas
 11 (3)
2014–2015
Catania
 9 (1)
2015–2016 Atromitos 25 (4)
2016 Anápolis 9 (1)
2016
Delhi Dynamos
 15 (10)
2017 Avaí 0 (0)
2017–2019 Pune City 33 (16)
2019–2020 Hyderabad 17 (7)
2020–2021 Odisha 8 (0)
2021 → Mohun Bagan AC (loan) 8 (2)
2021 Taubaté 2 (0)
2021
Rodos
 1 (0)
2021–2022 Rajasthan United 0 (0)
2022 → NorthEast United (loan) 8 (1)
2022 Sampaio Corrêa 0 (0)
Total 287 (66)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marcelo Leite Pereira (born 22 June 1987), known as Marcelinho, is a Brazilian former professional

winger or an attacking midfielder
.

Having started his professional career with Spanish club

2018–19
season.

Club career

Born in

UAE, for a fee of €600,000.[2]
At Skoda Xanthi, Marcelinho played 115 games( 17 goals, 14 assists) in all competitions.

In March 2014 Sky Sport reported that Marcelinho had signed a one-year contract (with an option for two additional years) with

Catania.[3][4] Eventually, on 12 July 2014, it was officially announced that Marcelinho signed a one-year contract with Catania on a free transfer.[5]

On 18 January 2015, he signed with Atromitos F.C. on a 1+1⁄2-year contract.[6] On 30 July 2015, in a game for UEFA Europa League preliminary round against AIK, he was the man of the match having one assist, a goal and a drawn penalty, in a victorious 3–1 away win.[7] On 4 February 2016, he mutually agreed with the club to rescind his contract.[8]

On 25 August 2016, Marcelinho switched to the

Kerala Blasters in the semi-finals.[12] He ended the season as the league's top scorer with 10 goals and subsequently won the Golden Boot.[13]

On 16 January 2017, Marcelinho signed with Brazilian top tier club Avaí FC.[14] In August, he returned to the Indian Super League with FC Pune City.[15] On 26 November, he scored a brace in a 4–1 victory against ATK.[16] On 30 December, he scored a hat-trick against NorthEast United FC as his side won by 5–0.[17]

On 2 September 2020, Marcelinho joined

2020–21 Indian Super League season.[18]

On 26 January 2021, He swapped club with

ATK Mohun Bagan FC on loan till the end of 2020–21 Indian Super League season.[19] He scored his first goal in debut for ATK Mohun Bagan.[20]

On 23 April 2021, Marcelinho joined Esporte Clube Taubaté that competes in the Campeonato Paulista Série A2, the second tier of the São Paulo State league.[21]

On 6 January 2022, Marcelinho joined

Rajasthan United on loan deal till the end of 2021–22 Indian Super League season.[22] He made his debut against Chennaiyin on 21 January, which ended in a 2–1 loss as a substitute for Laldanmawia Ralte in the 64th minute of the game.[23]

Style of play

Mainly a

second striker. In an interview, he said that he considered "a wide position to be his favourite on the pitch" because it gave him space to run.[1]

Personal life

He is married to Juliana. They parent Giovanna (born 15 November 2013) and Enrico (born 6 December 2017).[citation needed]

Career statistics

As of 25 February 2022[24]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Atlético Madrid B
 2006–07 Segunda División B 3 0 — — 3 0
Skoda Xanthi
2009–10
Superleague Greece
 19 2 1 — 19 3
2010–11
 26 5 1 0 — 27 5
2011–12
 29 3 2 1 — 31 4
2012–13
 26 3 2 0 — 28 3
2013–14
 4 0 0 0 4[a] 2 8 2
Total 107 13 5 2 4 2 116 16
Baniyas
2013–14
UAE Arabian Gulf League
 11 3 4 0 — 15 3
Catania
 2014–15 Serie B 9 1 1 0 — 10 1
Atromitos
2014–15
 Superleague Greece 14 4 0 0 — 14 4
2015–16
 11 0 2 0 4[a] 2 17 2
Total 45 8 2 0 4 2 51 10
Anápolis 2016 Série D 0 0 0 0 9[b] 1 9 1
Delhi Dynamos 2016 Indian Super League 15 10 — — 15 10
Avaí 2017 Série A 0 0 0 0 5[c] 0 5 0
Pune City 2017–18 Indian Super League 17 8 1 1 — 18 9
2018–19 14 6 1 1 — 15 7
Hyderabad 2019–20 17 7 — — 17 7
Odisha 2020–21 8 0 — — 8 0
ATK Mohun Bagan
(loan) 		2020–21 8 2 — — 8 2
Taubaté 2021 Série A2 2 0 — — 2 0
Rodos
 2021–22 Super League Greece 2 1 0 — — 1 0
Rajasthan United 2021–22 I-League 0 0 — — 0 0
NorthEast United (loan) 2021–22 Indian Super League 8 1 — — 8 1
Career total 242 55 14 4 22 5 278 64
  1. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearances in Campeonato Goiano
  3. ^ Appearances in Primeira Liga (Brazil) and Campeonato Catarinense

Honours

Individual

  • 2016

References

  1. ^ a b "I am not here for tourism: Delhi Dynamos' Marcelinho on ISL 2016 and playing with Malouda in video games". First Post. 14 December 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  2. ^ Επίσημα στην Μπανί Γιάς ο Μαρσελίνιο!. www.sentragoal.gr. 22 September 2013.
  3. ^ "Marcelinho has signed". www.transfermarketweb.com. 9 March 2014.
  4. ^ "Marcelo Leite Pereira ha firmato con il Catania". www.calciocatania.com. 8 March 2014.
  5. ^ Στην Κατάνια και επίσημα ο Μαρσελίνιο!. www.kerkida.net. 12 July 2014.
  6. ^ «Μόλις έμαθα για Ατρόμητο, έπρεπε να επιστρέψω». www.sdna.gr. 18 January 2015.
  7. ^ ΑΙΚ Στοκχόλμης – Ατρόμητος 1–3. www.gazzetta.gr. 30 July 2015.
  8. ^ Προς Βραζιλία ο Μαρσελίνιο, ελεύθερος από τον Ατρόμητο. www.sport24.gr. 4 February 2016.
  9. ^ a b "Delhi Dynamos F.C. sign Brazilian Marcelo Leite". Delhi Dynamos. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  10. ^ "Marcelinho stars in Delhi Dynamos' 3-1 victory over Chennaiyin FC". The Indian Express. 6 October 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  11. ^ "ISL 2016 Watch: Marcelinho scores hat-trick as Delhi Dynamos wallop Goa 5-1". DNA India. 27 November 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  12. ^ "ISL 2016: Kerala Blasters Beat Delhi Dynamos on Penalties to Enter Final". News18. 14 December 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  13. ^ "ISL: Marcelinho bags Golden Boot, Malouda named Hero of the League". India Today. 19 December 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  14. ^ "Atacante Marcelinho é a mais nova contratação do Avaí para 2017 [Striker Marcelinho is Avaí's newest signing for 2017]" (in Portuguese). Esportes Hawaii. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  15. ^ "FC Pune City sign Brazilian winger Marcelinho". Pune Mirror. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  16. ^ "ISL 2017: Marcelinho Pereira stars as FC Pune City rout ATK 4-1". The Indian Express. 26 November 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  17. ^ "ISL 2017: Marcelinho Nets Hat-trick as Pune Trounce NorthEast United 5-0". News18. 30 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  18. ^ "ISL: Odisha FC signs Brazilian forward Marcelinho". Sportstar. 2 September 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  19. ^ "ISL 2020-21: Odisha FC trades Marcelinho for midfielder Brad Inman". Sportstar. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  20. ^ "ISL: ATK Mohun Bagan snatch victory against Kerala Blasters". Times of India. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  21. ^ "Atacante Marcelo Leite é Novo Referço Do Burro Para A SÉRIE A2". ectaubate (in Portuguese). 23 April 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  22. ^ "NorthEast United all set to sign ISL journeyman Marcelinho on loan". inside sport. 6 January 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  23. ^ "Chennaiyin FC come from behind to beat NorthEast United FC and move into the top four: Marcelinho made a debut". Indian Super League. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  24. ^ Marcelinho at Soccerway

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