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Marcelo
Marcelo (born 1988)
Personal information
Full name: Marcelo Vieira da Silva Júnior
Date of birth: 12 May 1988 (1988-05-12) (age 36)
Place of birth:    Rio de Janeiro, Flag of Brazil Brazil
Height: 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position: Left back
Youth clubs
2002–2005 Flag of Brazil Fluminense
Senior clubs
Years Club App (Gls)
2005–2006
2007–2022
2022–2023
2023–2024
Total
Flag of Brazil Fluminense
Flag of Spain Real Madrid
Flag of Greece Olympiacos
Flag of Brazil Fluminense
030 00(6)
386 0(26)
010 00(3)
043 00(3)
464 0(35)   
National team
2005
2007
2008–2012
2006–2018
Flag of Brazil Brazil U17
Flag of Brazil Brazil U20
Flag of Brazil Brazil U23
Flag of Brazil Brazil
0000(1)
0000(0)
012 00(1)
058 00(6)

Marcelo Vieira da Silva Júnior (born 12 May 1988), known as Marcelo, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played mainly at left back but can also operate as a left winger.

Starting his professional career in 2005, Marcelo won a Campeonato Carioca with Fluminense in 2006, during which he was named to the Brasileirão Team of the Season, at age 18. By the end of the year, he joined Real Madrid for an $8 million fee. In Madrid, he went on to be a mainstay and has won five UEFA Champions League titles and six La Liga titles, among other honours. In 2021, Marcelo became the captain of Real Madrid from the start of the 2021–22 season, making him the first foreign captain since 1904. He has been named to the FIFPro World XI six times, the UEFA Team of the Year three times, and La Liga's Team of the Season in 2016. He was also named to France Football 's "Team of the Decade (2010–2019)".

Having debuted for Brazil in 2006, Marcelo was called up for the 2008 Olympic squad, where he won a bronze medal. Four years later, he was part of Brazil's 2012 Olympic team as one of the three over-age players, winning a silver medal. Marcelo was selected to play in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup and started all five matches, as Brazil won 3–0 against Spain in the final. He was part of Brazil's squad at the 2014 FIFA World Cup which was his first World Cup. Brazil finished fourth and he was named to the tournament's Dream Team. In May 2018, he was named to the final squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup where he again was named to the tournament's Dream Team.

Honours[]

Clubs[]

Fluminense


Real Madrid

International[]

Brazil U17
Brazil U23=
  • Summer Olympics silver medal: 2012; bronze medal: 2008
Brazil
Individual
  • Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year: 2006
  • France Football Team of the Decade (2010–2019)
  • L'Équipe Team of the Season: 2011, 2016, 2017, 2018
  • ESPN Best Left-back of the Year 2017, 2018
  • UEFA Team of the Year: 2011, 2017, 2018
  • FIFA FIFPro World XI: 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
  • FIFA World Cup Dream Team: 2014, 2018
  • La Liga Team of the Season: 2015–16
  • UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season: 2010–11, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18
  • ESM Team of the Year: 2015–16, 2016–17
  • IFFHS Men's World Team: 2017, 2018
  • IFFHS World Team of the Decade: 2011–2020
  • IFFHS CONMEBOL Team of the Decade: 2011–2020

External links[]

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Brazil – 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup

1. Jefferson 2. Dani Alves 3. Thiago Silva (c) 4. David Luiz 5. Fernando 6. Marcelo 7. Lucas 8. Hernanes 9. Fred 10. Neymar 11. Oscar 12. Júlio César 13. Dante 14. Filipe Luís 15. Jean 16. Réver 17. Luiz Gustavo 18. Paulinho 19. Hulk 20. Bernard 21.  22. Diego Cavalieri 23. Jádson Manager:  Flag of Brazil Luiz Felipe Scolari

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Brazil – 2014 FIFA World Cup – Fourth Place

1. Jefferson 2. Dani Alves 3. Thiago Silva (c) 4. David Luiz 5. Fernandinho 6. Marcelo 7. Hulk 8. Paulinho 9. Fred 10. Neymar 11. Oscar 12. Júlio César 13. Dante 14. Maxwell 15. Henrique 16. Ramires 17. Luiz Gustavo 18. Hernanes 19. Willian 20. Bernard 21.  22. Victor 23. Maicon Manager:  Flag of Brazil Luiz Felipe Scolari

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Brazil – 2018 FIFA World Cup – Quarter-finals

1. Alisson 2. Thiago Silva 3. Miranda 4. Geromel 5. Casemiro 6. Filipe Luís 7. Douglas Costa 8. Renato Augusto 9. Gabriel Jesus 10. Neymar 11. Coutinho 12. Marcelo 13. Marquinhos 14. Danilo 15. Paulinho 16. Cássio 17. Fernandinho 18. Fred 19. Willian 20. Firmino 21. Taison 22. Fagner 23. Ederson Manager:  Flag of Brazil Tite

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