Marcelo Saraiva
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marcelo Andrés Valencia Saraiva | ||
| Date of birth | 17 May 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Guatemala | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Comunicaciones | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2017 | Flamengo | ||
| 2017–2020 | Internacional | ||
| 2021–2022 | Nottingham Forest | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Antigua | 6 | (0) |
| 2024– | Comunicaciones | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Guatemala U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2019– | Guatemala | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 January 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 January 2021 | |||
Marcelo Andrés Valencia Saraiva (born 17 May 2002) is a Guatemalan professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Liga Nacional club Comunicaciones.
Career
[edit]Nottingham Forest
[edit]Saraiva joined the Nottingham Forest under-23's side on 7 January 2021, signing a contract until June 2022.[1] Saraiva had previously played with Brazilian sides Flamengo[2] and Internacional, but left the latter club in September 2020 to pursue opportunities in Europe following a successful application for a Portuguese passport.[3] On 10 June 2022, Nottingham Forest announced that Saraiva would be leaving the club once his contract expired.[4]
International
[edit]Saraiva has represented Guatemala at the under-17 level in 2019, before playing with the senior Guatemala national team against Puerto Rico in the CONCACAF Nations League in November 2019.[3][5]
Personal
[edit]Marcelo is the son of former Brazilian footballer Marcelo Henrique Saraiva and Lourdes Valencia, who belongs to a family of renowned Guatemalan footballers including Everaldo Valencia, who also played for the Guatemala National Team.
References
[edit]- ^ Clapson, Sarah (7 January 2021). "Young midfielder Marcelo Saraiva signs for Forest Under-23s". NottinghamshireLive.
- ^ "El juvenil Marcelo Saraiva se nacionalizará portugués para jugar en Europa". ESPNdeportes.com. 7 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Agente de Gareth Bale ficha al guatemalteco Marcelo Saraiva". ESPN.com.co. 17 September 2020.
- ^ Club, Nottingham Forest Football. "Reds confirm retained list". Nottingham Forest Football Club. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- ^ "Guatemala - M. Saraiva - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.