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

Marcelo

Marcelo with PSV Eindhoven in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Marcelo Antônio Guedes Filho
Date of birth	(1987-05-20) 20 May 1987 (age 35)
Place of birth	São Vicente, Brazil
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s)	Centre-back[1]
Club information
Current team	Western Sydney Wanderers
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	91	(5)
2013–2016	Hannover 96	77	(3)
2016	→ Beşiktaş (loan)	14	(2)
2016–2017	Beşiktaş	32	(3)
2017–2021	Lyon	121	(6)
2021–2022	Lyon B	11	(3)
2022	Bordeaux	11	(0)
2022–	Western Sydney Wanderers	2	(0)
National team
2007	Brazil U20	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:20, 20 October 2022 (UTC)

Career

Santos

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

Wisła Kraków

Marcelo subsequently signed a five-year contract with Polish Ekstraklasa champions Wisła Kraków on 1 September 2008.[2] However, his former club Santos refused to issue his certificate stating that Marcelo has a contract with them until 2011.[3] The court ultimately rejected these claims and Marcelo was successfully registered as a Wisła player.[4]

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.[5] 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.^{[citation needed]}

PSV

On 8 July 2010, Marcelo joined Eredivisie side PSV on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee from Wisła Kraków.[6] 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.[7]

Beşiktaş

On 1 February 2016, Marcelo joined Turkish club Beşiktaş.[8]

Lyon

On 13 July 2017, Marcelo joined Ligue 1 club Lyon. The transfer fee was an initial €7 million plus €0.5 million in bonuses.[9][10]

In August 2021, Marcelo was demoted to Lyon's reserve team after inappropriate behaviour in the locker room following a 3–0 defeat to Angers, in which the player scored an own goal.[11][12] On 26 January 2022, his contract at the club was terminated.[13]

Bordeaux

On 28 January 2022, Marcelo joined French side Bordeaux on a contract until the end of the season.[14] Bordeaux went on to suffer relegation, and Marcelo left the club as a free agent at the end of his contract.[15]

Western Sydney Wanderers

On 31 July 2022, Marcelo signed a one-year contract with Western Sydney Wanderers in Australia.[16]

Career statistics

As of 1 July 2022[17][18]

Honours

Santos

• Campeonato Paulista: 2007^{[citation needed]}

Wisła Kraków

• Ekstraklasa: 2008–09^{[citation needed]}

PSV Eindhoven

• KNVB Cup: 2011–12^{[citation needed]}
• Johan Cruyff Shield: 2012^{[citation needed]}

Beşiktaş

• Süper Lig: 2015–16,[19] 2016–17[19]

Lyon

• Coupe de la Ligue runner-up: 2019–20[20]

Individual

• Ekstraklasa Player of the Month: December 2009^{[citation needed]}

References

External links

• Marcelo Antônio Guedes Filho at UEFA
• Marcelo Antônio Guedes Filho at Turkish Football Federation (player)
• Marcelo Antônio Guedes Filho at ESPN FC
• Marcelo Antônio Guedes Filho at FootballDatabase.eu
• Marcelo Antônio Guedes Filho at L'Équipe (in French)
• Marcelo Antônio Guedes Filho at Soccerbase.com (player)
• Marcelo Antônio Guedes Filho at Soccerway.com
• Marcelo Antônio Guedes Filho at WorldFootball.net
• Marcelo Antônio Guedes Filho at AS.com (in Spanish)

На других языках

[de] Marcelo (Fußballspieler, 1987)

[es] Marcelo Antônio Guedes

[fr] Marcelo (football, 1987)

[it] Marcelo Antônio Guedes Filho

[ru] Гедес Фильо, Марсело Антонио