Edgar Carvalho Figueira Marcelino (born 10 September 1984) is a Portuguese

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who plays for

Amora F.C. Amora Futebol Clube, commonly known as simply as Amora, is a Portuguese sports club from the city of Amora, Setúbal. The club was founded on the 1 May 1921 and its founders were Mário de Carvalho, Guilherme Pestana, João Baptista, Julião Ga ...

as a

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Club career

Born in

Coimbra Coimbra (, also , , or ) is a city and a municipality in Portugal. The population of the municipality at the 2011 census was 143,397, in an area of . The fourth-largest urban area in Portugal after Lisbon, Porto Metropolitan Area, Porto, and Bra ...

, Marcelino started his career at

Sporting CP Sporting Clube de Portugal, founded Sporting Club de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP, often known abroad as Sporting Lisbon , is a Portuguese professional sports club based in Lisbon. It is best known for the professional foot ...

, but never represented the main squad, going on to have consecutive loan stints. He made his professional debut with F.C. Penafiel, first appearing in a 1–1 home draw against

Rio Ave FC Rio Ave Futebol Clube, commonly known as Rio Ave (), is a Portuguese professional football club based in Vila do Conde, that competes in the Primeira Liga. The club is named after the Ave River, which flows through the town and into the Atlant ...

; he was an important attacking element throughout the season, as his team retained their

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status. For 2005–06, Marcelino was loaned to Dutch

Eredivisie The Eredivisie (; ''"Honour Division"'' or ''"Premier Division"'') is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is c ...

RBC Roosendaal RBC, commonly known under its previous official name RBC Roosendaal, is a football club based in Roosendaal, Netherlands. RBC currently plays in the seventh-tier Tweede Klasse after a bankruptcy in 2011, restarting the club in tenth tier Vijfde Kl ...

, which dropped down a level at the end of the campaign. Subsequently, released by Sporting, he joined

Vitória de Guimarães Vitoria or Vitória may refer to : People * Francisco de Vitoria (c. 1483–1546), a Spanish Renaissance theologian * Alberto Vitoria (1956–2010), Spanish footballer * Rui Vitória (born 1970), Portuguese retired footballer * Steven Vitória ...

in the

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, but left in January 2007 to

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side

AC Omonia Athletic Club Omonia Nicosia ( el, Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Oμόνοιας Λευκωσίας, ΑΣΟΛ; ''Athlitikos Sillogos Omonias Lefkosias'', ''ASOL''), commonly known as Omonia Nicosia, or simply Omonia ("Harmony"; also trans ...

, where he failed to establish himself. Marcelino moved countries again in 2008–09, moving to Spanish third level team

Racing de Ferrol Racing Club de Ferrol is a Spanish football team based in Ferrol, Province of A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Founded in 1919, the club currently plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 1, holding home games at '' Estadi ...

. However, in January 2009, he returned to Cyprus with

APOP Kinyras FC APOP Kinyras FC ( el, ΑΠΟΠ, Αθλητικός Ποδοσφαιρικός Ομιλος Πέγειας Κινύρας, ''Athlitikos Podosfairikos Omilos Pegeias Kinyras'', "Athletic Football Club Peyia Kinyras") was a Cypriot football club fro ...

, joining several other compatriots in the squad and being released exactly two years later. In 2013, after one year in

Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to ...

, Marcelino signed a contract with

Oman Oman ( ; ar, عُمَان ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman ( ar, سلْطنةُ عُمان ), is an Arabian country located in southwestern Asia. It is situated on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and spans the mouth of t ...

i club Al-Seeb. On 21 August of the following year, he was drafted by

FC Goa Football Club Goa is an Indian professional football club based in Goa, that competes in the Indian Super League, the top flight of Indian football. The club was established on 26 August 2014. Nicknamed as '' Gaurs'', the club plays their ho ...

to play in the inaugural edition of the

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. He scored his first and only goal for the club on 10 December, helping to a 1–1 draw with

Atlético de Kolkata ATK (formerly Atlético de Kolkata) was an Indian professional football club based in Kolkata, West Bengal. The club competed in the Indian Super League, the top flight of Indian football and were the league champions during the inaugural 2 ...

. Marcelino was signed by another Indian side on 22 January 2015,

I-League The I-League (known as Hero I-League for sponsorship ties with Hero MotoCorp) is the second-tier men's professional football competition of the Indian football league system. It is currently contested by 12 clubs across the country with the w ...

Pune FC Pune Football Club was an Indian professional football club based in Pune, Maharashtra. The club has competed in the I-League, then top flight of Indian football league system. The club was one of the most professional clubs in Indian foot ...

, completing the team's foreign quota after replacing Liberian Eric Brown. He made his debut the following day, starting against title holders

Bengaluru FC Bengaluru Football Club () is an Indian professional football club based in Bangalore, Karnataka. The club competes in the Indian Super League, the top flight of Indian football. The club was established on 20 July 2013, and began its first ...

, providing an

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for Luciano Sabrosa in the 25th minute and being replaced later on in an eventual 3–1 win. On 12 January 2016, Marcelino joined

Cypriot Second Division The Cypriot Second Division ( el, Πρωτάθλημα Β΄ Κατηγορίας) is the second highest football division of the Cypriot football league system. Administrated by the Cyprus Football Association, it is contested by 16 teams, with th ...

club

Karmiotissa FC Karmiotissa Polemidion FC ( el, Καρμιώτισσα Πολεμιδιών, ''Karmiotissa Polemidion'') is a Cypriot football club based in Pano Polemidia, Limassol. As of 2016 the team competed in the First Division for one season, where it ...

Statistics

Honours

APOP *

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: 2008–09

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Marcelino, Edgar 1984 births Living people Sportspeople from Coimbra Portuguese footballers Association football wingers Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players Sporting CP B players F.C. Penafiel players Vitória S.C. players G.D. Estoril Praia players Amora F.C. players Eredivisie players RBC Roosendaal players Cypriot First Division players Cypriot Second Division players AC Omonia players APOP Kinyras FC players AEP Paphos FC players Karmiotissa FC players Segunda División B players Racing de Ferrol footballers Kawkab Marrakech players Al-Seeb Club players Indian Super League players FC Goa players Pune FC players Football League (Greece) players Portugal youth international footballers Portugal under-21 international footballers Portuguese expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands Expatriate footballers in Cyprus Expatriate footballers in Spain Expatriate footballers in Morocco Expatriate footballers in Oman Expatriate footballers in India Expatriate footballers in Greece Expatriate soccer players in Australia Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Spain Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Morocco Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Oman Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in India