Marcelo Antônio Guedes Filho (born 20 May 1987), commonly known as Marcelo, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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for Australian club

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Career

Santos

Born in São Vicente, Marcelo began his career at Santos, making his first team debut in the 2007 season. He won the

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with the club that season. He also helped his team qualify to

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semifinals in the 2007 season as well as to quarterfinals in the following campaign. Marcelo made 65 appearances for Santos in all competitions before his contract expired at the end of August 2008.

Wisła Kraków

Marcelo subsequently signed a five-year contract with Polish

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champions

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on 1 September 2008. However, his former club Santos refused to issue his certificate stating that Marcelo has a contract with them until 2011. The court ultimately rejected these claims and Marcelo was successfully registered as a Wisła player. Marcelo won the Ekstraklasa championship title in his debut season, contributing with 21 matches and three successful strikes. He formed a prominent partnership with

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in the centre of defence, both were among the three nominees for Ekstraklasa Defender of the Year award in 2009. 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.

PSV

On 8 July 2010, Marcelo joined

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side PSV on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee from Wisła Kraków. 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

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in the

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Hannover 96

On 10 August 2013, it was announced that PSV had sold Marcelo to

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for an undisclosed transfer fee.

Beşiktaş

On 1 February 2016, Marcelo joined Turkish club

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Lyon

On 13 July 2017, Marcelo joined

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club

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. The transfer fee was an initial €7 million plus €0.5 million in bonuses. In August 2021, Marcelo was demoted to Lyon's reserve team after inappropriate behaviour in the locker room following a 3–0 defeat to

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, in which the player scored an own goal. On 26 January 2022, his contract at the club was terminated.

Bordeaux

On 28 January 2022, Marcelo joined French side

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on a contract until the end of the season. Bordeaux went on to suffer relegation, and Marcelo left the club as a

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at the end of his contract.

Western Sydney Wanderers

On 31 July 2022, Marcelo signed a one-year contract with

in Australia.

Career statistics

Honours

Santos *

: 2007 Wisła Kraków *

: 2008–09 PSV Eindhoven *

: 2011–12 *

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Beşiktaş *

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: 2015–16, 2016–17 Lyon *

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runner-up: 2019–20 Individual *

Player of the Month: December 2009

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Marcelo 1987 births Living people People from São Vicente, São Paulo Brazilian footballers Brazil under-20 international footballers Association football defenders Santos FC players Wisła Kraków players PSV Eindhoven players Hannover 96 players Beşiktaş J.K. footballers Olympique Lyonnais players FC Girondins de Bordeaux players Western Sydney Wanderers FC players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Ekstraklasa players Eredivisie players Bundesliga players Süper Lig players Ligue 1 players Championnat National 2 players Brazilian expatriate footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Poland Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in France Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Australia Expatriate footballers in Poland Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands Expatriate footballers in Germany Expatriate footballers in Turkey Expatriate footballers in France Expatriate soccer players in Australia Footballers from São Paulo (state)