Marcelo Cirino da Silva (born 22 January 1992 in Maringá) is a Brazilian

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who plays as a forward for Athletico Paranaense. He previously had played for Atlético Paranaense, winning the Brazilian Série A best newcomer award in 2013 and Vitória.

Career

Born in Maringá, Paraná, Marcelo graduated from Atlético Paranaense's youth setup.

Atlético Paranaense

Cirino made his professional debut on 7 June 2009, playing the last 30 minutes of a 0–4 home loss against Atlético Mineiro for the Série A championship. Marcelo scored his first goal on 15 November, netting his side's only in a 1–2 away defeat against Fluminense. He was also mainly a backup in the following campaign, appearing in only ten matches.

Vitória (loan)

On 15 March 2011 Marcelo was loaned to Vitória, in a

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-long deal. As third-choice, he contributed with 15 appearances and one goal.

Atlético Paranaense return

Marcelo returned to ''Furacão'' in January 2012, and was an undisputed starter during the club's promotion campaign from Série B, scoring 16 goals and being top scorer. He was also an important attacking unit in the following year, being mostly deployed as a right winger and scoring seven goals, being awarded the tournament's best newcomer. On 15 January 2014 Marcelo signed a new two-year deal with the club.

Flamengo

Cirino transferred to

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from Atlético Paranaense on 2 January 2015. His signing was the highest fee paid in the club's history reaching the sum around R$16.5 million. On 17 February 2017, Internacional came to terms with Flamengo and Atlético Paranaense (owner of 50% of the player's federative rights) to sign Cirino on loan until the end of 2017 season. Despite the previous agreement Internacional forfeited the offer on 6 March 2017.

Al Nasr (loan)

In his first international experience, Cirino joined

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in a one-year loan deal with Atlético Paranaense on 3 August 2017.

Career statistics

Honours

Club

;Athletico Paranaense * Campeonato Paranaense: 2009 *

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: 2018 * J.League Cup / Copa Sudamericana Championship:

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Individual

* Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Best Newcomer: 2013

References

External links

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IG Esporte profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cirino, Marcelo 1992 births Living people People from Maringá Brazilian footballers Association football forwards Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players UAE Pro League players Chinese Super League players Club Athletico Paranaense players Esporte Clube Vitória players CR Flamengo footballers Sport Club Internacional players Al-Nasr SC (Dubai) players Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic F.C. players Esporte Clube Bahia players Brazilian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in the United Arab Emirates Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Expatriate footballers in China Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in China Sportspeople from Paraná (state)