Marcelo Saraiva

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Marcelo Saraiva
Personal information
Full name Marcelo Andrés Valencia Saraiva
Date of birth (2002-05-17) 17 May 2002 (age 19)
Place of birth Guatemala
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Nottingham Forest
Youth career
Years Team
2012–2017 Flamengo
2017–2020 Internacional
2021– Nottingham Forest
National team‡
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 Guatemala U17 4 (0)
2019– Guatemala 2 (0)
‡ 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 for Nottingham Forest, as a defensive midfielder.

Career[]

Nottingham Forest[]

Saraiva joined the Nottingham Forest U23'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]

International[]

Saraiva has represented Guatemala at the U17 level in 2019, before playing with the senior Guatemala national team against Puerto Rico in the CONCACAF Nations League in November 2019.[3][4]

Personal[]

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 Guatemalan National Team.

References[]

  1. ^ Clapson, Sarah (7 January 2021). "Young midfielder Marcelo Saraiva signs for Forest Under-23s". NottinghamshireLive.
  2. ^ "El juvenil Marcelo Saraiva se nacionalizará portugués para jugar en Europa". ESPNdeportes.com. 7 April 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Agente de Gareth Bale ficha al guatemalteco Marcelo Saraiva". ESPN.com.co. 17 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Guatemala - M. Saraiva - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
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