Marcelo Benevenuto
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Marcelo da Conceição Benevenuto Malaquias | ||
Date of birth | 7 January 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Resende, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Coritiba (on loan from Fortaleza) | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Youth career | |||
Fluminense | |||
Resende | |||
2016 | → Botafogo (loan) | ||
2016 | Botafogo | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2021 | Botafogo | 142 | (6) |
2021 | → Fortaleza (loan) | 43 | (4) |
2022– | Fortaleza | 97 | (1) |
2024– | → Coritiba (loan) | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 January 2024 |
Marcelo da Conceição Benevenuto Malaquias (born 7 January 1996), simply known as Marcelo Benevenuto, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a central defender for Coritiba on loan from Fortaleza.
Club career
[edit]Born in Resende, Rio de Janeiro, Marcelo joined Botafogo in 2016, initially on loan from Resende. On 17 June 2016, he was bought outright and signed a contract until 2019.[1]
Marcelo made his senior debut on 7 September 2016, coming on as a late substitute for Diego in a 1–0 home win against Fluminense for the Série A championship.[2] Definitely promoted to the main squad ahead of the 2017 season, he became a regular starter during the club's Copa Libertadores run, and renewed his contract until 2020 on 13 February of that year.[3]
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]- Botafogo
- Fortaleza
- Campeonato Cearense: 2021, 2022, 2023
- Copa do Nordeste: 2022
Individual
[edit]- Campeonato Carioca Team of the Year: 2020[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Bota compra zagueiro artilheiro sub-20 emprestado pelo Resende" [Bota buy under-20 goalscorer stopper loaned from Resende] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
- ^ "Caiu na armadilha: Botafogo derrota Fluminense em seu estádio com gol de Neilton" [Fell on the trap: Botafogo defeat Fluminense in their stadium with a goal from Neilton] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
- ^ "Com ascensão meteórica no Botafogo, Marcelo renova seu contrato até 2020" [With a meteoric rise at Botafogo, Marcelo renews his contract until 2020] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 13 February 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
- ^ "Gabigol, do Flamengo, é eleito craque do Campeonato Carioca; veja seleção" (in Portuguese). Globoesporte.com. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
External links
[edit]- Marcelo Benevenuto at Sambafoot (archived)
- Marcelo Benevenuto at Soccerway