About Marcelo
Across 15 Liga Portugal 2 appearances in 2025/2026 (1,305 minutes), Marcelo scored 2 goals but did not register an assist — 0.14 goal involvements per 90. That season graded out at an average match rating of 6.18. Compared with a 124-strong pool of Liga Portugal defenders (2025/2026, min. 450 minutes), he clears the median: 65th percentile by match rating, while ranking 26th of 124 for goals.
His best-rated season remains 2023/2024 (7.24, Liga Portugal); his lowest was 2025/2026 (6.18). His two latest rated seasons run 0.54 lower than the rest of his career.
Those league minutes are spread over 5 domestic leagues: Liga Portugal (258 appearances, 10 goals), Liga Portugal 2 (35 appearances, 3 goals) and Pro League (26 appearances, 1 goal) — the three with most games. He reached 25 league appearances in 8 of those 17 campaigns. Across 2015/2016–2017/2018, the heaviest three-year block, he totalled 86 league appearances (29 a season).