Marcelo Saraiva

Marcelo Andrés Valencia Saraiva (born 17 May 2002) is a Guatemalan professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.

Marcelo Saraiva
Personal information
Full name Marcelo Andrés Valencia Saraiva
Date of birth (2002-05-17) 17 May 2002
Place of birth Guatemala
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
2012–2017 Flamengo
2017–2020 Internacional
2021–2022 Nottingham Forest
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2023 Antigua 6 (0)
International career‡
2019 Guatemala U17 4 (0)
2019– Guatemala 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 January 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 January 2021

Career

Nottingham Forest

Saraiva joined the Nottingham Forest under-23'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] On 10 June 2022, Nottingham Forest announced that Saraiva would be leaving the club once his contract expired.[4]

International

Saraiva has represented Guatemala at the under-17 level in 2019, before playing with the senior Guatemala national team against Puerto Rico in the CONCACAF Nations League in November 2019.[3][5]

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 Guatemala 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. "Agente de Gareth Bale ficha al guatemalteco Marcelo Saraiva". ESPN.com.co. 17 September 2020.
  4. Club, Nottingham Forest Football. "Reds confirm retained list". Nottingham Forest Football Club. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  5. "Guatemala - M. Saraiva - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
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