Personal information | |||
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Full name | Marcelo Andrés Valencia Saraiva | ||
Date of birth | 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 |
Marcelo Andrés Valencia Saraiva (born 17 May 2002) is a Guatemalan professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.
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]
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]
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.