Marcelo Alves

Alves's current-season form is up 57% on last season (Season 7→11), while his Rating held around 22. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 20).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	FC Sochi · 16th	18	2	6.52	22	11
2024/25	FC Sochi · 5th	9	2	—	22	7
2023/24	FC Sochi · 16th	28	2	7	31	17
2022/23	Madureira	1	0	—	—	—
2022/23	Tondela · 11th	31	4	—	50	18
2021/22	TondelaLoan · 17th	9	0	6.5	50	4
2021/22	Vitoria	13	0	6.85	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 2 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

Marcelo Alves is a 28-year-old central defender at FC Sochi, rated 22.3 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (58.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.91 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Alves.

On the season, Alves graded 11 for current form (age-blind), on 2 clean sheets and 2.911 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 7 → 11). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 22. At 28 Alves is in his prime years, and a market index of 1.4 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Holding levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2023/24

22.3

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

11.3

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

58.4%

Minutes

rotation minutes

2.91

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · FC Sochi finished 16th of 16 · a relegation-threatened side

Apps

2.91

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.91 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 18 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (16th of 16) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

Game time. Only 58.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 22.3 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.91 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %58.4%

Available fixtures30 of 30

Goals / 900.114

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.114

Defensive actions / 902.911

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Cards / 900.457

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~2), then tapers with age. At 28, Alves sits on 1.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Alves's projected Rating — 22.3 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the First League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles12

Interceptions22

Blocks17

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards7

Red cards1

Transfer history

€0.5M total transfer fees · 7 moves

FC SochiFeb 2024 – now€ 500K

Tondela(on loan)Jan 2022 – Feb 2024

MMadureira(back from loan)Jan 2022 – Jan 2022

Vitoria(on loan)Mar 2021 – Jan 2022

Vasco DA Gama(on loan)Jul 2020 – Mar 2021

MMadureira(back from loan)Dec 2019 – Jul 2020

RRio Branco ES(on loan)Aug 2019 – Dec 2019

MMadureirauntil Aug 2019

About Marcelo Alves

Marcelo Alves Santos is a 28-year-old centre-back who plays for FC Sochi, born on February 7, 1998 in Rio de Janeiro, standing 188 cm tall. He is from Brazil. FC Sochi currently sit 3rd of 18 in the First League.

This season

In the current season, Marcelo Alves has made 19 appearances with 2 goals and 0 assists across 1,577 minutes, with 7 yellow cards.

Marcelo Alves's next match is on August 30, 2026, when FC Sochi face Chelyabinsk at home in the First League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Marcelo Alves at 22.3 with a Season form score of 11.3. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 7 recorded seasons, Marcelo Alves has totalled 139 club appearances with 10 goals and 0 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2022/23, with 31 appearances for Tondela.

Marcelo Alves's career has also included time at Tondela, MMadureira, Vitoria, Vasco DA Gama and RRio Branco ES.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

Output in context · FC Sochi finished 16th of 16 · a relegation-threatened side

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