Marcelo Benevenuto

Missed 7 of Criciuma's ~4 games this season through 7 injury absences (hamstring, inactive). He still appeared 2 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Career

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Cearense 1×4Carioca Série A×2Copa do Nordeste×2

Benevenuto's current-season form is down 100% on last season (Season 49→0), while his Rating eased 63→26. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 57).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Sport Recife	15	1	0	7.18	—	—
2024/25	Fortaleza EC	1	0	0	—	—	—
2024/25	Coritiba	27	0	0	6.94	—	—
2023/24	Fortaleza EC · 10th	29	0	0	6.73	48	15
2022/23	Fortaleza EC · 8th	31	0	1	7.02	63	49
2021/22	Fortaleza EC · 4th	34	4	0	7.05	74	57
2021/22	Botafogo	6	0	0	—	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 1 earlier season in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

Marcelo Benevenuto is a 30-year-old central defender at Criciuma, rated 25.8 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (1.8% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Benevenuto.

On the season, Benevenuto graded 0 for current form (age-blind), on 0 clean sheets and 0 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 49 → 0). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 26. At 30 Benevenuto is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 6.1 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Benevenuto missed 7 games through injury (hamstring, inactive) out of roughly 4 this season. The 2 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report

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Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2021/22Trending downBreakout: 2021/22Streaky

25.8

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

1.8%

Minutes

limited game time

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Criciuma finished 10th of 20 · a mid-table side

Def. / 90

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Tackles

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Interceptions

Clean sheets

0 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume across 2 appearances.

Watch points

Game time. Only 1.8% 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 25.8 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (0 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %1.8%

Available fixtures4 of 4

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 900

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 903

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 (~12), then tapers with age. At 30, Benevenuto sits on 6.1, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Benevenuto's projected Rating — 25.8 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.

Transfer history

Sport Recife2025/26 – now-

Fortaleza EC(back from loan)2025/26 – 2025/26

Criciuma(on loan)2024/25 – 2025/26

Coritiba(on loan)2023/24 – 2024/25

Fortaleza EC2020/21 – 2023/24

Botafogountil 2020/21

About Marcelo Benevenuto

Marcelo da Conceição Benevenuto Malaqu is a 30-year-old centre-back who plays for Criciuma, born on January 7, 1996 in Resende, standing 180 cm tall. He is from Brazil.

This season

In the current season, Marcelo Benevenuto has made 2 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 30 minutes, averaging a 5.6 match rating over his last 1 rated games, with 1 yellow card.

Recent matches

May 23, 2025: 0-6 loss away at RB Bragantino (30 minutes, 5.6 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Marcelo Benevenuto at 25.8 with a Season form score of 0. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Availability: Marcelo Benevenuto has missed 7 matches this season through injury.

His honours include 8 career titles — among them the Cearense 1 and the Copa do Nordeste. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 6 recorded seasons, Marcelo Benevenuto has totalled 174 club appearances with 6 goals and 2 assists for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2021/22, with 34 appearances for Fortaleza EC.

Marcelo Benevenuto's career has also included time at Sport Recife, Fortaleza EC, Coritiba and Botafogo.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Injury-affected season

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Criciuma finished 10th of 20 · a mid-table side

Watch points