Marcelo · career
Marcelo dos Santos Ferreira
Center Back · União de Leiria · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2023/24
The record covers 5 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 3 clubs, including a move abroad — 133 appearances with 6 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2023/24 at Moreirense — Season rating 57, 2 goals and 1 assist in 34 games. 2023/24 was the leap — Season rating up 25 points at Moreirense. Form has slipped 43 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 43 Season points.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | União de Leiria | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2025/26 | Moreirense | 12 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 15 |
| 2024/25 | Moreirense | 33 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 35 |
| 2023/24 | Moreirense | 34 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 57 |
| 2022/23 | Dibba Al-Fujairah | 34 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| 2021/22 | Al Taee | 26 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 32 |
| 2020/21 | Pacos Ferreira | 28 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 40 |
| 2019/20 | Pacos Ferreira | 15 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Chicago Fire | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Sporting CP | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Rio Ave | 30 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Rio Ave | 31 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | Rio Ave | 25 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014/15 | Rio Ave | 14 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013/14 | Rio Ave | 24 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012/13 | Rio Ave | 28 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2011/12 | LeixoesLoan | 20 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2010/11 | Rio Preto | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
Honours
Carolina Challenge Cup×2Super Cup×2Taça da Liga×2Taça de Portugal×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primeira Ligaat Moreirense | 12 | 959 | 1 | 0 | 6.8 |
| Segunda Liga | 16 | 279 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 |
Schedule · 2025/26
16 played4 unused sub· 1238 min, 1g 0a
Played for União de Leiria and Moreirense this season.
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10 | Primeira Liga | H Alverca | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Aug 17 | Primeira Liga | A Santa Clara | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Aug 23 | Primeira Liga | H Vitória SC | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Aug 29 | Primeira Liga | A GIL Vicente | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Sep 13 | Primeira Liga | H Rio Ave | 3-1 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.9 | |
| Sep 22 | Primeira Liga | A Sporting CP | 0-3 | Played | 90 | 5.3 | ||
| Sep 27 | Primeira Liga | H Casa Pia | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Oct 4 | Primeira Liga | A Nacional | 2-3 | Played | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| Oct 27 | Primeira Liga | H FC Porto | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Nov 2 | Primeira Liga | A Arouca | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Nov 29 | Primeira Liga | H Famalicao | 2-2 | Played | 45 | 6.6 | ||
| Dec 7 | Primeira Liga | A Estoril | 3-3 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Dec 14 | Primeira Liga | H Benfica | 0-4 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Dec 20 | Primeira Liga | A Estrela | 0-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Jan 3 | Primeira Liga | A AVS | 2-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Jan 11 | Primeira Liga | H Tondela | 1-0 | Played | 14 | 6.6 | ||
| Feb 15 | Segunda Liga | H FC Porto B | 2-2 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Feb 28 | Segunda Liga | H Portimonense | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 7.7 | ||
| Mar 29 | Segunda Liga | H Pacos Ferreira | 2-0 | Played | 9 | 6.9 | ||
| Apr 5 | Segunda Liga | H Lusitânia Lourosa | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 7.7 |