| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marcelo Messias | ||
| Date of birth | November 9, 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Paranaguá-PR, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Petapa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1995-2000 | Rio Branco | ||
| 2000–2002 | Grêmio-RS | ||
| 2003 | Antigua Guatemala | ||
| 2003–2005 | FAS | ||
| 2006 | Isidro Metapán | ||
| 2007 | Chalatenango | (2) | |
| 2008 | Isidro Metapán | 33 | (2) |
| 2008–2009 | Águila | 31 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Alianza | 51 | (1) |
| 2012- | Petapa | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011– | El Salvador | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 April 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Marcelo Messias (born November 9, 1981 in Paranaguá) is a Brazilian-Salvadoran football defender, who currently plays for Deportivo Petapa in the Guatemala Professional Football League.
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Messias was called-up to train with the El Salvador national football team preliminary squad on 2011, which would take part in two friendly matches on March 2011.[1] Messias was able to be noticed and would take part in the first friendly of that month against Cuba and Jamaica. Messias came on as a substitute in a friendly match against Cuba and started against Jamaica.
Messias is married to a Salvadoran woman and he has two daughters. He decided to become a Salvadoran citizen.