| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marcelo Nascimento da Costa | ||
| Date of birth | 24 August 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Cruz do Rio Pardo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Ludogorets Razgrad | ||
| Number | 84 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2004 | São Paulo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005 | Cascavel | ||
| 2006 | Santacruzense | ||
| 2007 | São Caetano | ||
| 2008 | Catanduvense | ||
| 2008–2009 | Al Nasr | ||
| 2010 | Mogi Mirim | 0 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Bragantino | 24 | (4) |
| 2011– | Ludogorets Razgrad | 12 | (8) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 10, 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Marcelo Nascimento da Costa (born 24 August 1984 in Santa Cruz do Rio Pardo, Brazil), commonly known as Marcelinho, is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Bulgarian club Ludogorets Razgrad.[1]
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After one season at Al Nasr, he left the UAE League side and signed for Mogi Mirim. In the first half of 2010 Marcelinho earned 13 appearances for Mogi Mirim in the Campeonato Paulista.[2]
In July 2010 he transferred to Clube Atlético Bragantino, where played 24 matches and scored four goals to the end of the season in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B. Marcelinho made his first-team debut in a 2–0 home defeat at Ponte Preta on 31 July.[3] In 2011, he appeared 17 times for Bragantino in the Campeonato Paulista, scoring one goal.[4] Marcelinho netted his first goal of 2011 as he scored the winning strike in a 2–1 home victory over Santos on 19 March.[5]
On 12 May 2011, Marcelinho joined Bulgarian side Ludogorets Razgrad on a three-year deal and assigned the number 84 jersey.[6] Marcelinho's Bulgarian A PFG debut came in Ludogorets's opening match at home to Lokomotiv Plovdiv on 6 August. Two weeks later, on 20 August, he scored his first competitive goals for Ludogorets, netting twice in a 4–0 win over Vidima-Rakovski.
As of November 10, 2011
| Club | Season | Brasileirão | Paulista A1 | Copa do Brasil | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Mogi Mirim | 2010 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Bragantino | 2010 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
| Total | 24 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 5 | |
| A PFG | Bulgarian Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
| Ludogorets Razgrad | 2011–12 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 8 |
| Total | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | |
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