Marcelo Santiago
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marcelo Daniel Marques Santiago | ||
| Date of birth | March 18, 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | São João de Loure, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Naval | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2005 | Beira-Mar | ||
| 2005–2007 | Porto | ||
| 2007 | Candal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007–2008 | Pontevedra B | ||
| 2008–2009 | Sporting Espinho | 4 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Pampilhosa | 30 | (9) |
| 2010–2011 | Gondomar | 21 | (3) |
| 2011–2012 | Tondela | 22 | (3) |
| 2012 | Jagodina | 0 | (0) |
| 2013– | Naval | 11 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| Portugal U-17 | 1 | (0) | |
| Portugal U-18 | 6 | (1) | |
| Portugal U-19 | 2 | (0) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 May 2013. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Marcelo Daniel Marques Santiago (born 18 March 1988) is a Portuguese football midfielder who plays for Naval in the Portuguese Second League.
Club career
Born in São João de Loure, Albergaria-a-Velha Municipality,[1] he played in the youth team of S.C. Beira-Mar before moving to powerhouse F.C. Porto where he played in the youth teams (U-19) between 2005 and 2007.[2] In the season 2007–08 he makes his debut as senior in Spain playing with Pontevedra CF B team in the Spanish Third League.[1] The following season he returns to Portugal and plays the next 4 seasons in the Second Division B with 4 different clubs in each season, respectively S.C. Espinho, F.C. Pampilhosa, Gondomar S.C. and C.D. Tondela.[1] In summer 2012 he moves abroad again, this time to Serbia, by signing with FK Jagodina.[1] He fails to make any appearance in the Serbian SuperLiga and during the winter break he returns to Portugal and joins second level side Associação Naval 1º de Maio.[3]
National team
Marcelo represented Portugal at U-17, U-18 and U-19 levels.[1]