Marcelo Nicácio

Marcelo Nicácio
Personal information
Full nameMarcelo da Paixão Ramos Nicácio
Date of birth5 January 1983
Place of birthSalvador, Bahia, Brazil
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing positionStriker
Youth career
Bahia
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003–2004Bahia
2005Skoda Xanthi4(0)
2006–2007Votoraty
2007–2010Atlético Mineiro0(0)
2007CRB (loan)
2008América-RN (loan)
2009Fortaleza (loan)31(17)
2010→ Figueirense (loan)10(2)
2010–2011Ceará33(6)
2012Litex Lovech14(10)
2012–2013Vitória22(10)
2013Paysandu25(8)
2014Al-Faisaly15(5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 October 2014.
† Appearances (Goals).

Marcelo da Paixão Ramos Nicácio (born 5 January 1983 in Salvador, Bahia) is a Brazilian footballer, who currently plays as a forward for Al-Faisaly.

Career

In January 2009 Nicácio joined Fortaleza on loan from Atlético Mineiro. In the first half of the year, he scored 13 goals in the Campeonato Cearense.[1] He also completed the season as the Série B's top goal-scorer with 17 goals.

In 2010 he signed for Figueirense and scored 2 goals in 10 matches of Série B.

Ceará

In September 2010, Nicácio joined Ceará. He made his debut in a 1–1 home draw against Goiás on 20 September, coming on as a substitute for Kempes.[2] He scored his first goal on 2 October, in a 2–2 away draw against Corinthians.

In the first half of 2011, Nicácio scored 16 goals in the Campeonato Cearense and Ceará were crowned champions. He continued scoring as he scored Ceará's opening goal of the Série A match in their 3–0 win over Atlético Mineiro on 7 July.[3] On 10 August, Nicácio scored a last-minute winning goal in a 2–1 home win over São Paulo in their second stage first leg tie of the Copa Sudamericana.[4]

Litex Lovech

On 8 December 2011, Nicácio signed for Bulgarian A PFG side Litex Lovech.[5] He made his league debut on 3 March 2012 in a 3–0 home win over Vidima-Rakovski, scoring a hat-trick. Week later, he scored a brace against Svetkavitsa at the Dimitar Burkov Stadium. On 14 March, Nicácio scored a penalty in a 2–0 win over Minyor Pernik in the Bulgarian Cup. He continued his fine form scoring the only goal in a 1–0 win against Slavia Sofia on 18 March. However, 37 minutes after his goal, he received his first red card in Bulgarian football.

Vitória

On 5 July 2012, Nicácio has signed for Brazilian club Vitória.[6]

Statistics

All stats correct as of 2 April 2013.[7]

Club Season Série B Copa do Brasil Cearense Continental Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Fortaleza 2009 311700?13?30
Total 311700?130000?30
Club Season Série B Copa do Brasil Catarinense Continental Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Figueirense 2010 1020000102
Total 10200000000102
Club Season Série A Copa do Brasil Cearense Continental Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ceará 2010 1210000121
2011 215722116215124
Total 33672211621006325
Club Season A PFG Bulgarian Cup ——— Continental Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Litex Lovech 2011–12 1410211611
Total 14102100001611
Club Season Série A Copa do Brasil Baiano Continental Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Vitória 2012 91000091
2013 003485119
Total 910034852010

Honours

Fortaleza
Ceará
Vitória

Individual

References

  1. "Campeonato Cearense 2009 Statistics". bolanaarea.com.
  2. "Ceará 1–1 Goiás". soccerway.com. Retrieved 20 September 2010.
  3. "Ceará 3–0 Atlético Mineiro". soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
  4. "Copa Sudamericana: Ceara edge ahead". espn.go.com. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  5. "Литекс взе бразилски голаджия" (in Bulgarian). pfclitex.com. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
  6. "Vitória contrata atacante Marcelo Nicácio" (in Portuguese). globoesporte.globo.com. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  7. "Marcelo Nicácio Career Statistics". soccerway.com.

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