Marcelo Djaló

Marcelo Amado Djaló Taritolay (born 8 October 1993), simply known as Marcelo, is a professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Spanish club CD Lugo. Born in Spain, he represents Guinea-Bissau at international level.

Marcelo Djaló
Personal information
Full name Marcelo Amado Djaló Taritolay[1]
Date of birth (1993-10-08) 8 October 1993
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Lugo
Number 4
Youth career
1999–2002 Pineda
2002–2006 Mataró
2006–2009 Sánchez Llibre
2009–2012 Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Badalona 21 (2)
2013–2014 Granada B 26 (0)
2014–2016 Juventus 0 (0)
2014–2015 → Granada B (loan) 19 (0)
2015–2016 → Girona (loan) 0 (0)
2016 → UCAM Murcia (loan) 7 (0)
2016–2017 Lugo 25 (2)
2017–2019 Fulham 2 (0)
2018–2019 → Extremadura (loan) 12 (0)
2019– Lugo 34 (1)
National team‡
2019– Guinea-Bissau 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 January 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 June 2019
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Djaló and the second or maternal family name is Taritolay.

Club career

Early career

Born in Barcelona, Spain, Marcelo was a Real Madrid youth graduate. In July 2012, after being released, he went on a trial at Segunda División B's CF Badalona, signing a contract one month later.[2] He made his senior debuts with the latter in the 2012–13 campaign, appearing in 21 matches and scoring two goals, but left in June 2013.[3]

In the summer of 2013, Marcelo moved to Granada CF, being assigned to the reserves also in the third level. On 19 August 2014 he signed for Juventus F.C., being immediately loaned back to the Andalusians for one year.[4]

On 14 January 2015, Marcelo made his first team debut, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–4 away loss against Sevilla FC for the season's Copa del Rey.[5]

Girona / UCAM Murcia

On 11 July 2015, Marcelo moved to Girona FC, in a season-long loan deal.[6] His debut for the club came on 9 September, where he started and scored a last-minute equalizer in a 2–2 away draw against Gimnàstic de Tarragona for the national cup; his side, however, was knocked out on penalties.

Marcelo failed to make a single league appearance for the club, being only a sixth choice behind Florian Lejeune, Kiko Olivas, Pedro Alcalá, Richy and Carles Mas. On 18 April 2016, he terminated his loan with the Catalans, and immediately joined UCAM Murcia CF on loan until June.[7]

Lugo

On 7 July, after helping UCAM in the club's first ever promotion to Segunda División, Marcelo signed a two-year deal with CD Lugo.[8] He made his debut in the second tier on 27 August 2016, coming on as a second-half substitute for Carlos Hernández in a 3–3 home draw against Real Zaragoza.[9]

Marcelo scored his first goal in the category on 11 December 2016, netting his team's second in a 3–1 home win against CD Numancia. He contributed with two goals in 25 appearances during the campaign, as his side finished eighth.

Fulham

Fulham confirmed the signing of Marcelo on 3 July 2017. He signed a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[10] He made his Fulham debut in an EFL Cup tie against Wycombe Wanderers on 8 August 2017.[11]

On 15 August 2018, Marcelo returned to Spain and its second division after agreeing to a one-year loan deal with Extremadura UD.[12] His loan was cut short on 31 January 2019 after 12 league appearances.[13]

Return to Lugo

On 27 August 2019, Marcelo returned to Lugo after agreeing to a three-year contract.[14]

International career

Djaló qualified to play for Spain through his birth in Barcelona, Guinea-Bissau through his father, or Argentina through his mother. In March 2019, he accepted a call-up from Guinea-Bissau for a 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against Mozambique, but did not make his debut.

He made his debut on 8 June 2019 in a friendly against Angola, as a starter.[15] Represented the national team at 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. [16]

Personal life

Djaló was born in Spain, and is of Bissau-Guinean and Argentine descent.[17]

Career statistics
As of match played 15 May 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Badalona 2012–13[18] Segunda División B 21210——222
Granada B 2013–14[18] Segunda División B 260———260
2014–15[18] 190———190
Granada B total 450———450
Granada 2014–15[18] La Liga 0010——10
Girona 2015–16[18] Segunda División 0011——11
UCAM Murcia 2015–16[18] Segunda División B 7000——70
Lugo 2016–17[18] Segunda División 25210——261
Fulham 2017–18[19] Championship 2000200040
Career total 11044120001164

    References
    1. "Guinea-Bissau" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 15 June 2019. p. 11. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
    2. "Marcelo formarà part de la plantilla" [Marcelo will be a part of the squad] (in Catalan). Badalona's official website. 16 August 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
    3. "Dieciséis jugadores causan baja en el Badalona" [Sixteen players leave Badalona] (in Spanish). Vavel. 8 July 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
    4. "Nico y Marcelo firmaron por la 'Juve' antes de su concentración en La Manga" [Nico and Marcelo signed for 'Juve' before their concentration in La Manga] (in Spanish). Ideal. 19 August 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
    5. "Paseo militar a cuartos" [Military routing to the quarterfinals] (in Spanish). Marca. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
    6. "El defensa central Marcelo llega al Girona cedido por la Juventus de Turín" [Central defender Marcelo arrives at Girona loaned from Juventus] (in Spanish). Girona's official website. 11 July 2015. Archived from the original on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
    7. "Marcelo Djalo se marcha del Girona sin debutar en Liga" [Marcelo Djalo leaves Girona without debuting in Liga] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 18 April 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
    8. "Marcelo Djaló, nuevo jugador del CD Lugo" [Marcelo Djaló, new player of CD Lugo] (in Spanish). CD Lugo. 7 July 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
    9. "Lugo y Zaragoza firman tablas en un partido loco" [Lugo and Zaragoza draw in a crazy match] (in Spanish). Marca. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
    10. "Fulham Sign Djalo". Fulham FC. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
    11. "Wycombe 0-2 Fulham". BBC Sport. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
    12. "Loan Deal For Djalo". Fulham FC. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
    13. "Comunicado oficial: Djaló" [Official announcement: Djaló] (in Spanish). Extremadura UD. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
    14. "Marcelo Djaló regresa al CD Lugo" [Marcelo Djaló returns to CD Lugo] (in Spanish). CD Lugo. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
    15. "Angola v Guinea-Bissau game report". National Football Teams. 8 June 2019.
    16. https://www.kingfut.com/2019/06/12/ittihad-toni-silva-guinea-bissau-afcon/
    17. "GUINEENSE MARCELO DJALÓ REFORÇA FULHAM DE INGLATERRA" [(Bissau-)Guinean Marcelo Djaló reinforces Fulham] (in Portuguese). Sou Djurtu.
    18. Marcelo Djaló at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
    19. "Games played by Marcelo Djaló in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
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