Marcelo Saraiva
Marcelo Andrés Valencia Saraiva (born 17 May 2002) is a Guatemalan professional footballer who plays for Nottingham Forest, as a defensive midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marcelo Andrés Valencia Saraiva | ||
| Date of birth | 17 May 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Guatemala | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Nottingham Forest | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2012–2017 | Flamengo | ||
| 2017–2020 | Internacional | ||
| 2021– | Nottingham Forest | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019 | Guatemala U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2019– | Guatemala | 2 | (0) |
| ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 January 2021 | |||
Career
Nottingham Forest
Saraiva joined the Nottingham Forest U23's side on 7 January 2021, signing a contract until June 2022.[1] Saraiva had previously played with Brazilian sides Flamengo[2] and Internacional, but left the latter club in September 2020 to pursue opportunities in Europe following a successful application for a Portuguese passport.[3]
International
Saraiva has represented Guatemala at the U17 level in 2019, before playing with the senior Guatemala national team against Puerto Rico in the CONCACAF Nations League in November 2019.[3][4]
Personal
Marcelo is the son of former Brazilian footballer Marcelo Henrique Saraiva and Lourdes Valencia, who belongs to a family of renowned Guatemalan footballers including Everaldo Valencia, who also played for the Guatemalan National Team.
References
- Clapson, Sarah (7 January 2021). "Young midfielder Marcelo Saraiva signs for Forest Under-23s". NottinghamshireLive.
- "El juvenil Marcelo Saraiva se nacionalizará portugués para jugar en Europa". ESPNdeportes.com. 7 April 2020.
- "Agente de Gareth Bale ficha al guatemalteco Marcelo Saraiva". ESPN.com.co. 17 September 2020.
- "Guatemala - M. Saraiva - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.