Marcelo Benevenuto

Marcelo Benevenuto
Personal information
Full name Marcelo da Conceição Benevenuto Malaquias
Date of birth (1996-01-07) 7 January 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Resende, Brazil
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
Coritiba
(on loan from Fortaleza)
Number 4
Youth career
Fluminense
Resende
2016Botafogo (loan)
2016 Botafogo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2021 Botafogo 142 (6)
2021Fortaleza (loan) 43 (4)
2022– Fortaleza 97 (1)
2024–Coritiba (loan) 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 January 2024

Marcelo da Conceição Benevenuto Malaquias (born 7 January 1996), simply known as Marcelo Benevenuto, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a central defender for Coritiba on loan from Fortaleza.

Club career

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Born in Resende, Rio de Janeiro, Marcelo joined Botafogo in 2016, initially on loan from Resende. On 17 June 2016, he was bought outright and signed a contract until 2019.[1]

Marcelo made his senior debut on 7 September 2016, coming on as a late substitute for Diego in a 1–0 home win against Fluminense for the Série A championship.[2] Definitely promoted to the main squad ahead of the 2017 season, he became a regular starter during the club's Copa Libertadores run, and renewed his contract until 2020 on 13 February of that year.[3]

Honours

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Club

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Botafogo
Fortaleza

Individual

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References

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  1. ^ "Bota compra zagueiro artilheiro sub-20 emprestado pelo Resende" [Bota buy under-20 goalscorer stopper loaned from Resende] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Caiu na armadilha: Botafogo derrota Fluminense em seu estádio com gol de Neilton" [Fell on the trap: Botafogo defeat Fluminense in their stadium with a goal from Neilton] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Com ascensão meteórica no Botafogo, Marcelo renova seu contrato até 2020" [With a meteoric rise at Botafogo, Marcelo renews his contract until 2020] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 13 February 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Gabigol, do Flamengo, é eleito craque do Campeonato Carioca; veja seleção" (in Portuguese). Globoesporte.com. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
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