Caio Marcelo
Brazilian footballer (born 1998)
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Caio Marcelo Pinheiro da Silva (born 14 March 1998) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Vila Nova.[3][1]
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Marcelo with Daegu FC in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Caio Marcelo Pinheiro da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 14 March 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Centre-back[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Vila Nova | ||
| Number | 38 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Botafogo | |||
| Cruzeiro | |||
| 2013–2018 | Nova Iguaçu | ||
| 2017–2018 | → Vasco da Gama (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Orlando Pirates | 5 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Casa Pia | 12 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Águeda | 18 | (1) |
| 2021–2023 | Trofense | 28 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Hwaseong | 31 | (3) |
| 2024–2025 | Daegu | 48 | (6) |
| 2026– | Vila Nova | 4 | (6) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 April 2026 | |||
Career
Marcelo had youth stints with Botafogo and Cruzeiro.[4][5] He began playing for Nova Iguaçu's academy in 2013, remaining for five years whilst scoring five goals in ninety appearances.[6] Campeonato Brasileiro Série A side Vasco da Gama loaned Marcelo in July 2017, as the defender would subsequently feature for their youth ranks.[6][7][8] On 3 September 2018, following successful trials, Marcelo joined Orlando Pirates of the South African Premier Division.[6][9] He was an unused substitute three times up until October, with his professional debut arriving on 3 October during a tie with Golden Arrows.[1] His first goal came a month later versus Polokwane City.[1]
Marcelo left Orlando Pirates on 9 July 2019, after the two parties mutually agreed to part ways, with the South African outfit citing homesickness as the reason.[10] On 16 July, Marcelo moved to Portuguese LigaPro team Casa Pia.[11] He made fifteen appearances in league and cup across 2019–20, though wouldn't feature in the early stages of 2020–21 and would depart in October 2020 to Campeonato de Portugal team Águeda.[2] He debuted in a win over Espinho on 23 October, before scoring in his fifth appearance against Valadares Gaia on 5 December.[1]
Career statistics
- As of 16 March 2021.[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Orlando Pirates | 2018–19 | Premier Division | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Casa Pia | 2019–20 | LigaPro | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |||
| Águeda | 2020–21 | Campeonato de Portugal | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
| Career total | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 2 | ||
- Appearance(s) in the CAF Champions League