Marcelinho (footballer, born 2004)
Brazilian footballer
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Marcelo Braz da Silva (born 16 August 2004), known as Marcelinho Braz or just Marcelinho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Série A club Red Bull Bragantino.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marcelo Braz da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 16 August 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Jaguariúna, Brazil[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Red Bull Bragantino | ||
| Number | 57 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2018 | Cruzeiro | ||
| 2019–2022 | Ponte Preta | ||
| 2022–2025 | Red Bull Bragantino | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2024 | Red Bull Bragantino II | 20 | (1) |
| 2025– | Red Bull Bragantino | 6 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 04:15, 6 May 2026 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Born in Jaguariúna, São Paulo, Marcelinho joined Red Bull Bragantino's youth sides in 2022, from Ponte Preta.[2] He started to play with reserve team Red Bull Bragantino II in the following, while also playing for the under-20 squad.
Marcelinho made his first team debut on 6 August 2025, coming on as a second-half substitute for Ignacio Laquintana in a 1–0 home loss to Botafogo.[3] A permanent member of the main squad afterwards, he scored his first professional goal on 18 January 2026, netting his side's fifth in a 5–0 Campeonato Paulista home routing of Botafogo-SP.[4]
Career statistics
- As of 6 May 2026[5]
| Club | Season | League | State league | Copa do Brasil | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Red Bull Bragantino II | 2023 | Paulista A3 | — | 9 | 0 | — | — | 9[a] | 1 | 18 | 1 | |||
| 2024 | — | 11 | 0 | — | — | 8[a] | 0 | 19 | 0 | |||||
| Total | — | 20 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 1 | 37 | 1 | |||||
| Red Bull Bragantino | 2025 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | |||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 3 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 47 | 2 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
- Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana