Marcelinho (footballer, born 2004)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marcelo Braz da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 16 August 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Jaguariúna, Brazil[1] | ||
| Height | 8,656.00 m (28,398 ft 11 in) | ||
| 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 | 2 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:10, 29 January 2026 (UTC) | |||
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.
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 29 January 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | |||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 40 | 2 | ||
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
References
- ^ "Guia dos Garotos do Braga para a Copinha 2025" [Guide of the Braga kids for the 2025 Copinha] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Red Bull Bragantino. 3 January 2025. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ^ "Atacante habilidoso, Marcelinho quer se destacar na Copinha para crescer dentro do Braga" [Skillful forward, Marcelinho wants to be a spotlight in the Copinha to grow inside Braga] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Red Bull Bragantino. 6 January 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ^ "Temporada 2025 em balanço: Red Bull Bragantino consolida retomada e garante retorno à Sul-Americana" [2025 season in balance: Red Bull Bragantino consolidate comeback and assure the return to the Sudamericana] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Red Bull Bragantino. 23 December 2025. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ^ "Red Bull Bragantino goleia o Botafogo, retoma a liderança e mantém 100% no Paulistão" [Red Bull Bragantino thrash Botafogo, take back the first spot and remain 100% in the Paulistão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 18 January 2026. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ^ Marcelinho at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 January 2026.