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Marcelo Alves Santos (born 7 February 1998), known as Marcelo Alves, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Russian club Sochi, on loan from Madureira.
Club career
Marcelo Alves was born in Rio de Janeiro, and finished his formation with Madureira. He made his first team debut on 13 July 2017, starting in a 1–2 away loss against São Gonçalo, for the year's Copa Rio.
Marcelo Alves was definitely promoted to the main squad in November 2018, after an unassuming loan spell at Barra da Tijuca. After being sparingly used, he moved to Rio Branco-ES also in a temporary deal.
On 30 July 2020, still owned by Madureira, Marcelo Alves was announced at Série A side Vasco da Gama. He made his debut in the category on 2 September, starting in a 2–2 away draw against Santos.
On 24 June 2023, Marcelo Alves moved on a new loan to the Russian Premier League club Sochi, with an option to buy.
Career statistics
- As of 29 November 2020
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Madureira | 2017 | Carioca | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | Série D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | Carioca | — | 5 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 2020 | — | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |||
| Barra da Tijuca (loan) | 2018 | Carioca Série B1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Rio Branco-ES (loan) | 2019 | Capixaba | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |||
| Vasco da Gama (loan) | 2020 | Série A | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 6 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 39 | 0 | ||