Marcelo Cirino

Marcelo Cirino da Silva ( born January 22, 1992 Maringá ), called Marcelo, is a Brazilian footballer.

Career

Marcelo's professional career began in 2009 when he first experiences in the Brazilian Série A gathered at his club Atlético Paranaense. In a 2-1 defeat at Fluminense FC in the fall of 2009, he scored his first league goal at the age of 17 years. A few months earlier, he had already given his professional debut. In 2010 he came to a total of ten missions. In early 2011 he was loaned for the entire season to the second division EC Vitória to get there game practice. For Vitória, he played a total of 15 games and scored one goal.

For the 2012 season, he returned to his original club, but continued to play in the Série B after Paranaense was relegated in the previous year. The team managed to direct resurgence and Marcelo, who played with 16 goals in 29 games so far his best season, had after two years of absence, the opportunity to prove themselves in Brazil's top flight.

In 2013, he managed to play through a series of convincing performances in the focus. Paranaense occupied as a newly promoted 3rd place behind Cruzeiro and Gremio and Marcelo, who scored seven goals, was voted the Prêmio Craque do Brasileirão towards the end of the season for newcomer of the year, which he followed on players such as Bruno Cesar or Bernard. After the season he fell more and more into the focus of clubs from Europe and competitors from Brazil.

In addition to his club career he's U-20 national team of his country.

Play

Marcelo can be used in the offensive on different positions. Especially it is the right wing, but he often plays as a center forward. One of his greatest strength lies in its high basic speed.

Achievements and titles

• National Champion of Paraná: 2009
• Brazilian Cup finalist: 2013

• Prêmio Craque do Brasileirão: Newcomer of the Year 2013