Marcelo Messias (born November 9, 1981, in Paranaguá) is a Brazilian-Salvadoran professional football defender.

Marcelo Messias
Personal information
Full name Marcelo Messias
Date of birth (1981-11-09) November 9, 1981 (age 42)
Place of birth Paranaguá-PR, Brazil
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–2000 Rio Branco
2000–2002 Grêmio
2003 Antigua
2003–2005 FAS
2006 Isidro Metapán
2007 Chalatenango
2008 Isidro Metapán
2008–2009 Águila
2010–2011 Alianza
2012 Deportivo Petapa
2013–2014 Alianza
2015–2016 Chalatenango
2016–2017 Sonsonate
2018 Audaz 5[1] (0)
International career
2011 El Salvador 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career edit

FAS edit

Messias signed with FAS of the Salvadoran Primera División in 2003. With the Santa Ana team, he won the Apertura 2003 and the Apertura 2004.

Also, he lost the Clausura 2004 final against Alianza on penalties.

Isidro Metapán edit

Messias signed with Isidro Metapán in 2006.

Chalatenango edit

Messias signed with Chalatenango in 2007.

Return to Isidro Metapán edit

He signed again with Isidro Metapán in 2008.

Águila edit

Time later. he signed with Águila.

Alianza edit

In 2010, he signed with Alianza. With Alianza, he lost the Apertura 2010 final against Isidro Metapán on penalties. However, in the next tournament, Alianza won the Clausura 2011 final against FAS.

Deportivo Petapa edit

In 2012, he signed with Deportivo Petapa.

Return to Alianza edit

Messias signed again with Alianza for the Clausura 2013.

Return to Chalatenango edit

In 2015, he signed again with Chalatenango.

Sonsonate edit

Messias signed with Sonsonate for the Apertura 2016.

Audaz edit

Messias signed with Audaz for the Clausura 2018. With Audaz, reached the quarter-finals of the Apertura 2018.

International career edit

Messias was called up to train with the national team preliminary squad, which would take part in two friendly matches in March 2011.

Messias was able to be noticed and would take part in the first friendly of that month against Cuba and Jamaica. Messias came on as a substitute in that friendly match against Cuba and started against Jamaica.

Personal edit

Messias is married to a Salvadoran woman and he has two daughters. He is now a Salvadoran citizen.

References edit

  1. ^ "El Salvador - M. Messías - Perfil con noticias, estadísticas de carrera e historia - Soccerway".

External links edit