Marcelo Machado Vilela (born 29 March 1999) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or defensive midfielder for Portuguese club Anadia.

Marcelo Vilela
Personal information
Full name Marcelo Machado Vilela
Date of birth (1999-03-29) 29 March 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Passos, Brazil
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back, Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Anadia
Number 22
Youth career
2016–2017 Red Bull Brasil
2017–2018 Vizela
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2023 Vizela 9 (0)
2018–2019Vitória SC (loan) 0 (0)
2019–2021Pedras Salgadas (loan) 29 (1)
2021–2022Oliveira do Hospital (loan) 18 (0)
2022–2023Montalegre (loan) 21 (1)
2023– Anadia 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 July 2023

Professional career

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A youth product of RB Brasil and Vizela, Vilela began his senior career on successive loans with Vitória SC and Pedras Salgadas before returning to Vizela.[1] He made his professional debut with Vizela in a 4–1 LigaPro loss to Porto B on 19 September 2019.[2]

On 22 September 2021, he joined Oliveira do Hospital on loan.[3] Ahead of the 2022–23 season, Vilela was loaned out to Montalegre.[4]

At 22 July 2023, Liga 3 side Anadia announced the permanent signing of Vilela.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Yaro Zakari e Marcelo Machado Vilela emprestados". Rádio Vizela.
  2. ^ "Porto II vs. Vizela - 19 September 2020 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  3. ^ "Marcelo reforça o setor defensivo da nossa equipa" (in Portuguese). Oliveira do Hospital. 22 September 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  4. ^ ✌️ 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰̧𝗼𝘀 𝘅𝟮, facebook.com, 15 July 2022
  5. ^ "Marcelo vai defender o Trevo esta época" [Marcelo will defend the Clover this season]. Anadia FC - Facebook. 22 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
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