Caio Marcelo

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Pinheiro and the second or paternal family name is da Silva.

Caio Marcelo Pinheiro da Silva (born 14 March 1998) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for South Korean club Daegu.^[1]

Caio Marcelo

Marcelo with Daegu FC in 2025
Personal information
Full name	Caio Marcelo Pinheiro da Silva
Date of birth	(1998-03-14) 14 March 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s)	Centre-back[2]
Team information
Current team	Hwaseong
Youth career
	Botafogo
	Cruzeiro
2013–2018	Nova Iguaçu
2017–2018	→ Vasco da Gama (loan)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2019	Orlando Pirates	5	(1)
2019–2020	Casa Pia	12	(0)
2020–2021	Águeda	18	(1)
2021–2023	Trofense	28	(0)
2023–2024	Hwaseong	31	(3)
2024–	Daegu	22	(6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 March 2025

Career

Marcelo had youth stints with Botafogo and Cruzeiro.^[3][4] He began playing for Nova Iguaçu's academy in 2013, remaining for five years whilst scoring five goals in ninety appearances.^[5] Campeonato Brasileiro Série A side Vasco da Gama loaned Marcelo in July 2017, as the defender would subsequently feature for their youth ranks.^[5][6][7] On 3 September 2018, following successful trials, Marcelo joined Orlando Pirates of the South African Premier Division.^[5][8] He was an unused substitute three times up until October, with his professional debut arriving on 3 October during a tie with Golden Arrows.^[1] His first goal came a month later versus Polokwane City.^[1]

Marcelo left Orlando Pirates on 9 July 2019 after they mutually agreed to part ways, with the South African outfit citing homesickness as the reason.^[9] On 16 July, Marcelo moved to Portuguese LigaPro team Casa Pia.^[10] He made fifteen appearances in league and cup across 2019–20, though wouldn't feature in the early stages of 2020–21 and would depart in October 2020 to Campeonato de Portugal team Águeda.^[2] He debuted in a win over Espinho on 23 October, before scoring in his fifth appearance against Valadares Gaia on 5 December.^[1]

Career statistics

As of 16 March 2021.^[1]

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Orlando Pirates	2018–19	Premier Division	5	1	0	0	2	0	1[a]	0	0	0	8	1
Casa Pia	2019–20	LigaPro	12	0	0	0	3	0	—		0	0	15	0
	2020–21		0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0
	Total		12	0	0	0	3	0	—		0	0	15	0
Águeda	2020–21	Campeonato de Portugal	16	1	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	16	1
Career total			33	2	0	0	5	0	1	0	0	0	39	2

1. Appearance(s) in the CAF Champions League