Marcel Scalese

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Afonso and the second or paternal family name is Genestra Scalese.

Marcel Philipe Afonso Genestra Scalese (born 17 April 1996), known as Marcel Scalese or just Marcel, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a centre-back for J2 League club Ehime.

Marcel

Marcel in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Marcel Philipe Afonso Genestra Scalese
Date of birth	(1996-04-17) 17 April 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Ehime
Number	3
Youth career
2011	Brasilis
2012–2013	Guarani
2014	Atlético Sorocaba
2015	Palmeiras
2015–2016	Bragantino
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2018	Bragantino	4	(0)
2019	XV de Piracicaba	4	(0)
2020–2022	Cascavel	21	(2)
2021	→ Criciúma (loan)	31	(0)
2022	→ CSA (loan)	12	(2)
2022–2023	Botafogo-SP	27	(1)
2023–2024	Ituano	44	(1)
2024	Shandong Taishan	10	(0)
2025–	Ehime	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 March 2025

Career

Marcel was born in São Paulo, and represented Bragantino as a youth. He made his first team debut on 8 November 2016, starting in a 1–1 Série B away draw against Joinville.^[1]

On 17 January 2019, after being rarely used, Marcel left Braga and joined XV de Piracicaba.^[2] In December, he was included in FC Cascavel's squad for the upcoming season.^[3]

On 27 January 2021, Marcel was announced at Criciúma on loan.^[4] On 20 December, he moved to CSA also in a temporary deal.^[5]

On 31 May 2022, Marcel was announced at Botafogo-SP.^[6] After helping in their promotion to the second division, he moved to Ituano on 10 April 2023.^[7]

Career statistics

As of 11 January 2024^[8]

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bragantino	2016	Série B	2	0	0	0	0	0	—		18[a]	3	20	3
	2017	Série C	1	0	1	0	0	0	—		—		2	0
	2018		2	0	0	0	1	0	—		9[a]	0	12	0
	Total		5	0	1	0	1	0	—		27	3	34	3
XV de Piracicaba	2019	Paulista A2	—		4	0	—		—		7[a]	0	11	0
Cascavel	2020	Série D	7	0	14	2	—		—		—		21	2
Criciúma	2021	Série C	23	0	8	0	5	1	—		2[b]	0	38	1
CSA	2022	Série B	0	0	12	2	1	0	—		5[c]	1	18	3
Botafogo-SP	2022	Série C	17	1	—		—		—		2[a]	1	19	2
	2023	Série B	0	0	10	0	0	0	—		—		10	0
	Total		17	1	10	0	0	0	—		2	1	29	2
Ituano	2023	Série B	27	1	—		2	0	—		—		29	1
	2024		9	0	8	0	—		—		—		17	0
	Total		36	1	8	0	2	0	—		—		46	1
Career total			79	2	49	4	9	1	0	0	43	5	180	12

1. Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista
2. Appearance(s) in Copa Santa Catarina
3. Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste