Marcelo Benevenuto

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Benevenuto and the second or paternal family name is Malaquias.

Marcelo da Conceição Benevenuto Malaquias (born 7 January 1996), simply known as Marcelo Benevenuto, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a central defender for Fortaleza.^[1]

Marcelo Benevenuto

Personal information
Full name	Marcelo da Conceição Benevenuto Malaquias
Date of birth	(1996-01-07) 7 January 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth	Resende, Brazil
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Fortaleza
Number	14
Youth career
	Fluminense
	Resende
2016	→ Botafogo (loan)
2016	Botafogo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2021	Botafogo	142	(6)
2021	→ Fortaleza (loan)	43	(4)
2022–	Fortaleza	97	(1)
2024	→ Coritiba (loan)	24	(0)
2025	→ Criciúma (loan)	0	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 January 2024

Club career

Born in Resende, Rio de Janeiro, Marcelo joined Botafogo in 2016, initially on loan from Resende. On 17 June 2016, he was bought outright and signed a contract until 2019.^[2]

Marcelo made his senior debut on 7 September 2016, coming on as a late substitute for Diego in a 1–0 home win against Fluminense for the Série A championship.^[3] Definitely promoted to the main squad ahead of the 2017 season, he became a regular starter during the club's Copa Libertadores run, and renewed his contract until 2020 on 13 February of that year.^[4]

Honours

Club

Botafogo

• Campeonato Carioca: 2018

Fortaleza

• Campeonato Cearense: 2021, 2022, 2023
• Copa do Nordeste: 2022

Individual

• Campeonato Carioca Team of the Year: 2020^[5]