Marcelo Vilela

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Machado and the second or paternal family name is Vilela.

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 26)
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)
2018–2019	→ Vitória SC (loan)	0	(0)
2019–2021	→ Pedras Salgadas (loan)	29	(1)
2021–2022	→ Oliveira do Hospital (loan)	18	(0)
2022–2023	→ Montalegre (loan)	21	(1)
2023–	Anadia	0	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 July 2023

Professional career

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]