| Caio Marcelo | |
| Fullname: | Caio Marcelo Pinheiro da Silva |
| Birth Date: | 14 March 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Position: | Centre-back[1] |
| Currentclub: | Hwaseong |
| Youthclubs1: | Botafogo |
| Youthclubs2: | Cruzeiro |
| Youthyears3: | 2013–2018 |
| Youthclubs3: | Nova Iguaçu |
| Youthyears4: | 2017–2018 |
| Youthclubs4: | → Vasco da Gama (loan) |
| Years1: | 2018–2019 |
| Caps1: | 5 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs2: | Casa Pia |
| Caps2: | 12 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs3: | Águeda |
| Caps3: | 18 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs4: | Trofense |
| Caps4: | 28 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2023– |
| Clubs5: | Hwaseong |
| Caps5: | 12 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Club-Update: | 26 June 2023 |
Caio Marcelo Pinheiro da Silva (born 14 March 1998) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for South Korean club Hwaseong.
Marcelo had youth stints with Botafogo and Cruzeiro.[2] [3] He began playing for Nova Iguaçu's academy in 2013, remaining for five years whilst scoring five goals in ninety appearances.[4] Campeonato Brasileiro Série A side Vasco da Gama loaned Marcelo in July 2017, as the defender would subsequently feature for their youth ranks.[4] [5] [6] On 3 September 2018, following successful trials, Marcelo joined Orlando Pirates of the South African Premier Division.[4] [7] He was an unused substitute three times up until October, with his professional debut arriving on 3 October during a tie with Golden Arrows. His first goal came a month later versus Polokwane City.
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.[8] On 16 July, Marcelo moved to Portuguese LigaPro team Casa Pia.[9] 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.[1] He debuted in a win over Espinho on 23 October, before scoring in his fifth appearance against Valadares Gaia on 5 December.
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| 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[10] | 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 | |||