| Marcelo Saraiva | |
| Fullname: | Marcelo Andrés Valencia Saraiva |
| Birth Date: | 17 May 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Guatemala |
| Position: | Defensive midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Comunicaciones |
| Youthyears1: | 2012–2017 |
| Youthclubs1: | Flamengo |
| Youthyears2: | 2017–2020 |
| Youthclubs2: | Internacional |
| Youthyears3: | 2021–2022 |
| Youthclubs3: | Nottingham Forest |
| Years1: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs1: | Antigua |
| Caps1: | 6 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2024– |
| Clubs2: | Comunicaciones |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | Guatemala U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2019– |
| Nationalteam2: | Guatemala |
| Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 1 January 2023 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 6 January 2021 |
Marcelo Andrés Valencia Saraiva (born 17 May 2002) is a Guatemalan professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Liga Nacional club Comunicaciones.
Saraiva joined the Nottingham Forest under-23's side on 7 January 2021, signing a contract until June 2022.[1] Saraiva had previously played with Brazilian sides Flamengo[2] and Internacional, but left the latter club in September 2020 to pursue opportunities in Europe following a successful application for a Portuguese passport.[3] On 10 June 2022, Nottingham Forest announced that Saraiva would be leaving the club once his contract expired.[4]
Saraiva has represented Guatemala at the under-17 level in 2019, before playing with the senior Guatemala national team against Puerto Rico in the CONCACAF Nations League in November 2019.[3] [5]
Marcelo is the son of former Brazilian footballer Marcelo Henrique Saraiva and Lourdes Valencia, who belongs to a family of renowned Guatemalan footballers including Everaldo Valencia, who also played for the Guatemala National Team.