PLAYER PROFILE · CRUZEIRO · DEFENDER
Joao Marcelo
A squad option, starting 9 of 23 games this season.
DefenderBrazil · #43 · Age 26SQUAD
SEASON STATS
GOALS
1
▲ ahead of last yr
ASSISTS
0
0 / 90
AVG RATING
6.90
▼ down on last yr
APPS
23
9 starts
MINUTES
1,010
44 / game
SHOTS
5
0.2 / game
2025/266 APPS · 0 G · 0 A · 7.0 RATING · 335 MINS
CAREER BY SEASONclub competitions
| SEASON | CLUB | APPS | STARTS | G | A | MINS | RATING |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 |  Cruzeiro | 23 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1,010 | 6.90 |
| 2025/26 | Cruzeiro | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 335 | 7.00 |
RECENT FORM · LAST 106 OF 10 STARTED
◄ OLDERMOST RECENT ►
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ChaS
Mir–
FlaS
Cor–
FlaS
Fla↑
AtlS
Vas–
AtlS
AthStarted
Off the bench
Didn't feature
LAST PLAYED
2 days ago
Started 90' vs Athletico Paranaense
NEXT MATCH · IN 4 DAYS
@ Santos
Sun 01:00 · Brasileirão
OVERVIEW
Joao Marcelo plays as a defender for Cruzeiro. Marcelo wears the number 43 shirt for Cruzeiro.
Last season Joao Marcelo played 6 times for Cruzeiro, starting 4 of them, with 2 substitute appearances, averaging 56 minutes a match across all competitions. Recently they have started 3 of the last 5 Cruzeiro matches. Cruzeiro's next match is against Santos in the Brasileirão on Sun 13 Sept, 01:00.
START RATE BY COMPETITION2026/27
Serie A
73% 8/11
Mineiro - 1
0% 0/7
Copa Do Brasil
33% 1/3
CONMEBOL Libertadores
0% 0/2
CAREER & TRANSFERS