João Marcelo · career
João Marcelo Messias Ferreira
Center Back · Cruzeiro · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
A career still climbing — Marcelo is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Peak: 2024/25Trending upBreakout: 2024/25Injury-hit 2025/26
The record covers 6 seasons (2020/21–2024/25) across 2 clubs, including a move abroad — 121 appearances with 14 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2024/25 at Cruzeiro — Season rating 39, 0 goals and 2 assists in 31 games. 2024/25 was the leap — Season rating up 18 points at Cruzeiro. Form is on a climb — up 31 Season points across his last 3 full seasons.
2025/26 was disrupted — 19 fixtures missed through injury or absence.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Cruzeiro | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | Cruzeiro | 4 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 12 |
| 2024/25 | Cruzeiro | 31 | 0 | 2 | 70 | 39 |
| 2023/24 | CruzeiroLoan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 5 |
| 2022/23 | FC Porto B | 26 | 7 | 0 | 55 | 21 |
| 2021/22 | FC Porto B | 24 | 3 | 0 | 52 | 8 |
| 2021/22 | FC Porto | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020/21 | FC Porto BLoan | 31 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 5 |
| 2020/21 | Tombense | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Boavista SC | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
Honours
Taça de Portugal×3Primeira Liga×2Super Cup×2Taça da Liga×2CONMEBOL Sudamericana×2Mineiro 1×2Primeira Liga×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serie A | 5 | 313 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
| CONMEBOL Libertadores | 2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 |
Schedule · 2025/26
4 played11 unused sub19 injured31 not in squad· 227 min, 0g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16 | Friendlies Clubs | H Sao Paulo | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 18 | Friendlies Clubs | A Atletico-MG | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 19 | Mineiro - 1 | H Tombense | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 22 | Mineiro - 1 | A Athletic Club | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 25 | Mineiro - 1 | H Betim | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 30 | Mineiro - 1 | A Itabirito | 4-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 2 | Mineiro - 1 | H Uberlandia | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 6 | Mineiro - 1 | A America Mineiro | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 9 | Mineiro - 1 | H Atletico-MG | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 12 | Mineiro - 1 | A Democrata GV | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 16 | Mineiro - 1 | H America Mineiro | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 22 | Mineiro - 1 | A America Mineiro | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 22 | Friendlies Clubs | A RB Bragantino | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 29 | Serie A | H Mirassol | 2-1 | Knee Injury | — | |||
| Apr 1 | CONMEBOL Sudamericana | A Union Santa Fe | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 6 | Serie A | A Internacional | 0-3 | Knee Injury | — | |||
| Apr 10 | CONMEBOL Sudamericana | H Mushuc Runa SC | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 13 | Serie A | A Sao Paulo | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 18 | Serie A | H Bahia | 3-0 | Knee Injury | — | |||
| Apr 20 | Serie A | A RB Bragantino | 0-1 | Knee Injury | — | |||
| Apr 25 | CONMEBOL Sudamericana | A Palestino | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 27 | Serie A | H Vasco DA Gama | 1-0 | Knee Injury | — | |||
| May 2 | Copa Do Brasil | H Vila Nova | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 4 | Serie A | H Flamengo | 2-1 | Knee Injury | — | |||
| May 8 | CONMEBOL Sudamericana | A Mushuc Runa SC | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 11 | Serie A | A Sport Recife | 4-0 | Knee Injury | — | |||
| May 15 | CONMEBOL Sudamericana | H Palestino | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 18 | Serie A | H Atletico-MG | 0-0 | Knee Injury | — | |||
| May 22 | Copa Do Brasil | A Vila Nova | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 25 | Serie A | A Fortaleza EC | 2-0 | Knee Injury | — | |||
| May 29 | CONMEBOL Sudamericana | H Union Santa Fe | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jun 1 | Serie A | H Palmeiras | 2-1 | Knee Injury | — | |||
| Jun 12 | Serie A | A Vitoria | 0-0 | Knee Injury | — | |||
| Jul 13 | Serie A | H Gremio | 4-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 17 | Serie A | A Fluminense | 2-0 | Torn knee ligament | — | |||
| Jul 20 | Serie A | H Juventude | 4-0 | Torn knee ligament | — | |||
| Jul 23 | Serie A | A Corinthians | 0-0 | Torn knee ligament | — | |||
| Jul 27 | Serie A | H Ceara | 1-2 | Torn knee ligament | — | |||
| Jul 30 | Copa Do Brasil | H CRB | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 3 | Serie A | A Botafogo | 2-0 | Torn knee ligament | — | |||
| Aug 8 | Copa Do Brasil | A CRB | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 10 | Serie A | H Santos | 1-2 | Torn knee ligament | — | |||
| Aug 18 | Serie A | A Mirassol | 1-1 | Torn knee ligament | — | |||
| Aug 23 | Serie A | H Internacional | 2-1 | Torn knee ligament | — | |||
| Aug 27 | Copa Do Brasil | A Atletico-MG | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 31 | Serie A | H Sao Paulo | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 11 | Copa Do Brasil | H Atletico-MG | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 15 | Serie A | A Bahia | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 21 | Serie A | H RB Bragantino | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 27 | Serie A | A Vasco DA Gama | 0-2 | Played | 9 | 6.9 | ||
| Oct 2 | Serie A | A Flamengo | 0-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Oct 5 | Serie A | H Sport Recife | 1-1 | Played | 35 | 7.2 | ||
| Oct 16 | Serie A | A Atletico-MG | 1-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Oct 19 | Serie A | H Fortaleza EC | 1-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Oct 26 | Serie A | A Palmeiras | 0-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Nov 1 | Serie A | H Vitoria | 3-1 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Nov 5 | Serie A | A Gremio | 1-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Nov 9 | Serie A | H Fluminense | 0-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Nov 20 | Serie A | A Juventude | 3-3 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Nov 23 | Serie A | H Corinthians | 3-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Nov 30 | Serie A | A Ceara | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 4 | Serie A | H Botafogo | 2-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Dec 7 | Serie A | A Santos | 0-3 | Played | 93 | 6.9 | ||
| Dec 11 | Copa Do Brasil | H Corinthians | 0-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Dec 14 | Copa Do Brasil | A Corinthians | 2-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — |