Moreno playing for Shakhtar Donetsk in 2010
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Marcelo Martins Moreno | ||
Date of birth | 18 June 1987 | ||
Place of birth | Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Wuhan Zall | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2004 | Oriente Petrolero | ||
2004–2005 | Vitória | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2007 | Vitória | 30 | (12) |
2007–2008 | Cruzeiro | 14 | (7) |
2008–2011 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 32 | (7) |
2009 | → Werder Bremen (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2010 | → Wigan Athletic (loan) | 12 | (0) |
2012–2015 | Grêmio | 28 | (10) |
2013–2014 | → Flamengo (loan) | 16 | (2) |
2014–2015 | → Cruzeiro (loan) | 32 | (15) |
2015–2016 | Changchun Yatai | 53 | (22) |
2017– | Wuhan Zall | 5 | (3) |
National team‡ | |||
2005 | Brazil U18 | ||
2007– | Bolivia | 63 | (15) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 October 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 March 2017 |
Marcelo Martins Moreno (born 18 June 1987 in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia), known as Marcelo Martins or Marcelo Moreno, is a Bolivian professional footballer who plays as a striker for China League One club Wuhan Zall and the Bolivia national football team.
Martins began his career at Vitória, becoming first choice in 2006, at the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C. He scored 12 goals in the competition, four less than the top goalscorer. In the middle of 2007, he moved to Cruzeiro, becoming first choice only in the next year, when he scored 8 goals at the Copa Libertadores, being the top goalscorer, alongside Salvador Cabañas.
On 27 May 2008, he signed a five-year contract with Shakhtar Donetsk. The Ukrainian club agreed to pay €9 million for the player. On 29 May 2009, unable to establish himself in Donetsk, Martins joined German club Werder Bremen on loan. Bremen had initially attempted to sign Martins the previous summer, but the player opted for Shakhtar. On 29 January 2010, Bremen terminated his contract and he returned to Shakhtar Donetsk. At 16:44 on the final day of the transfer window, a six-month loan deal between Shakhtar and Wigan was agreed to take the player to the Premier League. He signed for Wigan Athletic on 1 February on loan. After returning to Shakhtar as a reserve, Martins was negotiated with Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense and signed with the Brazilian team for a five-year contract starting in 2012. He was then loaned to Flamengo in 2013 season and Cruzeiro in 2014 season.