Marcelo Antonio Pereira Rodríguez (born 27 May 1995) is a Honduran professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga Nacional club Motagua and the Honduras national team.[2]
 Pereira playing for Motagua in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marcelo Antonio Pereira Rodríguez | ||
| Date of birth | 27 May 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Tegucigalpa, Honduras | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Motagua | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Olimpia | |||
| 2013–2014 | Motagua | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014– | Motagua | 198 | (13) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2016 | Honduras U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2015–2018 | Honduras U23 | 10 | (2) |
| 2016– | Honduras | 30 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 November 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 September 2023 | |||
Club career edit
In 2013, Pereira joined Motagua from Olimpia. He was assigned to their reserves and made his senior debut with the first team during the 2014–15 season.[3]
International career edit
Pereira got his first call up to the senior Honduras side for a friendly against Belize in October 2016.[4]
References edit
- ^ "Marcelo Pereira". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
- ^ Motagua renueva los contratos de Marcelo Santos y Marcelo Pereira; Diario Diez. 7 February 2020. (in Spanish)
- ^ Marcelo Pereira y su pasado Merengue (Marcelo Pereira and his Merengue past); El Heraldo. 2 February 2017. (in Spanish)
- ^ "Jorge Luis Pinto Anuncia Convocatoria de Honduras Para Microciclo y Amistoso Ante". laprensa.hn. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
External links edit
- Marcelo Pereira – FIFA competition record (archived)
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