Marcelo Pereira

Marcelo Antonio Pereira Rodríguez (born 27 May 1995) is a Honduran professional footballer who plays as a defender for Motagua and the Honduras national team.[1]

Marcelo Pereira
Pereira playing for Motagua in 2018
Personal information
Full name Marcelo Antonio Pereira Rodríguez
Date of birth (1995-05-27) 27 May 1995
Place of birth Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Motagua
Number 5
Youth career
Olimpia
2013–2014 Motagua
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– Motagua 149 (9)
International career‡
2015 Honduras U20 2 (0)
2016 Honduras U23 10 (2)
2016– Honduras 27 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 06:39, 25 March 2022 (UTC)

Club career

In 2013, Pereira joined F.C. Motagua from C.D. Olimpia. He was assigned to their reserves and made his senior debut with the first team during the 2014–15 season.[2]

International career

Pereira got his first call up to the senior Honduras side for a friendly against Belize in October 2016.[3]

References
  1. Motagua renueva los contratos de Marcelo Santos y Marcelo Pereira; Diario Diez. 7 February 2020. (in Spanish)
  2. Marcelo Pereira y su pasado Merengue (Marcelo Pereira and his Merengue past); El Heraldo. 2 February 2017. (in Spanish)
  3. "Jorge Luis Pinto Anuncia Convocatoria de Honduras Para Microciclo y Amistoso Ante". laprensa.hn. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
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