OrcaScore
43

Defender

João Marcelo

  • Cruzeiro
  • Brazil
  • 26 yrs
  • 189 cm
  • Preferred foot: Right
Injured — Knee Injury
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Appearances
25
1,471 min
Goals
2
G+A per 90: 0.12
Assists
0
Average rating
7.11
Age26
Date of birth13 Jun 2000
Height189 cm
Weight–
Preferred footRight
Market value€3.1M
Contract until31 Dec 2028

Injury / suspension history

  • Injury Knee Injury · Out Since 30 Oct 2026 · Ongoing
  • Suspension yellow_card_accumulation_suspension · Missing Ended: 30 Oct 2026

Season performance · 2026

Appearances / Starts17 / 14
Minutes1,261
Rating7.14
Goals / Assists2 / 0
Shots (on target)6 (2)
Passes · accuracy859 · 92%
Key passes0
Tackles / Interceptions18 / 18
Duels won63 / 104
Successful dribbles1
Yellow cards / Red cards3 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Expected goals / assists0.57 / 0.31
Detailed statistics
Big chances created0
Big chances missed0
Goal conversion33%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box0
Hit woodwork0
Accurate long balls32
Accurate crosses0
Touches1,066
Possession lost85
Dispossessed1
Aerial duels won30
Ground duels won33
Clearances93
Ball recoveries48
Fouls won14
Fouls committed15
Offsides1
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week1
Clean sheets2
Saves from inside the box0
Distance covered (km)90.85
Top speed (km/h)34.00
Appearances / Starts6 / 1
Minutes189
Rating–
Goals / Assists0 / –
Shots (on target)– (–)
Passes · accuracy– · –
Key passes–
Tackles / Interceptions– / –
Duels won–
Successful dribbles–
Yellow cards / Red cards0 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / –
Detailed statistics
Clean sheets1
Appearances / Starts2 / 0
Minutes21
Rating6.90
Goals / Assists0 / 0
Shots (on target)0 (0)
Passes · accuracy3 · 67%
Key passes0
Tackles / Interceptions0 / 1
Duels won2 / 3
Successful dribbles0
Yellow cards / Red cards0 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Expected goals / assists– / 0.00
Detailed statistics
Big chances created0
Big chances missed0
Goal conversion0%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box0
Hit woodwork0
Accurate long balls1
Accurate crosses0
Touches14
Possession lost1
Dispossessed0
Aerial duels won2
Ground duels won0
Clearances10
Ball recoveries1
Fouls won0
Fouls committed0
Offsides0
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week0
Clean sheets0
Saves from inside the box0
Distance covered (km)3.36
Top speed (km/h)31.01

Attributes

Position: D

line: D average
Attacking36
Technical41
Tactical62
Defending75
Creativity33

Recent matches

DateMatchScoreMinrating
30 Oct 2026 Atlético Mineiro – Cruzeiro 0–1 65' 7.3
18 Oct 2026 Grêmio – Cruzeiro 2–4 89' 8.1
13 Oct 2026 Red Bull Bragantino – Cruzeiro 4–2 63' 6.1
8 Oct 2026 Cruzeiro – São Paulo 2–0 90' 7.8
20 Sep 2026 Vitória – Cruzeiro 1–3 90' 7.7
13 Sep 2026 Santos – Cruzeiro 2–1 90' 7.9
6 Sep 2026 Cruzeiro – Athletico 3–1 90' 6.8
2 Sep 2026 Atlético Mineiro – Cruzeiro 2–1 54' 6.2
30 Aug 2026 Vasco da Gama – Cruzeiro 3–1 90' 7.4
26 Aug 2026 Cruzeiro – Atlético Mineiro 1–1 45' 6.6
23 Aug 2026 Cruzeiro – Flamengo 2–1 90' 6.6
20 Aug 2026 Flamengo – Cruzeiro 2–1 – –
17 Aug 2026 Corinthians – Cruzeiro 1–2 90' 7.3
13 Aug 2026 Cruzeiro – Flamengo 1–1 – –
9 Aug 2026 Cruzeiro – Mirassol 3–1 90' 7.8

Career and transfers

4 clubs · 7 moves · total fees 3M €
  1. Transfer 2.5M €
  2. Loan return
  3. Loan
  4. Transfer 500k €
  5. Loan return
  6. Loan
  7. Transfer Undisclosed

Form, last 12 months

Updated: 30 Oct 2026
Matches (12 months)31
Average rating6.99
Last match rating7.330 Oct 2026
Matches missed11 injury record
5 6 7 8 9 6.99 Nov 2025 May 2026 Oct 2026 7.3

Last 10 matches

7.3 8.1 6.1 7.8 7.7 7.9 6.8 6.2 7.4 6.6

Statistics by season

Season Competition Team Apps (starts) Minutes Goals Assists Rating
2026 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Cruzeiro 17 (14) 1,261 2 0 7.14
2026 Copa do Brasil Cruzeiro 6 (1) 189 0 – –
2026 CONMEBOL Libertadores Cruzeiro 2 (0) 21 0 0 6.90

Stored season statistics; refreshed after each match played and weekly.

Player profile

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2026 · percentile among defenders (76 players)

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50 Tackles 62 Interceptions 65 Clearances 66 Aerials won 49 Duels won 50 Pass accuracy 94 Progressive carries 63 Rating 93

5 matches · 450 min

João Marcelo: percentile radar against positional peers
Metric Value Percentile
Tackles / 90 min 1.60
62
Interceptions / 90 min 1.40
65
Clearances / 90 min 5.40
66
Aerials won / 90 min 1.40
49
Duels won 56.8%
50
Pass accuracy 93.2%
94
Progressive carries / 90 min 1.20
63
Rating 7.28
93

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