Marcelo Martins Moreno

Marcelo Martins Moreno (born 18 June 1987), known as Marcelo Martins in Bolivia and as Marcelo Moreno in other countries, is a Bolivian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ecuadorian Serie A club Independiente del Valle and captains the Bolivia national team. He is considered one of the greatest Bolivian players of all time. With 106 caps and 31 goals, he is the national team's all-time capped player and all-time top goalscorer.

Marcelo Moreno
Moreno playing for Flamengo in 2013
Personal information
Full name Marcelo Martins Moreno
Date of birth (1987-06-18) 18 June 1987
Place of birth Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Independiente del Valle
Number 9
Youth career
2003–2004 Oriente Petrolero
2004–2005 Vitória
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2004 Oriente Petrolero 20 (2)
2005–2007 Vitória 30 (12)
2007–2008 Cruzeiro 14 (7)
2008–2011 Shakhtar Donetsk 32 (7)
2009Werder Bremen (loan) 5 (0)
2010Wigan Athletic (loan) 12 (0)
2012–2015 Grêmio 28 (10)
2013–2014Flamengo (loan) 16 (2)
2014–2015Cruzeiro (loan) 32 (15)
2015–2016 Changchun Yatai 53 (22)
2017–2018 Wuhan Zall 34 (25)
2019 Shijiazhuang Ever Bright 12 (7)
2020–2021 Cruzeiro 43 (8)
2022–2023 Cerro Porteño 30 (6)
2023– Independiente del Valle 20 (4)
International career
2005 Brazil U18 8 (6)
2006 Brazil U20 7 (5)
2007– Bolivia 108 (31)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 Feb 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2023 (UTC)
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