Marcelo Santiago


Marcelo Daniel Marques Santiago is a Portuguese football midfielder who plays for Anadia FC.

Club career

Born in São João de Loure, Albergaria-a-Velha Municipality, he played in the youth team of S.C. Beira-Mar before moving to F.C. Porto where he played in the youth teams between 2005 and 2007. In the season 2007–08 he makes his debut as senior in Spain playing with Pontevedra CF B team in the Spanish Third League. The following season, he returns to Portugal and plays the next 4 seasons in the Second Division B with 4 different clubs in each season, respectively S.C. Espinho, F.C. Pampilhosa, Gondomar S.C. and C.D. Tondela. In summer 2012 he moves abroad again, this time to Serbia, by signing with FK Jagodina. He fails to make any appearance in the Serbian SuperLiga and during the winter break he returns to Portugal and joins second level side Associação Naval 1º de Maio.

National team

Marcelo represented Portugal at U-17, U-18 and U-19 levels.