{{short description|Salvadoran footballer (born 1981)}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Marcelo Messias | fullname = Marcelo Messias | image = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|11|9}} | birth_place = Paranaguá-PR, Brazil | height = {{height|m=1.84|precision=0}} | currentclub = | clubnumber = | position = Centre back | youthyears1= | youthclubs1= | years1 = 1995–2000 | years2 = 2000–2002 | years3 = 2003 | years4 = 2003–2005 | years5 = 2006 | years6 = 2007 | years7 = 2008 | years8 = 2008–2009 | years9 = 2010–2011 | years10 = 2012 | years11 = 2013–2014 | years12 = 2015–2016 | years13 = 2016–2017 | years14 = 2018 | clubs1 = Rio Branco | clubs2 = Grêmio | clubs3 = Antigua | clubs4 = FAS | clubs5 = Isidro Metapán | clubs6 = Chalatenango | clubs7 = Isidro Metapán | clubs8 = Águila | clubs9 = Alianza | clubs10 = Deportivo Petapa | clubs11 = Alianza | clubs12 = Chalatenango | clubs13 = Sonsonate | clubs14 = Audaz | caps1 = | goals1 = | caps2 = | goals2 = | caps3 = 17 | goals3 = 4 | caps4 = | goals4 = | caps5 = | goals5 = | caps6 = | goals6 = | caps7 = | goals7 = | caps8 = | goals8 = | caps9 = | goals9 = | caps10 = 41 | goals10 = 0 | caps11 = 45 | goals11 = 2 | caps12 = 41 | goals12 = 1 | caps13 = 35 | goals13 = 0 | caps14 = 5<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://es.soccerway.com/players/marcelo-messias/177275/|title = El Salvador - M. Messías - Perfil con noticias, estadísticas de carrera e historia - Soccerway}}</ref> | goals14 = 0 | | nationalyears1= 2011 | nationalteam1= El Salvador | nationalcaps1= 2 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | pcupdate = | ntupdate = }}
'''Marcelo Messias''' (born November 9, 1981) is a former professional footballer who played as a defender. Born in Brazil, he represented El Salvador at international level.
==Club career== ===FAS=== Messias signed with FAS of the Salvadoran Primera División in 2003. With the Santa Ana team, he won the Apertura 2003 and the Apertura 2004.
Also, he lost the Clausura 2004 final against Alianza on penalties.
===Isidro Metapán=== Messias signed with Isidro Metapán in 2006.
===Chalatenango=== Messias signed with Chalatenango in 2007.
===Return to Isidro Metapán=== He signed again with Isidro Metapán in 2008.
===Águila=== Time later. he signed with Águila.
===Alianza=== In 2010, he signed with Alianza. With Alianza, he lost the Apertura 2010 final against Isidro Metapán on penalties. However, in the next tournament, Alianza won the Clausura 2011 final against FAS.
===Deportivo Petapa=== In 2012, he signed with Deportivo Petapa.
===Return to Alianza=== Messias signed again with Alianza for the Clausura 2013.
===Return to Chalatenango=== In 2015, he signed again with Chalatenango.
===Sonsonate=== Messias signed with Sonsonate for the Apertura 2016.
===Audaz=== Messias signed with Audaz for the Clausura 2018. With Audaz, reached the quarter-finals of the Apertura 2018.
==International career== Messias was called up to train with the national team preliminary squad, which would take part in two friendly matches in March 2011.
Messias was able to be noticed and would take part in the first friendly of that month against Cuba and Jamaica. Messias came on as a substitute in that friendly match against Cuba and started against Jamaica.
==Personal life== Messias is married to a Salvadoran woman and he has two daughters. He is now a Salvadoran citizen.
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{NFT player|pid=42750}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Messias, Marcelo}} Category:1981 births Category:Living people Category:People from Paranaguá Category:Brazilian men's footballers Category:Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Category:Naturalized citizens of El Salvador Category:Brazilian emigrants to El Salvador Category:Salvadoran men's footballers Category:21st-century Salvadoran sportsmen Category:El Salvador men's international footballers Category:C.D. FAS footballers Category:AD Isidro Metapán players Category:AD Chalatenango players Category:C.D. Águila players Category:Alianza FC (El Salvador) players Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Guatemala Category:Expatriate men's footballers in El Salvador Category:Antigua GFC players Category:Sonsonate F.C. footballers Category:Men's association football defenders Category:C.D. Petapa players Category:Footballers from Paraná (state) Category:21st-century Brazilian sportsmen