João Marcelo Messias Ferreira
Defender · Cruzeiro · №43
35
Matches
8
In the starting XI
—
Minutes
Recent matches
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
Cruzeiro
Athletico Paranaense
Serie A
|
3:1 | |
Vasco DA Gama
Cruzeiro
Serie A
|
3:1 | |
Cruzeiro
Atletico-MG
Copa do Brasil
|
1:1 | |
Flamengo
Cruzeiro
CONMEBOL Libertadores
|
2:1 | |
Corinthians
Cruzeiro
Serie A
|
1:2 | |
|
Cruzeiro
Flamengo
CONMEBOL Libertadores
|
1:1 | |
Cruzeiro
Mirassol
Serie A
|
3:1 | |
Cruzeiro
Chapecoense
Copa do Brasil
|
2:0 | |
|
Chapecoense
Cruzeiro
Copa do Brasil
|
0:0 | |
Coritiba
Cruzeiro
Serie A
|
0:1 |
Season statistics
35
Matches
8
In the starting XI
—
Minutes
| Competition | Season | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Serie A | 2026 | 23 |
| CONMEBOL Libertadores | 2026 | 8 |
| Copa do Brasil | 2026 | 4 |
About the player
João Marcelo Messias Ferreira made his professional debut with Boavista in Brazilian Série D in June 2019, before a permanent move to Tombense in January 2020. A loan to FC Porto B followed in mid-2020, and it was there that the centre-back made 81 appearances and scored 12 goals in Liga Portugal 2 over three seasons.
He debuted in the Taça de Portugal in December 2021.
He has continued at Cruzeiro since, now wearing the number 43 shirt as a right-footed centre-back, having come through his early football at Grêmio and Boavista before the path through Tombense and Porto led him back to Brazil.
