Marcelo Pitaluga
Personal information
Full name Marcelo de Araújo Pitaluga Filho
Date of birth (2002-12-20) 20 December 2002
Place of birth Niterói, Brazil
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Liverpool
Number 45
Youth career
2017–2020 Fluminense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Fluminense 0 (0)
2020– Liverpool 0 (0)
2022–2023 → Macclesfield (loan) 17 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:10, 25 April 2023 (UTC)

Marcelo de Araújo Pitaluga Filho (born 20 December 2002) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Liverpool.

Career

Pitaluga started his career with Brazilian side Fluminense.[2][3][4][5] In 2020, he signed for Liverpool in the Premier League.[6][7][8] In 2022, Pitaluga was sent on loan to English eighth tier club Macclesfield.[9][10] He made 16 league appearances for the club[11] before an ankle injury suffered in November saw him return to Liverpool.[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Marcelo Pitaluga: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  2. ↑ "Quem é Marcelo Pitaluga, goleiro que o Liverpool comprou do Fluminense?" [Who is Marcelo Pitaluga, goalkeeper that Liverpool bought from Fluminense?]. Goal (in Portuguese). 8 October 2020.
  3. ↑ Beesley, Chris (September 14, 2020). "Liverpool new signing part of long term plan and has big advantage". Liverpool Echo.
  4. ↑ O'Neill, Caoimhe; Lang, Jack (2 February 2021). "Pitaluga's under-23 'baptism of fire' is step towards becoming the next Alisson". The Athletic.
  5. ↑ Squires, Theo (6 October 2021). "Alisson helped Liverpool sign 18-year-old prospect as next steps explained". Liverpool Echo.
  6. ↑ Blow, Tom (26 December 2021). "Alisson talks up "really special" young Liverpool goalkeeper Marcelo Pitaluga". Daily Mirror.
  7. ↑ Sposito, Lucas (11 September 2020). "Marcelo Pitaluga, who is he? – A look at Liverpool's expected signing". Sport Witness.
  8. ↑ "Ex-Fluminense, Marcelo Pitaluga recebe sequência entre o sub-18 e sub-23 e ganha moral no Liverpool". ge.globo.com. 31 August 2021.
  9. ↑ Squires, Theo (1 July 2022). "Alisson helped Liverpool sign 19-year-old prospect as next steps explained". Liverpool Echo.
  10. ↑ Dawes, Olly (24 July 2022). "Liverpool teenager praised by non-league club". HITC.
  11. ↑ "Macclesfield – Appearances – Marcelo Pitaluga". footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  12. ↑ "Inside story of Liverpool £1m starlet's latest transfer as Robbie Savage dealt unwanted blow". liverpoolecho.co.uk. 23 November 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2023.


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