Centre Back→Defender
Cruzeiro
João Marcelo
João Marcelo Messias FerreiraDefender · Cruzeiro. Explore performance, career and dated market values.
PositionDEF
Age26
ClubCruzeiro
Market value€3mTransfermarkt · 2026-05-26
Overview
Player snapshot
ClubCruzeiroSerie A Brazil
PositionDefenderDefender
Date of birth26 years old
NationalityBrazilRio de Janeiro
National teamNot verifiedCaps not stored
Contract untilNot currently verifiedExpired dates are not shown as current
Market value€3mTransfermarkt · 2026-05-26
AvailabilityNo current absence reportedInactive
Height189 cm
Shirt number#43Cruzeiro
Performance
Season stats
Serie A Brazil · 2026
Cruzeiro · Defender
Totals come from API-Football. Per-90 rates and percentages are transparent calculations from those totals; unavailable inputs remain blank.
Availability record
Injury and absence history
Provider-reported fixture absences are grouped into episodes; this is not a medical diagnosis.
No current absence reportedInactiveFixture date ·
Last 12 months1groups in recorded history
Last 24 months1groups in recorded history
Last 36 months1groups in recorded history
Provider records1fixture-level reports
| Reported episode | Record dates | Fixture records | Club / competition | Source confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| InactiveOther / unspecified | Fixture dateSingle dated record | 1Not equal to matches missed | CruzeiroSerie A Brazil | API-FootballProvider record |
Days missed, matches missed and availability percentage appear only when a source supplies start, return and fixture-total data. This feed does not currently support those claims reliably.
Career
Career economics
Transfer history
Confirmed provider records only; undisclosed terms are never estimated.
Recorded moves21 loans · 0 free moves
Known feesNo disclosed feesTotals are not converted across currencies
Highest disclosed feeNot suppliedNo verified monetary record
Latest recorded move: FC Porto → Cruzeiro · 01 Jul 2024, with terms recorded as Terms not supplied. The player was 24.
| Season / date | Route | Deal type | Reported terms | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 202401 Jul 2024 | FC Porto → Cruzeiro | Transfer | Terms not supplied | 24 |
| 202301 Aug 2023 | FC Porto → Cruzeiro | Loan | Terms not supplied | 23 |
Career record
Career timeline
Dates retain the source's precision. Fixture and record dates are labelled separately.
Season context2026 season
Cruzeiro · Serie A Brazil
Season label only; no start date is supplied.Fixture dateInactive
Cruzeiro
TransferFC Porto → Cruzeiro
Provider transfer record
LoanFC Porto → Cruzeiro
Provider transfer record
ProfileBorn
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Value & contract
Market value
€3m
Transfermarkt · 2026-05-26
Market values and estimates are not asking prices or agreed transfer fees.
Contract
A current contract expiry has not been verified. Contract length, options and release clauses are unavailable.
News
João Marcelo in the news
No published article is linked to this player yet.
Data & updates
Fact provenance
Where this profile data comes from
Confidence describes the stored field and its source, not the player's quality.
IdentityJoão Marcelo Messias FerreiraHighAPI-Football · checked
Current clubCruzeiroHighAPI-Football · checked
CompetitionSerie A BrazilHighAPI-Football · checked
PositionDefenderMediumAPI-Football · checked
Season stats2026 seasonNot assessedAPI-Football
Availability1MediumAPI-Football · checked
Transfer history2HighAPI-Football · checked
ContractNot storedNot verifiedSource not stored
Quality record updated: Not recordedNo automated consistency issue is currently recorded.
Profile updates
What changed?
Recorded updates show the previous and new values. Repeated position reports are grouped with their original dates.
0records in the last 24 hours4 updates · 11 retained records
€700k→€750k
Defender→Centre Back
8 matching records · show dates
The same position update was recorded repeatedly. Each original timestamp is retained.
€650k→€700k