Charles Marcelo da Silva

Charles

Personal information
Full name	Charles Marcelo da Silva
Date of birth	4 February 1994
Place of birth	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	Marítimo
Youth career
2009–2014	Cruzeiro
2014–2015	Vasco da Gama
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2015–2016	Vasco da Gama	9	(0)
2016–	Marítimo	0	(0)
National team
2011	Brazil U17	14	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 January 2016. † Appearances (goals)

Charles Marcelo da Silva (born 4 February 1994), simply known as Charles, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Portuguese club C.S. Marítimo as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Born in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Charles joined Cruzeiro's youth setup in 2009. On 22 January 2014 he moved to Vasco da Gama, being assigned to the youth team.^[1]

Charles was promoted to the main squad in 2015, and made his Série A debut on 3 June, coming on as a first-half substitute for Julio dos Santos in a 0–3 home loss against Ponte Preta, after starter Jordi was sent off.^[2]

In 29 January 2016, Charles signed a four-and-a-half-year-deal with Marítimo.^[3]

Honours

Vasco

• Campeonato Carioca: 2015

References

1. "Juniores: Vasco acerta contratação do goleiro Charles Marcelo, ex-Cruzeiro" [Juniores: Vascos signs goalkeeper Charles Marcelo, ex-Cruzeiro] (in Portuguese). NetVasco. 22 January 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
2. "3 a 0 e cabia mais: Ponte vence, sobe ao 2º lugar e mantém Vasco no Z-4" [3–0 and it was up for more: Ponte wins, rises to the 2nd place and keeps Vasco on Z-4] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 3 June 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
3. "Charles assinou e treinou" [Charles signs and trains] (in Portuguese). Jornal Record. 29 January 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016.

External links

• Charles at footballzz.co.uk
• Charles profile at Soccerway