Marcelo Pereira

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pereira and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez.

Marcelo Antonio Pereira Rodríguez (born 27 May 1995) is a Honduran professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Costa Rican Liga FPD club Cartaginés and the Honduras national team.^[2]

Marcelo Pereira

Pereira playing for Motagua in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Marcelo Antonio Pereira Rodríguez
Date of birth	(1995-05-27) 27 May 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth	Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Cartaginés
Number	5
Youth career
	Olimpia
2013–2014	Motagua
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2024	Motagua	198	(13)
2024–	Cartaginés	31	(2)
International career‡
2015–2016	Honduras U20	2	(0)
2015–2018	Honduras U23	10	(2)
2016–	Honduras	30	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 3 September 2023

Club career

In 2013, Pereira joined Motagua from Olimpia. He was assigned to their reserves and made his senior debut with the first team during the 2014–15 season.^[3]

International career

Pereira got his first call up to the senior Honduras side for a friendly against Belize in October 2016.^[4]