Marcelo Andrés Valencia Saraiva (born 17 May 2002) is a Guatemalan professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Liga Nacional club Comunicaciones.
Saraiva joined the Nottingham Forest under-23's side on 7 January 2021, signing a contract until June 2022.[1] Saraiva had previously played with Brazilian sides Flamengo[2] and Internacional, but left the latter club in September 2020 to pursue opportunities in Europe following a successful application for a Portuguese passport.[3] On 10 June 2022, Nottingham Forest announced that Saraiva would be leaving the club once his contract expired.[4]
Saraiva has represented Guatemala at the under-17 level in 2019, before playing with the senior Guatemala national team against Puerto Rico in the CONCACAF Nations League in November 2019.[3][5]
Marcelo is the son of former Brazilian footballer Marcelo Henrique Saraiva and Lourdes Valencia, who belongs to a family of renowned Guatemalan footballers including Everaldo Valencia, who also played for the Guatemala National Team.