[citation needed] Marcelo subsequently signed a five-year contract with Polish Ekstraklasa champions Wisła Kraków on 1 September 2008.

[citation needed] On 8 July 2010, Marcelo joined Eredivisie side PSV on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee from Wisła Kraków.

[9][10] In August 2021, Marcelo was demoted to Lyon's reserve team after inappropriate behaviour in the locker room following a 3–0 defeat to Angers, in which the player scored an own goal.

[18] He arrived in Sydney in late August, a week prior, to the club's training camp in Gold Coast where he proved to have an important impact on the team on and off the field.

[22] Marcelo's assertive defensive display garnered both praise and criticism from the media; some characterised his treatment of Cummings, targeting the injured area with fouls, as "brutal" and "antagonistic."

[25][26] In the returning match against Central Coast Mariners on 4 March, Marcelo was given a straight red after a challenge on Storm Roux just 26 minutes after Brandon Borrello opening goal.

[27] Two days later, the Wanderers issued a statement announcing that Marcelo would face a minimum one-match suspension in accordance with the A-Leagues Disciplinary Regulations for "Serious foul play.

"[28] Nevertheless, Marcelo continued to receive praise for his contributions throughout the league season and was widely regarded as a key component, often referred to as the "lynchpin," within Marko Rudan's system.

It might look aggressive but he hasn’t been pulled up on it so far this season," adding, “Maybe he shouldn’t have done what he did to young Irankunda, I think he got involved there, but I think you need to learn from that a little bit – but I don’t think it was as bad as everyone’s making it out to be.