Top 5 Brazilian Footballers in the world right now

#3 Marcelo

Last season, Marcelo finished with 5 goals and 11 assists to his name, a fantastic achievement for a defender, but the Brazilian has been doing this consistently over the years. He had 3 goals and 13 assists in the 2016/17 season and 4 goals and 11 assists in the 2014/15 season. The 15/16 season saw an uncharacteristic dip in goal scoring form, as he scored 2 goals and registered 4 assists, but in reality, goal scoring is just one of many strong qualities of Marcelo.

The Brazilian is, in many ways, a heir to the legendary Roberto Carlos and has a similar style of play. In fact, Marcelo had grown up idolizing Roberto Carlos and at Real, had the honour and privilege to play alongside his idol for a season. It was here that he learned to be like Carlos and eventually took his place a couple of seasons later. From there, Marcelo has gone on to become the rightful heir to his idol both at club and national level and Roberto Carlos could not have been prouder of his prodigy.

This season too, Marcelo is expected to carry forward his form – he is, after all, one of the best left backs around.

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