Marcelo Moreno Martins

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Personal information
Marcelo Moreno
Full name	Marcelo Moreno Martins
Date of birth	June 18, 1987 (1987-06-18) (age 20)
Place of birth	Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1+¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Shakhtar Donetsk
Youth clubs
2003-2004	Oriente Petrolero
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2005-2006 2007-2008 2008	Vitória Cruzeiro Shakhtar Donetsk	36 (24) 32 (19)
National team
2007-present	Bolivia	04 0(2)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Marcelo Moreno Martins or Marcelo Moreno, (born in Santa Cruz de la Sierra on June 18, 1987) is a Bolivian football player, currently playing for Shakhtar Donetsk.

Born in Bolivia to a Brazilian father and Bolivian mother^[1], Marcelo Moreno has played for the Brazilian U20 national team at the youth level, but chose to play for the Bolivian senior national team as a professional.

Due to his success playing for Cruzeiro, he received his first call-up for a friendly match against Peru on September 12th, 2007. The 20-year-old has impressed for both club and country, and he is considered as the future of the Bolivian national team.

On May 27, 2008 he signed a 5-year contract with Shakhtar Donetsk. The Ukrainian club agreed to pay €9 million for the player.^[2]