Marcelo made his madridista debut on this day 13 years ago. The world's best left-back played his first game for the Whites on the 7th of January 2007, coming on for Míchel Salgado in the 58th minute of a clash with Deportivo at Riazor. Since then, the Brazilian has gone on to enjoy a wonderful career. Real Madrid's vice-captain has played 496 games, meaning he is close to joining an elite group of 12 players to have made 500 madridista appearances.



Marcelo has won all there is to win with the Whites. His honours list includes 20 trophies with Real Madrid: 4 Champions Leagues, 4 Club World Cups, 3 European Super Cups, 4 LaLiga titles, 2 Copa del Rey trophies and 3 Spanish Super Cups. He has also been included in the FIFA FIFPro World11 on six occasions and was recently chosen in France Football's best eleven of the decade.



Always a big contributor to the attacking side of the game, the left-back has scored 36 goals for Real Madrid. Among his most memorable strikes, is the one he netted against Atlético in the unforgettable final that yielded La Décima, while he also converted his spot-kick in the shootout which clinched La Undécima.