Marcelo Saracchi
Uruguayan left-back for Houston Dynamo and the Uruguay national team, with a career spanning South America and Europe.
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Houston Dynamo
Celtic FC
Celtic FCOverview
- Full name
- Marcelo Josemir Saracchi Pintos
- Born
- 23 April 1998, Paysandú, Uruguay
- Position
- Left-back
- First club
- Danubio
- Senior Uruguay debut
- 12 October 2018 against South Korea
- Current club
- Houston Dynamo FC
Mini bio
How it started.
Born in Paysandú, Marcelo began his professional career with Danubio in 2015. His debut came in the Copa Sudamericana against Universidad Católica. He moved to River Plate in September 2017, then joined RB Leipzig in 2018.
Across continents.
His route through European football also took him to Galatasaray and Levante. He joined Boca Juniors in 2023 and started that year’s Copa Libertadores final. For Uruguay, he progressed through the youth teams before making his senior debut against South Korea in October 2018.
Glasgow to Houston.
A season on loan at Celtic brought a Scottish league and cup double in 2026. His first Celtic goal was a strike from outside the box against Livingston. That August, he moved to Houston Dynamo on a permanent deal from Boca.
Creditschronological, newest first
Club football
- 2026–presentHouston Dynamo FCDefender
- 2025–2026Celtic FCDefender on loan from Boca Juniors
- 2023–2025Boca JuniorsDefender before his Celtic loan
- 2022–2023Levante UDDefender
- 2020–2021GalatasarayDefender on loan
- 2018–2021RB LeipzigDefender, including time on loan
- 2017–2018River PlateDefender
- 2015–2017DanubioProfessional debut and first senior club
International football
- 2018–presentUruguay senior national teamDefender
- 2017Uruguay under-20sSouth American Championship winner
Awards
Quotes
The pressure of playing for a big club is something that I thrive onMarcelo Saracchi, Celtic FC player profile
Celtic’s official profile highlights his attitude to playing for a major club.
Trivia
- He had already played against Celtic for RB Leipzig in the 2018 Europa League before joining the Glasgow club.
- His senior Uruguay debut came as a replacement for Diego Laxalt, who later also played for Celtic.
- Fans can find him on Instagram as Chelo Saracchi, under @cheloosaracchi.
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