Marcelo Toscano

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Marcelo Toscano

| image =

| fullname = Marcelo Aparecido Toscano

| height = {{height|m=1.84}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|5|12|df=y}}

| birth_place = Areado, Brazil

| currentclub = Thrissur Magic FC

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| position = Striker

| youthyears1 = youthclubs1 = São Vicente

| years1 = 2006–2009 | clubs1 = Paulista | caps1 = 35 | goals1 = 5

| years2 = 2006 | clubs2 = → Mirassol (loan) | caps2 = | goals2 =

| years3 = 2006–2007 | clubs3 = → Maccabi Ahi Nazareth (loan) | caps3 = 29 | goals3 = 7

| years4 = 2008 | clubs4 = → União São João (loan) | caps4 = 21 | goals4 = 8

| years5 = 2008–2009 | clubs5 = → Lausanne (loan) | caps5 = 5 | goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2009–2010 | clubs6 = Paraná | caps6 = 45 | goals6 = 18

| years7 = 2010–2012 | clubs7 = Vitória Guimarães | caps7 = 61 | goals7 = 12

| years8 = 2013 | clubs8 = Figueirense | caps8 = 27 | goals8 = 8

| years9 = 2014–2015 | clubs9 = Comercial-SP | caps9 = 10 | goals9 = 3

| years10 = 2014 | clubs10 = Vila Nova | caps10 = 10 | goals10 = 0

| years11 = 2014 | clubs11 = Cuiabá | caps11 = 12 | goals11 = 3

| years12 = 2015 | clubs12 = Mirassol | caps12 = 18 | goals12 = 13

| years13 = 2015 | clubs13 = América Mineiro | caps13 = 35 | goals13 = 14

| years14 = 2016–2017 | clubs14 = Jeju United FC | caps14 = 50 | goals14 = 17

| years15 = 2017–2018 | clubs15 = Omiya Ardija | caps15 = 30 | goals15 = 1

| years16 = 2019–2021 | clubs16 = América Mineiro | caps16 = 79 | goals16 = 6

| years17 = 2020 | clubs17 = → Mirassol (loan) | caps17 = 5 | goals17 = 0

| years18 = 2022 | clubs18 = Paysandu | caps18 = 1 | goals18 = 0

| years19 = 2024– | clubs19 = Thrissur Magic FC | caps19 = | goals19 =

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Marcelo Aparecido Toscano (born 12 May 1985) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Thrissur Magic FC. Mainly a striker, he can also play as a winger.{{citation needed|date=December 2018}}

Club career

Born in Areado, Minas Gerais, Toscano was a São Vicente youth graduate. Initially a forward, he was converted to a right back during his time at Paulista, mainly due to the lack of goals.{{cite web|url=http://www.gazetadopovo.com.br/esportes/de-volta-ao-ataque-marcelo-toscano-busca-no-parana-os-gols-que-faltaram-no-paulista-bxs2nq2lizsvo2lru6t24cf2m|title=De volta ao ataque, Marcelo Toscano busca no Paraná os gols que faltaram no Paulista|trans-title=Back to the attack, Marcelo Torcano seeks in Paraná the goals which he missed at Paulista|publisher=Gazeta do Povo|language=pt|date=12 October 2009|accessdate=19 November 2015}}

Back as a striker at Paraná, Toscano scored ten goals in 2009 Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, being the club's top goalscorer. On 20 August 2010 he moved abroad for the first time in his career, after agreeing to a four-year deal with Primeira Liga side Vitória de Guimarães.{{cite web|url=http://www.record.xl.pt/futebol/nacional/1a-liga/vitoria-guimaraes/detalhe/medio-ofensivo-marcelo-toscano-e-reforco--458305.html|title=Médio ofensivo Marcelo Toscano é reforço|trans-title=Attacking midfielder Marcelo Toscano is an addition|publisher=Record|language=pt|date=20 August 2010|accessdate=19 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120185624/http://www.record.xl.pt/futebol/nacional/1a-liga/vitoria-guimaraes/detalhe/medio-ofensivo-marcelo-toscano-e-reforco--458305.html|archive-date=20 November 2015|url-status=dead}}

Toscano made his debut in the main category of Portuguese football on 28 August, starting and scoring a hat-trick in a 3–1 away win against C.D. Nacional. On 21 December 2012 he rescinded his contract,{{cite web|url=http://www.record.xl.pt/futebol/nacional/1a-liga/vitoria-guimaraes/detalhe/toscano-tambem-rescinde-795185.html|title=Toscano também rescinde|trans-title=Toscano also rescinds|publisher=Record|language=pt|date=21 December 2012|accessdate=19 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120150421/http://www.record.xl.pt/futebol/nacional/1a-liga/vitoria-guimaraes/detalhe/toscano-tambem-rescinde-795185.html|archive-date=20 November 2015|url-status=dead}} and signed for Figueirense on the following day.{{cite web|url=http://esportes.terra.com.br/figueirense/figueirense-anuncia-marcelo-toscano-como-novo-reforco,f57fdae1d5dbb310VgnCLD2000000ec6eb0aRCRD.html|title=Figueirense anuncia Marcelo Toscano como novo reforço|trans-title=Figueirense announces Marcelo Toscano as new addition|publisher=Terra|language=pt|date=22 December 2012|accessdate=19 November 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120094714/http://esportes.terra.com.br/figueirense/figueirense-anuncia-marcelo-toscano-como-novo-reforco,f57fdae1d5dbb310VgnCLD2000000ec6eb0aRCRD.html|archivedate=20 November 2015}}

Toscano appeared rarely for Figueira, and subsequently joined Comercial de Ribeirão Preto.{{cite web|url=http://www.infoesporte.com.br/noticias/figueirense/mercado/02122013/atacante-acerta-com-equipe-paulista-para-2014/|title=Atacante acerta com equipe paulista para 2014|trans-title=Forward joins paulista team for 2014|publisher=InfoEsporte|language=pt|date=2 December 2013|accessdate=19 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120205943/http://www.infoesporte.com.br/noticias/figueirense/mercado/02122013/atacante-acerta-com-equipe-paulista-para-2014/|archive-date=20 November 2015|url-status=dead}} On 14 April 2014 he moved to Vila Nova,{{cite web|url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/times/vila-nova/noticia/2014/04/vila-nova-apresenta-tres-reforcos-gabriel-angelo-e-marcelo-toscano.html|title=Vila Nova apresenta três reforços: Gabriel, Ângelo e Marcelo Toscano|trans-title=Vila Nova presents three signings: Gabriel, Ângelo and Marcelo Toscano|publisher=Globo Esporte|language=pt|date=14 April 2014|accessdate=19 November 2015}} but rescinded his link only two months later.{{cite web|url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/times/vila-nova/noticia/2014/06/atacante-marcelo-toscano-e-mais-um-pedir-para-rescindir-com-o-vila-nova.html|title=Atacante Marcelo Toscano é mais um a pedir para rescindir com o Vila Nova|trans-title=Forward Marcelo Toscano is another one to rescind with Vila Nova|publisher=Globo Esporte|language=pt|date=11 June 2014|accessdate=19 November 2015}}

Toscano finished the year with Cuiabá,{{cite web|url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/mt/futebol/times/cuiaba/noticia/2014/06/marcelo-toscano-e-novidade-na-reapresentacao-do-cuiaba.html|title=Marcelo Toscano é a novidade na reapresentação do Cuiabá|trans-title=Marcelo Toscano is the novelty in Cuiabá's presentation|publisher=Globo Esporte|language=pt|date=16 June 2014|accessdate=19 November 2015}} scoring three goals in Série C. In November 2014 he joined Mirassol,{{cite web|url=http://www.futebolinterior.com.br/futebol/Mirassol-SP/noticias/2014-11/Mirassol-apresenta-Evaristo-Piza-e-anuncia-Marcelo-Toscano|title=Paulista A2: Na apresentação de Piza, Mirassol anuncia o atacante Marcelo Toscano|trans-title=Paulista A2: In Piza's presentation, Mirassol announces forward Marcelo Toscano|publisher=Futebol Interior|language=pt|date=11 November 2014|accessdate=19 November 2015}} and was the top goalscorer in 2015 Campeonato Paulista Série A2.

On 16 April 2015 Toscano moved to Série B side América Mineiro.{{cite web|url=http://www.alterosa.com.br/app/belo-horizonte/noticia/esporte/alterosa-esporte/2015/04/16/noticia-alterosa-esporte,133403/america-mg-apresenta-reforco-para-o-setor-ofensivo-marcelo-toscano.shtml|title=América-MG apresenta reforço para o setor ofensivo: Marcelo Toscano|trans-title=América-MG presents addition to the offensive line: Marcelo Toscano|publisher=Alterosa|language=pt|date=16 April 2015}}

Having successfully gotten América Mineiro promoted to the Série A, Toscano signed for Jeju United FC on 7 December 2015.{{cite tweet|user=KORFootballNews|author=Korea Football News|number=674074986328420352|date=8 December 2015|title=OFFICIAL | Jeju United have confirmed a signing of Brazilian striker Marcelo Toscano from America Mineiro.}} After one and a half seasons playing for Jeju, he transferred to Omiya Ardija in the J. League Division 1 in June, 2017.{{Cite web|url=http://sports.news.naver.com/kfootball/news/read.nhn?oid=076&aid=0003110921|title=[오피셜]제주 마르셀로, J리그 오미야로 이적}} He finished his time at Jeju with 49 league appearances and 17 goals.

On 29 July 2017 Toscano made his first appearance against Vissel Kobe scoring a goal on his debut however the game concluded with 3–1 away defeat. In his first season with Omiya Ardija they were relegated to Japan's second division J2 League.

On 1 January 2019 Toscano resigned with Série B side América Mineiro to a two-year contract.{{Cite web|url=https://www.americamineiro.com.br/club/news/2019/1/10/apresentados-marcelo-toscano-e-felipe-azevedo-prometem-coelho-forte-no-ataque/|title=América Futebol Clube » Apresentados, Marcelo Toscano e Felipe Azevedo prometem Coelho forte no ataque}}

On 27 December 2019 Toscano was loaned out to Mirassol until the end of December 2020.{{Cite web|url=http://www.mirassolfc.com.br/noticias/leao-apresenta-dois-velhos-conhecidos-da-torcida/695|title=Leão apresenta dois velhos conhecidos da torcida}}