Marcel Scalese

Marcel Scalese caught my interest because his story crosses so many borders. A Brazilian centre-back now plying his trade in Japan's J2 League with Ehime, he represents the kind of globe-trotting footballer I think gets overlooked. Playing in a foreign league means adapting to a new culture, language and style of defending, and doing it as a center-back, where one mistake gets punished, takes real composure. I always root for players who build careers far from the spotlight of Europe's giants. To me, his path is a reminder that football talent shows up everywhere and that the J. League quietly attracts capable imports worth watching.

Name (English)

Marcel Scalese

Name (Japanese)

マルセル・スカレゼ

Reading

まるせる・すかれぜ

Born

April 17, 1996 (age 30)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Rat

Occupation

association football player

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AB%E3%82%BB%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B9%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AC%E3%82%BC

Tags

• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.