Marcelo Nascimento da Costa (Bulgarian: ??????? ????????? ?? ????; born 24 August 1984), commonly known as Marcelinho, is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bulgarian club Ludogorets Razgrad.A youth product of São Paulo, Marcelinho played for Cascavel, Santacruzense, São Caetano and Catanduvense in his early career.
In 2008 he signed with UAE Pro-League club Al-Nasr Dubai.
In early 2010, he returned to his home country, joining Mogi Mirim.
Few months later Marcelinho signed with Bragantino, before moving to Ludogorets in May 2011.
With Ludogorets, he has won eight consecutive Bulgarian league titles from 2012 to 2019, as well as two Bulgarian Cups, and four Bulgarian Supercups.
Born and raised in Brazil, Marcelinho received Bulgarian citizenship in 2013, and subsequently opted to play internationally for the Bulgarian national team.
He made his debut for Bulgaria in a friendly against Portugal on 26 March 2016.