Marcelo de Araújo Pitaluga Filho (born 20 December 2002) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Fluminense.
Career Fluminense Pitaluga started his career with Brazilian side Fluminense. He was an unused substitute with the first team on four occasions during his time with the club.
Liverpool In 2020, he signed for Premier League club Liverpool, for an undisclosed fee potentially reaching £2 million. After sporadically being involved in the first team squad as an unused substitute in Premier League and EFL Cup games, Pitaluga made his first appearance at first team level on 25 July 2023, in a 4–4 draw against German side Greuther Fürth in a pre-season friendly.
Loan to Macclesfield In July 2022, Pitaluga was sent on loan to English eighth-tier club Macclesfield. He made 18 league appearances for the club before an ankle injury suffered in November saw him out of action until April 2023. He made a total of 26 appearances in all competitions for the club as they won the 2022–23 Northern Premier League Division One West.
Loan to St Patrick's Athletic On 5 January 2024, Pitaluga signed a new contract with Liverpool and was loaned out to League of Ireland Premier Division side St Patrick's Athletic. His spell at the club proved difficult, with high profile errors in the 2024 President of Ireland's Cup as well as a league game away to Waterford seeing him dropped by manager Jon Daly in favour of Danny Rogers after playing the first four league games of the season. On 29 June 2024, newly appointed manager Stephen Kenny confirmed that Pitaluga's loan spell with the club had been cut short after making seven appearances in all competitions in the club's first 29 games of the season.
Loan to Livingston On 30 August 2024, Pitaluga signed for Scottish Championship side Livingston on loan.
Return to Fluminense On 6 January 2025, Liverpool announced that subject to international clearance, Pitaluga would return on a permanent move to Fluminense.
International career As well as his native Brazil, Pitaluga also holds a German passport, making him eligible to play for the Germany national team. He has played for the Brazil under-15, under-16 and under-17 teams. He was part of the squad for Brazil U17's 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup win.
Career statistics
+Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsFluminense2019Campeonato Brasileiro Série A0000––000020200000––0000Total0000––0000Liverpool U212021–22————20202023–24————2020Total–4040Liverpool2021–22Premier League00000000–002022–230000000000002023–2400000000–002024–2500000000–00Total000000000000Macclesfield (loan)2022–23NPL Division One West19040––30260St Patrick's Athletic (loan)2024LOI Premier Division4000–003070Livingston (loan)2024–25Scottish Championship000000–2020Fluminense2025Campeonato Brasileiro Série A0000–000000Career total230400000120390
Honours Macclesfield Northern Premier League Division One West: 2022–23
Brazil U17 FIFA U-17 World Cup: 2019
References
External links Profile at the Liverpool F.C. website