Marcelo Hermes

Club

Criciúma

Position

Left-Back

Nationality

Brazil

Date of birth

1995-02-01

Birthplace

Sarandi, Brazil

Height

1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)

Weight

150 lbs

Shirt number

22

Signing / transfer fee

On Loan

Marcelo Hermes (born 1 February 1995) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left back for Cruzeiro, on loan from Portuguese club Benfica.

Career
Early career
Born in Sarandi, Rio Grande do Sul, Hermes started his career at a football academy in Nova Boa Vista. Shortly after, he played futsal at SERCESA of Carazinho with whom he won a state title. In 2008, Hermes joined Figueirense where he stayed one season. In 2009, he had a very quick visit to Porto Alegre side Internacional, before joining city rivals Grêmio. There he played in youth ranks until 2014.

Grêmio
At the end of 2014, Hermes was brought to Grêmio's first-team by Luiz Felipe Scolari. However, Hermes did not play any match and was only on the bench against Flamengo in Série A. It was only in 2015, after being registered in Campeonato Gaúcho, that he got his first opportunity to play. On 31 January, Hermes debuted professionally in a 3–0 home win over União Frederiquense in the league's first round.

Benfica
On 4 January 2017, Hermes signed for Portuguese champions Benfica until 2021.