Marcelo Nicácio

Marcelo da Paixão Ramos Nicácio is a Brazilian former footballer.

Career

In January 2009 Nicácio joined Fortaleza on loan from Atlético Mineiro. In the first half of the year, he scored 13 goals in the Campeonato Cearense. He also completed the season as the Série B's top goal-scorer with 17 goals.
In 2010, he signed for Figueirense and scored 2 goals in 10 matches of Série B.

In September 2010, Nicácio joined Ceará. He made his debut in a 1–1 home draw against Goiás on 20 September, coming on as a substitute for Kempes. He scored his first goal on 2 October, in a 2–2 away draw against Corinthians.
In the first half of 2011, Nicácio scored 16 goals in the Campeonato Cearense and Ceará were crowned champions. He continued scoring as he scored Ceará's opening goal of the Série A match in their 3–0 win over Atlético Mineiro on 7 July. On 10 August, Nicácio scored a last-minute winning goal in a 2–1 home win over São Paulo in their second stage first leg tie of the Copa Sudamericana.

On 8 December 2011, Nicácio signed for Bulgarian A PFG side Litex Lovech. He made his league debut on 3 March 2012 in a 3–0 home win over Vidima-Rakovski, scoring a hat-trick. Week later, he scored a brace against Svetkavitsa at the Dimitar Burkov Stadium. On 14 March, Nicácio scored a penalty in a 2–0 win over Minyor Pernik in the Bulgarian Cup. He continued his fine form scoring the only goal in a 1–0 win against Slavia Sofia on 18 March. However, 37 minutes after his goal, he received his first red card in Bulgarian football.

On 5 July 2012, Nicácio has signed for Brazilian club Vitória.

On 31 May 2013, Nicácio joined another team from his home country, Paysandu.

''All stats correct as of 2 April 2013.''

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