On the evening of July 15, Beijing time, the Chinese Super League giants Shandong Taishan Club officially announced the official signing of 28-year-old Brazil central defender Marcel Scalese.

Taishan officially welcomed Marcel: "I hope he will integrate into the team as soon as possible, show his strength, and help the team achieve better results." According to Germany transfer market expert Zhu Yi, Marcel signed a six-month contract with Taishan and a one-year right of first refusal.

Born on 17 April 1996, Marcel plays as a centre-back, 1.9 meters tall and has previously played for Brazil and has made 17 appearances for Ituano this year, including nine in the Brazilian second division and eight in the state league. Marcel is currently worth €50,000 in Germany's Transfer Market. Marcel has already terminated his contract with the original club this month. Therefore, the Tarzan team signed him without spending any transfer fee.

Due to the serious injury of the main foreign central defender Judson for the season, the Tarzan team will replace Judson with Marcel to register. With the addition of Marcel, and Taishan has previously officially announced the registration of Brazil center Zeka. In the second half of the season, the 5 foreign aid lineups of the Taishan team were also officially determined, respectivelyZeka, Cressan, Kazaishvili, Marcel and Delgado。

In the 19 rounds of the Chinese Super League this season, Taishan only accumulated 31 points in 19 rounds and ranked 5th in the standings. Recently, Taishan has suffered 5 rounds of winless and fallen into a long trough. It is hoped that the addition of the new foreign central defender and the return of Zeka from injury will allow Taishan to quickly stop the decline in the rest of the season.