Marcelo Saracchi
Boca Juniors

Marcelo Saracchi

Marcelo Saracchi of Boca Juniors was born in Paysandú, Uruguay on 23 April 1998 (age 28).

Marcelo Saracchi
Marcelo Saracchi · Photo: Vagelis Georgariou

Marcelo Saracchi, born on 23 April 1998 (age 28), is a Uruguayan left-back who joined Celtic from Boca Juniors in August 2025.

His senior career was under way at Danubio, where his most productive league season came in 2017 with two goals in 10 appearances. It was a modest attacking return, but enough to show there was more to his game than simply getting through defensive shifts.

At Boca Juniors, Saracchi was used primarily at left-back. In 2024 he made 13 league appearances and scored once, as well as making one Club World Cup appearance that season.

Celtic brought him in from Boca in August 2025, adding an experienced Uruguayan option on the left side of defence. His current market value is around £1.5m, according to Transfermarkt.

Saracchi’s career has taken him from Danubio to Boca Juniors and now Celtic, with his main role remaining clear: a specialist left-back with senior experience in Uruguay, Argentina and Scotland.

📈 Key stats and insights

Saracchi made 13 Primera División appearances for Boca Juniors in 2024
Saracchi started nine of his 13 league matches
Saracchi scored one league goal and received one red card
Saracchi averaged a 6.86 rating across the rated season
Saracchi's listed market value is €2.00m
Last updated 2 June 2026. Send feedback

Marcelo Saracchi stats

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Left Back
Primary Position
Defender
Position
Marcelo Saracchi
LB
1.72m (5ft 7in)
Height
66kg (10st 5lb)
Weight
23 April 1998 (age 28)
Date of Birth
Paysandú
Birthplace
Uruguay 🇺🇾
Country of Birth
Boca Juniors
Team
£1.5m (via Transfermarkt)
Market Value

📊 Season stats

Team
Boca Juniors
Boca Juniors
Primera División 2024
Games
13
Starting
9
Substitute
4
Unused
14
Utilisation
48%
Goals
1
Yellows
3
Reds
1
Team
Boca Juniors
Boca Juniors
Club World Cup 2025
Games
1
Starting
-
Substitute
1
Unused
2
Utilisation
33%
Goals
-
Yellows
-
Reds
-

Saracchi made 13 Primera División appearances for Boca Juniors in 2024, with nine starts, one goal, three yellow cards and one red card. The split between starts and substitute outings points to a rotation left-back rather than an automatic selection, though he was still used regularly enough to matter in the league squad. He did not appear in the Copa Libertadores and played once at the Club World Cup.

🔥 Recent form

Last 10 appearances for Marcelo Saracchi.

Season average rating: 6.86

Match
Mins
5
Goals
-
Rating
-
Match
Hearts
Celtic 3-1 Hearts
16 May 2026 (H)
Mins
17
Goals
-
Rating
6.6
Match
Motherwell
Motherwell 2-3 Celtic
13 May 2026 (A)
Mins
12
Goals
-
Rating
6.2
Match
Rangers
Celtic 3-1 Rangers
10 May 2026 (H)
Mins
6
Goals
-
Rating
6.4
Match
Hibernian
Hibernian 1-2 Celtic
3 May 2026 (A)
Mins
-
Goals
-
Rating
-
Match
Falkirk
Celtic 3-1 Falkirk
25 Apr 2026 (H)
Mins
18
Goals
-
Rating
6.5
Match
St. Mirren
Celtic 6-2 St. Mirren
19 Apr 2026 (H)
Mins
38
Goals
-
Rating
-
Match
St. Mirren
Celtic 1-0 St. Mirren
11 Apr 2026 (H)
Mins
-
Goals
-
Rating
-
Match
Dundee
Dundee 1-2 Celtic
5 Apr 2026 (A)
Mins
14
Goals
-
Rating
7.3
Match
Dundee United
Dundee United 2-0 Celtic
22 Mar 2026 (A)
Mins
-
Goals
-
Rating
-

Saracchi's rated season averaged 6.86, with a high of 7.98 and a low of 6.24. That range suggests a generally acceptable level with some volatility, rather than a consistently dominant run of form.

📋 Career stats

Team
Boca Juniors
Boca Juniors
Season 2026
Country
Argentina 🇦🇷
Games
-
Goals
-
Team
Celtic
Celtic
Season 2025 - 2026
Country
Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games
19
Goals
1
Team
Boca Juniors
Boca Juniors
Season 2024
Country
Argentina 🇦🇷
Games
13
Goals
1
Team
Levante
Levante
Season 2022 - 2023
Country
Spain 🇪🇸
Games
25
Goals
-
Team
Levante
Levante
Season 2021 - 2022
Country
Spain 🇪🇸
Games
4
Goals
-
Team
Galatasaray
Galatasaray
Season 2020 - 2021
Country
Turkey 🇹🇷
Games
27
Goals
-
Team
Galatasaray
Galatasaray
Season 2019 - 2020
Country
Turkey 🇹🇷
Games
14
Goals
2
Team
RB Leipzig
RB Leipzig
Season 2019 - 2020
Country
Germany 🇩🇪
Games
4
Goals
1
Team
RB Leipzig
RB Leipzig
Season 2018 - 2019
Country
Germany 🇩🇪
Games
9
Goals
-
Team
River Plate
River Plate
Season 2017 - 2018
Country
Argentina 🇦🇷
Games
19
Goals
-
Team
Danubio
Danubio
Season 2017
Country
Uruguay 🇺🇾
Games
10
Goals
2
Team
Danubio
Danubio
Season 2016
Country
Uruguay 🇺🇾
Games
14
Goals
-
Team
Danubio
Danubio
Season 2015 - 2016
Country
Uruguay 🇺🇾
Games
30
Goals
1

Saracchi's career has been mobile rather than settled, taking in RB Leipzig, Galatasaray, Levante, Boca Juniors and a loan spell at Celtic. At 28, the pattern suggests a player who has remained in credible environments but has not fixed himself as a long-term first-choice option at one club.

💰 Transfers

Team
Boca Juniors
Boca Juniors
1 June 2026
From
Celtic
Celtic
Type
Returned from loan
Team
Celtic
Celtic
30 August 2025
From
Boca Juniors
Boca Juniors
Type
Loan
Team
Boca Juniors
Boca Juniors
2 August 2023
From
Levante
Levante
Type
Fee (£1.6m)
Team
Levante
Levante
22 February 2022
From
RB Leipzig
RB Leipzig
Type
Free Transfer
Team
RB Leipzig
RB Leipzig
1 June 2021
From
Galatasaray
Galatasaray
Type
Returned from loan
Team
Galatasaray
Galatasaray
4 January 2020
From
RB Leipzig
RB Leipzig
Type
Loan
Team
RB Leipzig
RB Leipzig
1 July 2018
From
River Plate
River Plate
Type
Fee (£12m)
Team
River Plate
River Plate
24 August 2017
From
Danubio
Danubio
Type
Fee (£1.9m)

The transfer record shows a clear shift from higher-fee European moves to more pragmatic deals. RB Leipzig allowed him to join Levante on a free transfer in 2022, Levante then sold him to Boca Juniors for €1.60m in 2023, and his Celtic move in 2025 was a loan that returned to Boca Juniors on 1 June 2026.

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