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.
