Marcelo Carrusca

Club career Carrusca is a product of Estudiantes de La Plata's youth divisions. He made his first appearance for the club in 2001, and played 103 league games (12 goals) for the team until 2006.

On 27 July 2006 he signed for Turkish club Galatasaray, opting for a five-year contract worth around €1.8 million. He played one year for the club, but on 25 July 2007 Galatasaray manager Karl Heinz Feldkamp reported officially that he did not wish to keep Carrusca on the team and asked the board to sell him in order to open space for a new foreign transfer.

After lack of first team appearances in Galatasaray, he was loaned for one year to Mexican Primera División team Cruz Azul for 2008–09 football season. He then re-joined Estudiantes to play with the team during the 2009-10 Argentine Primera División season and the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup.

On 8 July 2010, Carrusca joined Banfield on loan from Estudiantes to replace recently transferred left winger James Rodríguez.

Adelaide United On 3 August 2012, it was announced Carrusca had agreed to sign with A-League club Adelaide United on an undisclosed two-year contract.

Carrusca scored a goal and assisted a further two in a man of the match performance during Adelaide United's 4–2 home win over Melbourne Victory on 7 December 2012, in Round 10 of the A-League.

On 23 May 2017, Carrusca became an Australian citizen, and can be included as a non-visa player in the A-League.

In July 2017 it was confirmed that Carrusca would not re-sign with Adelaide under new coach Marco Kurz.

Melbourne City On 12 September 2017, A-League club Melbourne City announced it had signed Carrusca on a one-year deal.

Western Sydney Wanderers On 11 January 2018, Carrusca and Melbourne City mutually terminated his contract, and he signed for Western Sydney Wanderers until the end of the 2017–18 A-League season.

Retirement In May 2019, Carrusca announced his retirement from playing to focus on coaching. He now runs his own academy in Adelaide for children and young players.

International career Carrusca played as an U-20 Argentina international. He scored 2 goals in 16 appearances and was a member of the Argentina Under-20 team at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Honours Galatasaray Turkish League: 2007–08

Adelaide United A-League Championship: 2015–16 A-League Premiership: 2015–16 FFA Cup: 2014

Argentina CONMEBOL U-20 Championship: 2003

Individual A-League PFA Team of the Season: 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15 A-League All Star: 2013, 2014