Maicon (footballer, born 1990)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Marquesand the second or paternal family name is Bitencourt.

Maicon Marques

Maicon in action with Lokomotiv Moscow in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Maicon Marques Bitencourt [1]
Date of birth	(1990-02-18) 18 February 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth	Duque de Caxias, Brazil
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Youth career
2001–2008	Fluminense
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2010	Fluminense	34	(2)
2010–2017	Lokomotiv Moscow	158	(23)
2017–2019	Antalyaspor	44	(6)
2019–2020	Atlético Mineiro	10	(0)
2020–2022	Buriram United	26	(8)
International career
2007	Brazil U17	2	(1)
2009	Brazil U20	10	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 March 2020

Maicon Marques Bitencourt (born 18 February 1990), simply known as Maicon, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger.

Club career

Fluminense

Born in Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro, Maicon joined Fluminense's youth setup in 2001, aged 11. Promoted to the main squad on 11 March 2008 by manager Renato Portaluppi, ^[2] he made his debut fifteen days later by coming on as a substitute for Darío Conca in a 4–1 Campeonato Carioca home routing of Mesquita. ^[3]

Maicon made his Série A debut on 18 May 2008, replacing Léo Itaperuna in a 2–0 home loss against Náutico. ^[4] He scored his first professional goal the following 31 January, netting his team's second in a 3–0 home defeat of Resende; his first top tier goal occurred on 7 August, as he scored the last in a 5–1 home thrashing of Sport. ^[5]

In 2009, Fluminense sold 50% of Maicon's rights along with other players in different ratio to Traffic Group. ^[6]

Lokomotiv Moscow

Maicon with Lokomotiv Moscow in 2016

On 10 March 2010, Maicon joined Lokomotiv Moscow in a four-and-a-half-year contract. ^[7] He made his debut abroad ten days later, replacing goalscorer Dmitri Sychev in a 3–0 home win against Krylia Sovetov Samara.

Maicon scored his first goal abroad on 15 May 2010, netting the last in a 2–0 home win against Amkar Perm. A regular starter in the following campaigns, he scored a brace in a 4–0 home routing of Anzhi Makhachkala on 5 November 2016.

Antalyaspor

On 16 June 2017, after seven years in Russia, Maicon moved to Turkey after agreeing to a contract with Antalyaspor, effective as of 1 July. ^[8] On 9 January 2019, Antalyaspor announced that Maicon's contract was terminated by mutual consent. ^[9]

Atlético Mineiro

On 14 January 2019, Maicon returned to Brazil and joined Atlético Mineiro on a free transfer. ^[10] He left the club in February 2020. ^[11]

International career

Maicon represented Brazil at under-17 and under-20 levels, playing an essential role in the latter's victory against Germany for the quarter-finals of the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt by scoring a brace in a 2–1 victory, which allowed Brazil to proceed to the semifinals. ^{[12] [13]}

Career statistics

As of 2 Marcho 2020 ^[14]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Fluminense	2008 [15]	Série A	13	0	4	0	—		—		—		17	0
	2009		21	2	13	2	3	0	5 [lower-alpha 1]	0	—		42	4
	2010		0	0	8	2	—		—		—		8	2
	Total		34	2	25	4	3	0	5	0	—		67	6
Lokomotiv Moscow	2010	Russian Premier League	18	3	—		—		2 [lower-alpha 2]	0	—		20	3
	2011–12		37	4	—		2	1	9 [lower-alpha 2]	3	—		48	8
	2012–13		17	3	—		2	0	—		—		19	3
	2013–14		24	5	—		—		—		—		24	5
	2014–15		24	0	—		4	0	2 [lower-alpha 2]	0	—		30	0
	2015–16		14	3	—		2	0	7 [lower-alpha 2]	2	1 [lower-alpha 3]	0	24	5
	2016–17		24	5	—		4	1	—		—		28	6
	Total		158	23	—		14	2	20	5	1	0	193	30
Antalyaspor	2017–18	Süper Lig	30	5	—		2	0	—		—		32	5
	2018–19		14	1	—		—		—		—		14	1
	Total		44	6	—		2	0	—		—		46	6
Atlético Mineiro	2019	Série A	10	0	7	1	0	0	10 [lower-alpha 4]	1	—		27	2
	2020		0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
	Total		10	0	8	1	0	0	10	1	—		28	2
Career total			246	31	33	5	19	2	35	6	1	0	334	44

1. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
3. Appearance(s) in Russian Super Cup
4. Seven appearances, one goal in Copa Libertadores; three appearances in Copa Sudamericana

Honours

Lokomotiv Moscow

• Russian Cup: 2014–15, 2016–17

Buriram United

• Thai League 1: 2021–22
• Thai FA Cup: 2021–22
• Thai League Cup: 2021–22

Brazil U20

• FIFA U-20 World Cup runner-up: 2009 ^[16]

References

1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009™: List of Players: Brazil" (PDF). FIFA. 6 October 2009. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2009.
2. "Maicon pode ser solução para o Flu" [Maicon could be the solution for Flu] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 11 March 2008. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
3. "Flu goleia Mesquita e está na semifinal" [Flu thrash Mesquita and is in the semifinals] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 26 March 2008. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
4. "Náutico vence a garotada do Flu" [Náutico defeat Flu's kids] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 18 May 2008. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
5. "Fluminense goleia no Maracanã e deixa a lanterna com o Sport" [Fluminense rout at the Maracanã and leave the last place with Sport] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 6 August 2009. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
6. "Balanço Patrimonial 2009" [2009 Balance Sheet]. Fluminense FC (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 12 April 2011.
7. "Локомотив" подписал контракт с Майконом [Lokomotiv Moscow signed a contract with Maicon]. Lokomotiv Moscow (in Russian). 10 March 2010. Archived from the original on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
8. "Hoş Geldin Maicon" [Welcome to Maicon] (in Turkish). Antalyaspor. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
9. "Kamuoyuna Duyurulur" [Public announcement] (in Turkish). Antalyaspor. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
10. "Atlético anuncia a contratação do atacante Maicon Bolt" [Atlético announces the signing of forward Maicon Bolt] (in Portuguese). Super Esportes. 14 January 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
11. "Maicon tem rescisão comunicada e não joga mais pelo Atlético-MG; caso deve parar na Justiça" (in Portuguese). Globoesporte.com. 17 February 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
12. "Maicon sai do banco, faz dois gols e coloca o Brasil na semifinal do Mundial" [Maicon leaves the bench, scores twice and puts Brazil in the semifinals of the World Cup] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 10 October 2009.
13. "Com show de Maicon, Brasil vira na prorrogação e vai à semi do Mundial" [With a show from Maicon, Brazil complete comeback in the extra time and go to the semifinals of the World Cup] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL. 10 October 2009.
14. Maicon at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
15. "Fluminense FC – Campeonato Estadual da Primeira Divisão 2008" (in Brazilian Portuguese). FFERJ . Retrieved 9 January 2019.
16. "FIFA". Archived from the original on 19 May 2015.

External links

• Maicon at Soccerway