Maicon (footballer, born September 1988)

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Maicon
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Maicon with Santos in 2022
Personal information
Full name Maicon Pereira Roque [1]
Date of birth (1988-09-14) 14 September 1988 (age 35) [1]
Place of birth Barretos, Brazil
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) [1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Vasco da Gama
Number 4
Youth career
Mamoré
2006–2007 Cruzeiro
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007–2009 Cruzeiro 1 (0)
2007Cabofriense (loan) 8 (0)
2008–2009Nacional (loan) 28 (0)
2009–2016 Porto 116 (11)
2013 Porto B 1 (1)
2016São Paulo (loan) 18 (2)
2016–2017 São Paulo 40 (2)
2017–2020 Galatasaray 45 (6)
2019–2020Al Nassr (loan) 28 (0)
2020–2021 Al Nassr 25 (0)
2022 Cruzeiro 3 (0)
2022–2023 Santos 34 (0)
2023– Vasco da Gama 16 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:48, 22 December 2023 (UTC)

Maicon Pereira Roque (born 14 September 1988), known simply as Maicon, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Vasco da Gama.

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He spent most of his career with Porto, appearing in 183 games and winning 11 honours, including three Primeira Liga titles and the UEFA Europa League in 2011. Previously of Nacional, he totalled 144 games in Portugal's top flight. He additionally played for two years at São Paulo, and won the Süper Lig with Turkey's Galatasaray in 2018.

Club career

Cruzeiro

Born in Barretos, São Paulo, Maicon started off his career with Cruzeiro. He made his first-team debut on 6 May 2007, coming on as a second-half substitute for fellow youth graduate Wellington in a 2–0 home win against rivals Atlético Mineiro in the second leg of the Campeonato Mineiro finals, lost 4–2 on aggregate. [2]

In 2008, Maicon moved on loan to modest Cabofriense. [3] Upon returning, he was a part of Cruzeiro's reserves that went on a trip to Portugal and played three friendlies in the country. [4]

Maicon had his first abroad adventure in the 2008–09 campaign, being a defensive mainstay for Madeira's Nacional [5] which again qualified for European competition. [6]

Porto

Maicon with Porto in 2013 Valais Cup 2013 - OM-FC Porto 13-07-2013 - Maicon (cropped).jpg
Maicon with Porto in 2013

On 4 June 2009, Maicon moved to Primeira Liga champions Porto in a contract running until 2014. [7] [8] [9] He appeared in only four games in his first year, starting with a 2–1 home victory over Rio Ave on 29 November; [10] on 24 April 2010 he scored a first goal in a 5–2 away defeat of Vitória de Setúbal. [11]

After Bruno Alves left for Zenit, Maicon became a first-team regular in 2010–11, playing 37 competitive matches as Porto won the treble (including eight in the victorious run in the UEFA Europa League). In the following season – under new manager Vítor Pereira – after Cristian Săpunaru's injury, he beat competition from Jorge Fucile and began being often utilised as a right-back. [12]

On 2 March 2012, after a free kick, Maicon headed a late goal in a 3–2 away win over Benfica. [13] He scored five goals from 35 appearances over two seasons, helping his team to back-to-back national championships; in October he was awarded the Dragão de Ouro as the club's Player of the Year. [14]

Maicon made his only appearance for the reserves in Segunda Liga on 3 February 2013, and scored a free kick from his own half in the 3–1 home victory against Oliveirense. [15] He headed home the 2–1 winner over Chelsea in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League on 29 September 2015, in what was his third competitive goal of the campaign. [16]

São Paulo

On 14 February 2016, having been deemed surplus to requirements by new manager José Peseiro, Maicon was loaned to São Paulo; [17] upon arriving, he stated that the move was "a dream come true". [18] He made his debut in the Campeonato Paulista on 1 March in a 2–0 home win against Mogi Mirim. [19] On 2 April, he missed a penalty before scoring the last-minute winner in a 2–1 victory over Oeste at the Estádio do Morumbi. [20]

Maicon signed a permanent deal for R$22 million on 28 June 2016, as Porto also ceded 50% of the sporting rights to fellow defenders Inácio and Lucão. [21]

Galatasaray

In July 2017, Maicon returned to European football, signing a four-year deal for Galatasaray for a fee of €7 million. [22] He scored a career-best five goals – all in the first half of the campaign – as the team from Istanbul won the Süper Lig in his first season, including two on 30 September in a 3–2 home win against Kardemir Karabükspor. [23]

Al Nassr

On 5 February 2019, Al Nassr paid €1.7 million to gain Maicon on loan for 18 months. [24] The Saudi Professional League club paid a further €1.4 million to sign him permanently in August 2020. [25] In the 2019 Saudi Super Cup on 4 January 2020, he scored the decisive attempt in the side's shootout defeat of Al Taawoun (1–1 after 120 minutes). [26]

Maicon joined permanently in 2020, but terminated his contract on 19 June 2021. [27]

Return to Cruzeiro

On 25 November 2021, Maicon returned to his first club Cruzeiro after agreeing to a three-year deal. [28] However, a directorial change caused him to terminate his link after just three matches. [29]

Santos

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Maicon with Santos in 2022

On 8 March 2022, just hours after leaving Cruzeiro, Maicon signed a two-year contract with Santos. [30] He made his debut on 5 April, starting in a 1–0 Copa Sudamericana away loss against Banfield. [31]

A regular starter during the 2022 season, Maicon subsequently lost that status to new signings Joaquim Henrique and Messias. [32] [33] On 20 June 2023, he left after rescinding his contract. [34]

Vasco da Gama

On 28 June 2023, Maicon joined Vasco da Gama on a short-term deal. [35] In December, he agreed to a one-year extension. [36]

Personal life

Maicon hailed from a family of footballers: his father Maurides played amateur football, while his younger brothers Muller and Maurides were professionals, the former as a forward and the latter also as a stopper. [37] Maicon faced Maurides twice in the 2015–16 season, when his sibling was a member of Arouca. [38]

In Brazil, Maicon was given the nickname God of Zaga, due to his play and resemblance to Kratos from the videogame series God of War. [39] [40]

Career statistics

As of 22 December 2023 [41]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueState League [lower-alpha 1] National cup [lower-alpha 2] League cup [lower-alpha 3] Continental [lower-alpha 4] Other [lower-alpha 5] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cruzeiro 2007 [42] Série A 00100010
Cabofriense (loan) 2008 [43] Carioca 8080
Nacional 2008–09 Primeira Liga 2805040370
Porto 2009–10 Primeira Liga4130401000121
2010–11 Primeira Liga21250208010372
2011–12 Primeira Liga20320305010313
2012–13 Primeira Liga15200104010212
2013–14 Primeira Liga16120405000271
2014–15 Primeira Liga260200011000390
2015–16 Primeira Liga13220003100183
Total11611001601403713018312
São Paulo 2016 Série A322911091514
2017 Série A701014000211
Total3921925091725
Galatasaray 2017–18 Süper Lig 3053020355
2018–19 Süper Lig151204010221
Total4560050006010576
Al Nassr 2018–19 Saudi Pro League 70100080
2019–20 Saudi Pro League280405010380
2020–21 Saudi Pro League1801060250
Total53000600011010710
Cruzeiro 2022 Série B 00300030
Santos 2022 Série A2302030280
2023 101001020140
Total24010030005000420
Vasco da Gama 2023 Série A160160
Career total321194124001806825049023

Honours

Porto

Galatasaray

Al Nassr

Individual

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