Maicosuel

Maicosuel

Personal information
Full name	Maicosuel Reginaldo de Matos
Date of birth	(1986-06-16) 16 June 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth	Cosmópolis, Brazil
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Left winger
Youth career
1998–2001	Guarani
2001	Inter-SP
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2005	Atlético Sorocaba	0	(0)
2005–2006	Paraná	45	(4)
2007–2008	Cruzeiro	25	(2)
2008	→ Palmeiras (loan)	14	(1)
2009	→ Botafogo (loan)	18	(8)
2009–2010	1899 Hoffenheim	27	(3)
2010–2012	Botafogo	54	(18)
2012–2014	Udinese	39	(5)
2014–2017	Atlético Mineiro	38	(7)
2015–2016	→ Al Sharjah (loan)	26	(4)
2017–2020	São Paulo	9	(1)
2018	→ Grêmio (loan)	0	(0)
2018–2019	→ Paraná (loan)	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Maicosuel Reginaldo de Matos (born 16 June 1986), known simply as Maicosuel, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

Career

Maicosuel was born in Cosmópolis, São Paulo. After very good performances playing for Paraná Clube, he was acquired by Cruzeiro in 2007. ^[1] Despite great expectations, he never secured a position in the squad and was mostly used as a back-up until June 2008, when he was bought by Traffic Sports, an investor group, and left Cruzeiro to join Palmeiras.

After an unsuccessful spell at Palmeiras Maicosuel joined Botafogo in 2009. At Botafogo Maicosuel played at top level and with only five months at Botafogo he was elected the best player of the Rio de Janeiro State League. On 21 May 2009, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim signed "Mago" (Portuguese for 'Magician') from Botafogo for €4.5 million on a five-year contract. In the summer of 2010 he returned to Botafogo. ^[2]

On 13 July 2012, Maicosuel signed a five-year deal with Italian club Udinese. ^[3] He had a promising start as he scored on his Serie A debut against ACF Fiorentina, but soon afterwards his error from the penalty spot against Sporting Braga was decisive as Udinese lost the penalty shootout which would have granted the Italian team access to the group phase of the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League. Maicosuel was the only player to miss his penalty, attempting a Panenka chip that goalkeeper Beto easily caught. Braga would go on to win the shootout 5–4.

On 26 May 2014 Maicosuel returned to Brazil, joining Atlético Mineiro on a five-year deal for a fee of €3.3 million. ^[4] The player had some good appearances in the second half of 2014, scoring in the Recopa Sudamericana against Lanús and in the Copa do Brasil semifinals against Flamengo, both competitions the club went on to win, but failed to secure a regular place in the team's starting eleven. In 2015, despite some good performances such as a brace against Internacional in early July, Maicosuel still could not make it as a first squad regular. He was eventually loaned to Emirati club Al Sharjah SCC in late July, on a year-long deal worth €1.8 million. ^[5]

On 29 January 2018, after playing for São Paulo for only seven months, Maicosuel was excluded from the club's plans. Twelve days earlier, he had played his last match for Tricolor. In that match, the team lost 2–0 to São Bento, in the opening round of the 2018 2018 São Paulo State League. ^{[6] [7]}

Career stats

As of 1 December 2014 ^[update]

All-Time Club Performance

Club	Season	Division	Domestic League		Domestic Cup		Continental		Other		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Paraná	2005	Série A	14	0	—		—		—		14	0
	2006	Série A	31	4	—		—		—		31	4
	Total		45	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	45	4
Cruzeiro	2007	Série A	22	1	—		—		—		22	1
	2008	Série A	3	1	—		—		—		3	1
	Total		25	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	1
Palmeiras	2008	Série A	14	1	—		6	0	—		20	1
	Total		14	1	0	0	6	0	0	0	20	1
Botafogo	2009	Série A	—		—		—		19	11	19	11
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	19	11	19	11
Hoffenheim	2009–10	Bundesliga	27	3	4	2	—		—		24	5
	Total		20	3	4	2	0	0	0	0	24	5
Botafogo	2010	Série A	13	2	—		—		—		13	2
	2011	Série A	35	4	—		—		—		35	4
	2012	Série A	6	0	4	0	—		12	5	22	5
	Total		54	6	4	0	0	0	12	5	70	11
Udinese	2012–13	Serie A	20	2	1	0	2	0	—		23	2
	2013–14	Serie A	19	1	1	1	4	0	—		24	2
	Total		39	3	2	1	6	0	0	0	47	4
Atlético Mineiro	2014	Série A	15	1	5	1	2	1	—		22	3
	2015	Série A	12	2	—		5	0	—		17	2
	Total		27	3	5	1	7	1	0	0	39	5
Career Totals			224	21	15	4	19	1	31	16	289	42

Trivia

His name represents an unusual phonetic spelling of "Maxwell".

Honours

Paraná Clube

• Campeonato Paranaense: 2006

Cruzeiro

• Campeonato Mineiro: 2008

Atlético Mineiro

• Recopa Sudamericana: 2014
• Copa do Brasil: 2014
• Campeonato Mineiro: 2015, 2017

Grêmio

• Recopa Sudamericana: 2018

References

1. "Maicosuel" (in Portuguese). globoesporte. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
2. "Maicosuel: "Der Fall ist erledigt"" (in German). kicker.de. 21 July 2010. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
3. "Maicosuel moves to Udinese on five-year deal". UEFA. 13 July 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
4. "Diretoria do Galo confirma contratação do meia Maicosuel por cinco temporadas" [Galo board confirms signing of Maicousel for five seasons]. Superesportes (in Portuguese). 26 May 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
5. "Emprestado por um ano, Maicosuel assina com Al-Sharjah e recebe a camisa 11: 'Mago'" [On a year-long loan, Maicosuel signs with Al-Sharjah and receives the #11 jersey: 'Mago']. Superesportes (in Portuguese). 27 May 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
6. Maicosuel está fora dos planos do São Paulo
7. Irritado com Maicosuel, São Paulo decide negociá-lo