Max (footballer, born 2002)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Ananiasand the second or paternal family name is Silva.

Max

Personal information
Full name	Maswel Ananias Silva
Date of birth	(2002-06-28) 28 June 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position	Forward
Team information
Current team	Athletic
Number	77
Youth career
	Duque de Caxias
2022–2023	Sampaio Corrêa-RJ
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2023–2025	Sampaio Corrêa-RJ	37	(13)
2024	→ Atlético Goianiense (loan)	14	(0)
2025–	Athletic	27	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 December 2025

Maswel Ananias Silva (born 28 June 2002), commonly known as Max, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Athletic.

Career

A Sampaio Corrêa-RJ youth graduate, ^[1] Max made his senior debut in the 2023 Campeonato Carioca Série A2, as the club achieved promotion as champions. He was a regular starter for the club in the 2024 Campeonato Carioca, scoring a goal against Vasco da Gama on 22 January ^[2] and a brace against Audax Rio which qualified the club to the Taça Rio. ^[3]

On 13 March 2024, after being Sampaio's top goalscorer in the Carioca, Max was loaned to Série A side Atlético Goianiense until the end of the year, with a buyout clause. ^[4] He made his club – and top tier – debut on 14 April, coming on as a late substitute for Luiz Fernando in a 2–1 home loss to Flamengo. ^[5]

Back to Sampaio for the 2025 Campeonato Carioca, Max was one of the top scorers with six goals, and helped the side to qualify to the Série D for the first time ever.

Career statistics

As of 1 April 2025. ^[6]

Club	Season	League			State League [a]		Cup [b]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sampaio Corrêa-RJ	2023	Carioca Série A2	—		10	2	—		—		—		10	2
	2024	Carioca	—		12	5	—		—		—		12	5
	2025		—		15	6	—		—		—		15	6
	Total		—		37	13	—		—		—		37	13
Atlético Goianiense (loan)	2024	Série A	14	0	—		3	0	—		—		17	0
Career total			14	0	37	13	3	0	0	0	0	0	54	13

1. Includes Campeonato Carioca Série A2, Campeonato Carioca.
2. Includes Copa do Brasil.

Honours

Sampaio Corrêa-RJ

• Campeonato Carioca Série A2: 2023
• Taça Rio: 2025

Individual

• 2025 Campeonato Carioca top scorer: 6 goals

References

1. "Predestinado? Conheça o jogador que levou o Sampaio Corrêa à Taça Rio" [Predestined? Meet the player who led Sampaio Corrêa to the Taça Rio] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 6 March 2025. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
2. "Carioca: Atacante do Sampaio Corrêa marca gol e dá assistência contra o Vasco" [Carioca: Sampaio Corrêa forward scores and provides an assist against Vasco] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 23 January 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
3. "Boa fase de Max leva Sampaio Corrêa a classificação inesperada" [Good form of Max leads Sampaio Corrêa to unexpected qualification] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Acesso Carioca. 4 March 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
4. "Atlético-GO contrata atacante Max, que já treina com o elenco no clube" [Atlético-GO sign forward Max, who already trains with the squad at the club] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 13 March 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
5. "Novidade no Atlético-GO, Max celebra primeiro jogo da vida no Brasileirão" [Novelty at Atlético-GO, Max celebrates first match of his life in the Brasileirão] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 16 April 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
6. Max at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 April 2024.