Maicon Pereira Roque

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Maicon
Valais Cup 2013 - OM-FC Porto 13-07-2013 - Maicon (cropped).jpg
Maicon with Porto in 2013
Personal information
Full name Maicon Pereira Roque[1]
Date of birth (1988-09-14) 14 September 1988 (age 33)[1]
Place of birth Barretos, Brazil
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Cruzeiro
Youth career
2006–2007 Cruzeiro
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 Cruzeiro 0 (0)
2007 → Cabofriense (loan) 0 (0)
2008–2009 → Nacional (loan) 28 (0)
2009–2016 Porto 116 (11)
2013 Porto B 1 (1)
2016 → São Paulo (loan) 9 (1)
2016–2017 São Paulo 30 (1)
2017–2020 Galatasaray 45 (6)
2019–2020 → Al Nassr (loan) 28 (0)
2020–2021 Al Nassr 25 (0)
2022– Cruzeiro 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:08, 13 July 2021 (UTC)

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

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[]

Early years[]

Born in Barretos, São Paulo, Maicon started off his career with Cruzeiro Esporte Clube. He moved the following season to modest Associação Desportiva Cabofriense.[2]

Maicon had his first abroad adventure in the 2008–09 campaign, being a defensive mainstay for Madeira's C.D. Nacional[3] which again qualified for European competition.[4]

Porto[]

On 4 June 2009, Maicon moved to Primeira Liga champions FC Porto in a contract running until 2014.[5][6][7] He appeared in only four games in his first year, starting with a 2–1 home win over Rio Ave F.C. on 29 November;[8] on 24 April 2010 he scored a first goal in a 5–2 away victory over Vitória de Setúbal.[9]

After Bruno Alves left for FC Zenit Saint Petersburg, 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.[10]

Maicon (left) and Marseille's Jordan Ayew in July 2013

On 2 March 2012, after a free kick, Maicon headed a late goal in a 3–2 away win against S.L. Benfica.[11] 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.[12]

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 defeat of U.D. Oliveirense.[13] 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.[14]

São Paulo[]

On 14 February 2016, having been deemed surplus to requirements by new manager José Peseiro, Maicon was loaned to São Paulo FC;[15] upon arriving, he stated that the move was "a dream come true".[16] He made his debut in the Campeonato Paulista on 1 March in a 2–0 home victory against Mogi Mirim Esporte Clube.[17] On 2 April, he missed a penalty before scoring the last-minute winner in a 2–1 win over Oeste Futebol Clube at the Estádio do Morumbi.[18]

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.[19]

Later career[]

In July 2017, Maicon returned to European football, signing a four-year deal for Galatasaray S.K. for a fee of €7 million.[20] 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.[21]

On 5 February 2019, Al Nassr FC paid €1.7 million to gain Maicon on loan for 18 months.[22] The Saudi Professional League club paid a further €1.4 million to sign him permanently in August 2020.[23] In the 2019 Saudi Super Cup on 4 January 2020, he scored the decisive attempt in the side's shootout defeat of Al Taawoun FC (1–1 after 120 minutes).[24]

Club statistics[]

As of 18 October 2020[25]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Nacional 2008–09 Primeira Liga 28 0 5 0 4 0 – – 37 0
Porto 2009–10 Primeira Liga 4 1 3 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 12 1
2010–11 Primeira Liga 21 2 5 0 2 0 8 0 1 0 37 2
2011–12 Primeira Liga 20 3 2 0 3 0 5 0 1 0 31 3
2012–13 Primeira Liga 15 2 0 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 21 2
2013–14 Primeira Liga 16 1 2 0 4 0 5 0 0 0 27 1
2014–15 Primeira Liga 26 0 2 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 39 0
2015–16 Primeira Liga 13 2 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 18 3
Total 116 11 16 0 14 0 37 1 3 0 183 12
São Paulo (loan) 2016 Série A 32 2 1 0 9 1 9 1 – 51 4
São Paulo 2017 Série A 7 0 4 0 10 1 0 0 – 21 1
Total 39 2 5 0 19 2 9 1 0 0 72 5
Galatasaray 2017–18 Süper Lig 30 5 3 0 – 2 0 – 35 5
2018–19 Süper Lig 15 1 2 0 – 4 0 1 0 22 1
Total 45 6 5 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 57 6
Al Nassr (loan) 2018–19 Saudi Pro League 7 0 1 0 – 0 0 – 8 0
Al Nassr 2019–20 Saudi Pro League 28 0 4 0 – 5 0 1 0 38 0
2020–21 Saudi Pro League 1 0 1 0 – 6 0 – 8 0
Total 36 0 6 0 0 0 11 0 1 0 54 0
Career total 264 19 37 0 37 2 63 2 5 0 403 23

Honours[]

Porto[25]

Galatasaray[25]

Al Nassr[25]

Individual

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Maicon" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Maicon, ex-Cruzeiro, marca golaço a 60 metros de distância para o Porto B" [Maicon, formerly of Cruzeiro, scores 60-metre wonder goal for Porto B]. Extra (in Portuguese). 4 February 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  3. ^ Andrade, David (21 May 2009). "Maicon é 100% do Cruzeiro, Nacional será indemnizado" [Maicon belongs 100% to Cruzeiro, Nacional to receive compensation]. Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Manuel Machado quer vencer em Alvalade e conta com Nené" [Manuel Machado wants to win in Alvalade and counts on Nené] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 23 May 2009. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Cruzeiro concretiza negociação do zagueiro Maicon com o Porto" [Cruzeiro seal deal of defender Maicon with FC Porto] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 3 June 2009. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
  6. ^ "Maicon and Pereira sign as Porto secure Ferreira". UEFA. 4 June 2009. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  7. ^ "Maicon assinou por cinco temporadas" [Maicon signed for five seasons] (in Portuguese). FC Porto. 4 June 2009. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
  8. ^ "Rio Ave correu mais mas rematou muito menos" [Rio Ave ran more but attempted a lot less shots]. Record (in Portuguese). 30 November 2009. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Porto goleia Setúbal" [Porto thrash Setúbal] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 24 April 2010. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Maicon sob pressão" [Maicon under pressure]. Record (in Portuguese). 5 December 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  11. ^ Shave, Ben (2 March 2012). "Benfica 2–3 FC Porto". PortuGOAL. Archived from the original on 12 June 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
  12. ^ a b "Maicon eleito futebolista do ano" [Maicon voted footballer of the year]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 29 October 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  13. ^ "FC Porto B-Oliveirense, 3–1: Maicon marca antes do meio-campo" [FC Porto B-Oliveirense, 3–1: Maicon scores from beyond halfway]. Record (in Portuguese). 3 February 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  14. ^ "Maicon makes sure Porto profit as Chelsea slump". UEFA. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  15. ^ "Maicon de saída: São Paulo é o destino" [Maicon leaving: São Paulo the destination]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 14 February 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  16. ^ "São Paulo anuncia contratação por empréstimo de zagueiro Maicon, do Porto" [São Paulo announce loan signing of Maicon, from Porto] (in Portuguese). Universo Online. 15 February 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  17. ^ Ghirotto, Edoardo (1 March 2016). "Diante de público pífio, São Paulo faz o suficiente e vence o Mogi Mirim" [In front of a meagre crowd, São Paulo does enough and beats Mogi Mirim]. Gazeta Esportiva (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  18. ^ Fernandes, Thiago (3 April 2016). "São Paulo 2 x 1 Oeste: Maicon perde pênalti, mas garante virada no final" [São Paulo 2 x 1 Oeste: Maicon misses penalty, but guarantees comeback at the end] (in Portuguese). Goal. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  19. ^ Palenzuela, Guilherme (28 June 2016). "Porto aceita troca, e São Paulo confirma contratação de Maicon" [Porto accept swap, and São Paulo confirm signing of Maicon] (in Portuguese). Universo Online. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  20. ^ "Maicon revela ter alcunha de "deus da defesa"" [Maicon reveals his nickname "God of the defence"]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 1 July 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  21. ^ "Football: Galatasaray's Maicon levels his career-best". Anadolu Agency. 1 October 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  22. ^ Erel, Fatih (5 February 2019). "Maicon joins Al-Nassr on loan from Galatasaray". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  23. ^ Asikci, Emre (2 August 2020). "Galatasaray's Maicon joins Al-Nassr on permanent deal". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  24. ^ Fernandes, Mariana (4 January 2020). "Depois do Campeonato, Al Nassr de Rui Vitória conquista Supertaça da Arábia Saudita" [After League, Rui Vitória's Al Nassr conquer Saudi Super Cup]. Observador (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  25. ^ a b c d "Maicon". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 June 2014.

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