Maurício José da Silveira Júnior (born 21 October 1988), known simply as Maurício, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. Currently a free agent, he most recently played for Portuguese Primeira Liga club Portimonense.
 Maurício with PAOK in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maurício José da Silveira Júnior | ||
| Date of birth | 21 October 1988[1] | ||
| Place of birth | São José dos Campos, Brazil[1] | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder[1] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2006 | Corinthians | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2009 | Fluminense | 52 | (2) |
| 2009–2016 | Terek Grozny | 162 | (28) |
| 2016–2017 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 30 | (1) |
| 2017–2020 | PAOK | 69 | (8) |
| 2020–2022 | Panathinaikos | 50 | (7) |
| 2022–2023 | Rodina Moscow | 7 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Portimonense | 21 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 2005 | Brazil U17 | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:26, 25 January 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
Mauricio began his career with Brazilian side Fluminense in 2007 and made 52 appearances for the club with two goals scored.
On 2 February 2010, Maurício signed for Russian Premier League side Terek Grozny from Fluminense.[2] He scored 29 goals in 172 appearances for the club.
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On 17 January 2016, Maurício moved to Zenit Saint Petersburg on a six-month contract, with the option of an extension at the end of it.[3] On 19 May 2016, Zenit extended Maurício's contract until the end of the 2018–19 season.[4] On 24 July 2017, he was released from his contract by mutual consent.[5]
PAOK edit
On 31 August 2017, PAOK announced the signing of Mauricio on a three-year contract.[6] On 30 October, he scored both goals as PAOK won 2–0 at home to Asteras Tripoli in the Greek Super League.[7]
On 7 October 2018, he opened the score in a 2–0 home win game against Apollon Smyrnis. It was his first goal of the 2018–19 season and he was named MVP of the game.[8] On 3 February 2019, his goal in a 1–1 draw with AEK Athens helped PAOK remain unbeaten in the SuperLeague.[9]
On 10 March 2019, he suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury which kept him out until late September.[10][11] After a very difficult period for the midfielder marred by injury (203 days to be exact), Mauricio returned to action in an away game against AEK Athens on 29 September 2019.[12]
According to various reports, Spanish club Getafe and French side Marseille were linked with signing Mauricio with his contract set to expire in July 2020.[13]
Panathinaikos edit
On 11 October 2020, it was announced that Panathinaikos had signed Maurício on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[14][15]
Rodina Moscow edit
On 20 September 2022, Rodina Moscow announced the signing of Maurício.[16]
Portimonense edit
On 25 January 2023, Maurício signed with Portuguese Primeira Liga club Portimonense.[17] Exactly one year later, his contract was terminated by mutual agreement.[18]
International career edit
Maurício indicated that he would be likely to accept a call-up for Russia national football team if asked.[19]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of match played 12 August 2023[20]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Terek Grozny | 2010 | Russian Premier League | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 4 | |||
| 2011–12 | 37 | 9 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 40 | 9 | |||||
| 2012–13 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 25 | 2 | |||||
| 2013–14 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 32 | 6 | |||||
| 2014–15 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 4 | |||||
| 2015–16 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 3 | |||||
| Total | 162 | 28 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 172 | 28 | |||||
| Zenit Saint Petersburg | 2015–16 | Russian Premier League | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2[c] | 0 | — | 15 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 5[d] | 1 | 1[e] | 1 | 27 | 2 | |||
| Total | 30 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 4 | |||
| PAOK | 2017–18 | Super League Greece | 22 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 27 | 4 | |||
| 2018–19 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | 10[f] | 0 | — | 32 | 5 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 27 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 33 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 69 | 8 | 13 | 1 | — | 10 | 0 | — | 92 | 9 | ||||
| Panathinaikos | 2020–21 | Super League Greece | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 26 | 2 | |||
| 2021–22 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 30 | 5 | |||||
| Total | 50 | 7 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 55 | 7 | |||||
| Rodina Moscow | 2022–23 | Russian First League | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Portimonense | 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 3 | ||
| 2023–24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 3 | ||||
| Career total | 333 | 47 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 386 | 51 | ||
- ^ Includes Russian Cup, Greek Cup
- ^ Includes Taça da Liga
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance in Russian Super Cup
- ^ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours edit
Zenit Saint Petersburg
PAOK
Panathinaikos
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Maurício Facts". theGuardian.com. Guardian Media Group. Archived from the original on 26 July 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
- ^ Маурисиу подписал контракт с "Тереком" [Mauricio signed a contract with "Terek"] (in Russian). Championat. 1 February 2010. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
- ^ "Transfer news: Maurício is a Zenit player". en.fc-zenit.ru. FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 17 January 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
- ^ "Zenit have extended Mauricio's contact". fc-zenit.ru. FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
- ^ Маурисио покидает «Зенит» [Mauricio leaves «Zenit»] (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 24 July 2017.
- ^ "Maurício signs for PAOK". www.paokfc.gr. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- ^ "Μπόμπερ" ο Μαουρίσιο, 2-0 ο ΠΑΟΚ τον Αστέρα (in Greek). www.sport24.gr. 30 October 2017.
- ^ ΠΑΟΚ - Απόλλων Σμύρνης 2-0 (in Greek). www.gazzetta.gr. 7 October 2018.
- ^ "ΑΕΚ - ΠΑΟΚ 1-1" (in Greek). www.gazzetta.gr. 3 February 2019.
- ^ "Μαουρίσιο: "Θα επιστρέψω πιο δυνατός"" (in Greek). www.to10.gr. 10 March 2019.
- ^ "ΠΑΟΚ: Πρώτο παιχνίδι για Μαουρίσιο μετά από 6,5 μήνες" (in Greek). www.sport24.gr. 29 September 2019.
- ^ "ΑΕΚ - ΠΑΟΚ 2-2: Η ντερμπάρα των Δικεφάλων δεν είχε νικητή" (in Greek). www.sport24.gr. 29 September 2019.
- ^ "Getafe and Marseille target PAOK midfielder Mauricio". transfernexus.com. 8 July 2020.
- ^ Βόμβα: Κλείνει στον Παναθηναϊκό ο Μαουρίσιο! (in Greek). www.sdna.gr. 11 October 2020.
- ^ Παναθηναϊκός: Ανακοινώθηκε ο Μαουρίσιο (in Greek). www.sport24.gr. 11 October 2020.
- ^ "Маурисио подписал контракт с Родиной". fcrodina.com (in Russian). FC Rodina Moscow. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ^ "Cinco reforços apresentados oficialmente" (in Portuguese). Portimonense S.C. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ^ "Maurício rescinde com o Portimonense" [Maurício terminates his contract with Portimonense]. Record (in Portuguese). 25 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "Brazilian football player asked to play for team Russia". LatesNewsResource. archive.is. Archived from the original on 7 April 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
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- ^ Georgakopoulos, George (22 May 2022). "Panathinaikos ends eight-year trophy drought lifting the Greek Cup". Ekathimerini. Retrieved 31 January 2023.