Maicon (footballer, born 1990)

Maicon Marques Bitencourt (born 18 February 1990), simply known as Maicon, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a winger.

Maicon Marques
Maicon in action with Lokomotiv Moscow in 2017
Personal information
Full name Maicon Marques Bitencourt[1]
Date of birth (1990-02-18) 18 February 1990
Place of birth Duque de Caxias, Brazil
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
2001–2008 Fluminense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Fluminense 34 (2)
2010–2017 Lokomotiv Moscow 158 (23)
2017–2019 Antalyaspor 44 (6)
2019–2020 Atlético Mineiro 10 (0)
2020–2022 Buriram United 26 (8)
International career
2007 Brazil U17 2 (1)
2009 Brazil U20 10 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 March 2020

Club career

Fluminense

Born in Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro, Maicon joined Fluminense's youth setup in 2001, aged 11. Promoted to the main squad on 11 March 2008 by manager Renato Portaluppi,[2] he made his debut fifteen days later by coming on as a substitute for Darío Conca in a 4–1 Campeonato Carioca home routing of Mesquita.[3]

Maicon made his Série A debut on 18 May 2008, replacing Léo Itaperuna in a 2–0 home loss against Náutico.[4] He scored his first professional goal the following 31 January, netting his team's second in a 3–0 home defeat of Resende; his first top tier goal occurred on 7 August, as he scored the last in a 5–1 home thrashing of Sport.[5]

In 2009, Fluminense sold 50% of Maicon's rights along with other players in different ratio to Traffic Group.[6]

Lokomotiv Moscow

Maicon with Lokomotiv in 2016

On 10 March 2010, Maicon joined FC Lokomotiv Moscow in a four-and-a-half-year contract.[7] He made his debut abroad ten days later, replacing goalscorer Dmitri Sychev in a 3–0 home win against PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara.

Maicon scored his first goal abroad on 15 May 2010, netting the last in a 2–0 home win against FC Amkar Perm. A regular starter in the following campaigns, he scored a brace in a 4–0 home routing of FC Anzhi Makhachkala on 5 November 2016.

Antalyaspor

On 16 June 2017, after seven years in Russia, Maicon moved to Turkey after agreeing to a contract with Antalyaspor, effective as of 1 July.[8] On 9 January 2019, Antalyaspor announced that Maicon's contract was terminated by mutual consent.[9]

Atlético Mineiro

On 14 January 2019, Maicon returned to Brazil and joined Atlético Mineiro on a free transfer.[10] He left the club in February 2020.[11]

International career

Maicon represented Brazil at under-17 and under-20 levels, playing an essential role in the latter's victory against Germany for the quarter-finals of the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt by scoring a brace in a 2–1 victory, which allowed Brazil to proceed to the semifinals.[12][13]

Career statistics

As of 2 Marcho 2020.[14]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fluminense 2008[15] Série A 13040170
2009 212132305[lower-alpha 1]0424
2010 008282
Total 3422543050676
Lokomotiv Moscow 2010 Russian Premier League 1832[lower-alpha 2]0203
2011–12 374219[lower-alpha 2]3488
2012–13 17320193
2013–14 245245
2014–15 240402[lower-alpha 2]0300
2015–16 143207[lower-alpha 2]21[lower-alpha 3]0245
2016–17 24541286
Total 158231422051019330
Antalyaspor 2017–18 Süper Lig 30520325
2018–19 141141
Total 44620466
Atlético Mineiro 2019 Série A 100710010[lower-alpha 4]1272
2020 0010000010
Total 1008100101282
Career total 246313351923561033444
  1. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  3. Appearance(s) in Russian Super Cup
  4. Seven appearances and one goal in Copa Libertadores and three appearances in Copa Sudamericana

Honours

Lokomotiv Moscow
Brazil
Buriram United

References

  1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009™: List of Players: Brazil" (PDF). FIFA. 6 October 2009. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2009.
  2. "Maicon pode ser solução para o Flu" [Maicon could be the solution for Flu] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 11 March 2008. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  3. "Flu goleia Mesquita e está na semifinal" [Flu thrash Mesquita and is in the semifinals] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 26 March 2008. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  4. "Náutico vence a garotada do Flu" [Náutico defeat Flu's kids] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 18 May 2008. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  5. "Fluminense goleia no Maracanã e deixa a lanterna com o Sport" [Fluminense rout at the Maracanã and leave the last place with Sport] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 6 August 2009. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  6. "Balanço Patrimonial 2009" [2009 Balance Sheet]. Fluminense FC (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 12 April 2011.
  7. "Локомотив" подписал контракт с Майконом [Lokomotiv Moscow signed a contract with Maicon]. Lokomotiv Moscow (in Russian). 10 March 2010. Archived from the original on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
  8. "Hoş Geldin Maicon" [Welcome to Maicon] (in Turkish). Antalyaspor. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  9. "Kamuoyuna Duyurulur" [Public announcement] (in Turkish). Antalyaspor. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  10. "Atlético anuncia a contratação do atacante Maicon Bolt" [Atlético announces the signing of forward Maicon Bolt] (in Portuguese). Super Esportes. 14 January 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  11. "Maicon tem rescisão comunicada e não joga mais pelo Atlético-MG; caso deve parar na Justiça" (in Portuguese). Globoesporte.com. 17 February 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  12. "Maicon sai do banco, faz dois gols e coloca o Brasil na semifinal do Mundial" [Maicon leaves the bench, scores twice and puts Brazil in the semifinals of the World Cup] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 10 October 2009.
  13. "Com show de Maicon, Brasil vira na prorrogação e vai à semi do Mundial" [With a show from Maicon, Brazil complete comeback in the extra time and go to the semifinals of the World Cup] (in Brazilian Portuguese). UOL. 10 October 2009.
  14. Maicon at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  15. "Fluminense FC – Campeonato Estadual da Primeira Divisão 2008" (in Brazilian Portuguese). FFERJ. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  16. "FIFA". Archived from the original on 19 May 2015.

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