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 in action with Lokomotiv Moscow in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maicon Marques Bitencourt[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 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
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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Fluminense | 2008[15] | Série A | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2009 | 21 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 42 | 4 | |||
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 34 | 2 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 67 | 6 | |||
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 2010 | Russian Premier League | 18 | 3 | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 20 | 3 | |||
| 2011–12 | 37 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | 9[lower-alpha 2] | 3 | — | 48 | 8 | ||||
| 2012–13 | 17 | 3 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 3 | |||||
| 2013–14 | 24 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 5 | ||||||
| 2014–15 | 24 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 14 | 3 | — | 2 | 0 | 7[lower-alpha 2] | 2 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 24 | 5 | |||
| 2016–17 | 24 | 5 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | 28 | 6 | |||||
| Total | 158 | 23 | — | 14 | 2 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 193 | 30 | |||
| Antalyaspor | 2017–18 | Süper Lig | 30 | 5 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 5 | |||
| 2018–19 | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 44 | 6 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 46 | 6 | |||||
| Atlético Mineiro | 2019 | Série A | 10 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10[lower-alpha 4] | 1 | — | 27 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 10 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | — | 28 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 246 | 31 | 33 | 5 | 19 | 2 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 334 | 44 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance(s) in Russian Super Cup
- Seven appearances and one goal in Copa Libertadores and three appearances in Copa Sudamericana
References
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
- "Náutico vence a garotada do Flu" [Náutico defeat Flu's kids] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 18 May 2008. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
- "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.
- "Balanço Patrimonial 2009" [2009 Balance Sheet]. Fluminense FC (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 12 April 2011.
- "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.
- "Hoş Geldin Maicon" [Welcome to Maicon] (in Turkish). Antalyaspor. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
- "Kamuoyuna Duyurulur" [Public announcement] (in Turkish). Antalyaspor. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
- Maicon at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
- "Fluminense FC – Campeonato Estadual da Primeira Divisão 2008" (in Brazilian Portuguese). FFERJ. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
- "FIFA". Archived from the original on 19 May 2015.
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