Maurício (footballer, born October 1988)

Maurício José da Silveira Júnior (born 21 October 1988) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Portuguese Primeira Liga club Portimonense.

Maurício
Maurício with PAOK in 2018
Personal information
Full name Maurício José da Silveira Júnior
Date of birth (1988-10-21) 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]
Team information
Current team
 Portimonense
Number 8
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 51 (7)
2022–2023 Rodina Moscow 7 (0)
2023– Portimonense 14 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 June 2023

Club career

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.

With Zenit in 2016

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

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

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

On 20 September 2022, Rodina Moscow announced the signing of Maurício.[16]

Portimonense

On 25 January 2023, Maurício signed with Portimonense in Portugal.[17]

International career

Maurício indicated that he would be likely to accept a call-up for Russia national football team if asked.[18]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 12 August 2023[19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] League cup[lower-alpha 2] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Terek Grozny 2010 Russian Premier League 28400———284
2011–12 37930———409
2012–13 23220———252
2013–14 29630———326
2014–15 28410———294
2015–16 17310———183
Total 16228100———17228
Zenit Saint Petersburg 2015–16 Russian Premier League 11121—2[lower-alpha 3]0—152
2016–17 19020—5[lower-alpha 4]11[lower-alpha 5]1272
Total 30141—7111424
PAOK 2017–18 Super League Greece 22351———274
2018–19 20520—10[lower-alpha 6]0—325
2019–20 27060———330
Total 698131—100—929
Panathinaikos 2020–21 Super League Greece 25210———262
2021–22 25550———305
Total 50760———557
Rodina Moscow 2022–23 Russian First League 7020———90
Portimonense 2022–23 Primeira Liga 1330020——153
2023–24 100000——10
Total 1420020——163
Career total 33347352201711138651
  1. Includes Russian Cup, Greek Cup
  2. Includes Taça da Liga
  3. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. Appearance in Russian Super Cup
  6. Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Zenit Saint Petersburg

PAOK

Panathinaikos

References
  1. "Maurício Facts". theGuardian.com. Guardian Media Group. Archived from the original on 26 July 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
  2. Маурисиу подписал контракт с "Тереком" [Mauricio signed a contract with "Terek"] (in Russian). Championat. 1 February 2010. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  3. "Transfer news: Maurício is a Zenit player". en.fc-zenit.ru. FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 17 January 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  4. "Zenit have extended Mauricio's contact". fc-zenit.ru. FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  5. Маурисио покидает «Зенит» [Mauricio leaves «Zenit»] (in Russian). FC Zenit Saint Petersburg. 24 July 2017.
  6. "Maurício signs for PAOK". www.paokfc.gr. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  7. "Μπόμπερ" ο Μαουρίσιο, 2-0 ο ΠΑΟΚ τον Αστέρα (in Greek). www.sport24.gr. 30 October 2017.
  8. ΠΑΟΚ - Απόλλων Σμύρνης 2-0 (in Greek). www.gazzetta.gr. 7 October 2018.
  9. "ΑΕΚ - ΠΑΟΚ 1-1" (in Greek). www.gazzetta.gr. 3 February 2019.
  10. "Μαουρίσιο: "Θα επιστρέψω πιο δυνατός"" (in Greek). www.to10.gr. 10 March 2019.
  11. "ΠΑΟΚ: Πρώτο παιχνίδι για Μαουρίσιο μετά από 6,5 μήνες" (in Greek). www.sport24.gr. 29 September 2019.
  12. "ΑΕΚ - ΠΑΟΚ 2-2: Η ντερμπάρα των Δικεφάλων δεν είχε νικητή" (in Greek). www.sport24.gr. 29 September 2019.
  13. "Getafe and Marseille target PAOK midfielder Mauricio". transfernexus.com. 8 July 2020.
  14. Βόμβα: Κλείνει στον Παναθηναϊκό ο Μαουρίσιο! (in Greek). www.sdna.gr. 11 October 2020.
  15. Παναθηναϊκός: Ανακοινώθηκε ο Μαουρίσιο (in Greek). www.sport24.gr. 11 October 2020.
  16. "Маурисио подписал контракт с Родиной". fcrodina.com (in Russian). FC Rodina Moscow. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  17. "Cinco reforços apresentados oficialmente" (in Portuguese). Portimonense S.C. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  18. "Brazilian football player asked to play for team Russia". LatesNewsResource. archive.is. Archived from the original on 7 April 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2017.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  19. Maurício at Soccerway
  20. Georgakopoulos, George (22 May 2022). "Panathinaikos ends eight-year trophy drought lifting the Greek Cup". Ekathimerini. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
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