Maicon Pereira Roque

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

For other people named Maicon, see Maicon.
This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Pereira and the second or paternal family name is Roque.
Maicon
Maicon with Porto in 2013
Personal information
Full name Maicon Pereira Roque
Date of birth (1988-09-14) 14 September 1988
Place of birth Barretos, Brazil
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre back
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 11 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 January 2021

He spent most of his career with Porto, playing 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.

Maicon had his first abroad adventure in the 2008–09 campaign, being a defensive mainstay for Madeira's C.D. Nacional[1] which again qualified for European competition.

Porto

On 4 June 2009, Maicon moved to Primeira Liga champions FC Porto in a contract running until 2014.[2][3] He appeared in only four games in his first year, starting with a 2–1 win over Rio Ave F.C. on 29 November;[4] on 24 April 2010 he scored a first goal in a 5–2 win at Vitória de Setúbal.[5]

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 utilized as a right back.

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.[6] He scored five goals from 35 appearances in two seasons combined, 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.[7]

Maicon made his only appearance for Porto's reserves in Segunda Liga on 3 February 2013, and scored a free kick from his own half in the 3–1 home win over U.D. Oliveirense.[8] He headed home the 2–1 winner over Chelsea for the group stage of the UEFA Champions League on 29 September 2015, in what was his third competitive goal of the campaign.[9]

São Paulo

On 14 February 2016, having been deemed surplus to requirements by new manager José Peseiro, Maicon was loaned to São Paulo FC.[10] Upon arriving, he stated that the move was "a dream come true".[11] He made his debut in the Campeonato Paulista on 1 March in a 2–0 home win over Mogi Mirim Esporte Clube;[12] on 2 April he missed a penalty before scoring the last-minute winner in a 2–1 victory against Oeste Futebol Clube at the Estádio do Morumbi.[13]

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.[14]

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.[15] 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 over Kardemir Karabükspor.[16]

On 5 February 2019, Al-Nassr FC of the Saudi Professional League paid €1.7 million to gain Maicon on loan for 18 months.[17] The club from Riyadh paid a further €1.4 million to sign him permanently in August 2020.[18] In the 2019 Saudi Super Cup on 4 January 2020, Maicon scored the winning spot-kick in Al-Nassr's penalty shoot-out victory over Al Taawoun after the match had finished 1–1.[19]

In January 2021, Maicon terminated his contract with Al Nassr, after reportedly not receiving his salary in months.

Club statistics
As of 18 October 2020[20]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Nacional 2008–09 Primeira Liga 2805040––370
Porto 2009–10 Primeira Liga 4130401000121
2010–11 Primeira Liga 21250208010372
2011–12 Primeira Liga 20320305010313
2012–13 Primeira Liga 15200104010212
2013–14 Primeira Liga 16120405000271
2014–15 Primeira Liga 260200011000390
2015–16 Primeira Liga 13220003100183
Total 116111601403713018312
São Paulo (loan) 2016 Série A 322109191–514
São Paulo 2017 Série A 704010100–211
Total 392501929100725
Galatasaray 2017–18 Süper Lig 30530–20–355
2018–19 Süper Lig 15120–4010221
Total 45650006010576
Al Nassr (loan) 2018–19 Saudi Pro League 7010–00–80
Al Nassr 2019–20 Saudi Pro League 28040–5010380
2020–21 Saudi Pro League 1010–60–80
Total 360600011010540
Career total 264193703726325040323

Honours

Porto

Galatasaray

Al-Nassr

Individual

References
  1. Cruzeiro concretiza negociação do zagueiro Maicon com o Porto (Cruzeiro seal deal of defender Maicon with FC Porto); Globo Esporte, 3 June 2009 (in Portuguese)
  2. Maicon and Pereira sign as Porto secure Ferreira; UEFA, 4 June 2009
  3. Maicon assinou por cinco temporadas (Maicon signed for five seasons); FC Porto, 4 June 2009 (in Portuguese)
  4. "Rio Ave correu mais mas rematou muito menos" [Rio Ave ran more but finished a lot less]. Record (in Portuguese). 30 November 2009. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  5. "Porto goleia Setúbal" [Porto thrash Setúbal] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 24 April 2010. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  6. Benfica 2–3 FC Porto Archived 12 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine; PortuGOAL, 2 March 2012
  7. "Maicon eleito futebolista do ano" [Maicon voted footballer of the year]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 29 October 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  8. "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.
  9. "Maicon makes sure Porto profit as Chelsea slump". UEFA. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  10. Maicon de saída: São Paulo é o destino (Maicon leaving: São Paulo the destination); Diário de Notícias, 14 February 2016 (in Portuguese)
  11. São Paulo anuncia contratação por empréstimo de zagueiro Maicon, do Porto (São Paulo announce loan signing of Maicon, from Porto); Universo Online, 15 February 2016 (in Portuguese)
  12. 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.
  13. Fernandes, Thiago (3 April 2016). "São Paulo 2 x 1 Oeste: Maicon perde pênalti, mas garante virada no final" [São Paulo 2–1 Oeste: Maicon misses penalty, but guarantees comeback at the end]. Goal. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  14. Porto aceita troca, e São Paulo confirma contratação de Maicon (Porto accept swap, and São Paulo confirm signing of Maicon); Universo Online, 28 June 2016 (in Portuguese)
  15. "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.
  16. "Football: Galatasaray's Maicon levels his career-best". Anadolu Agency. 1 October 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  17. Erel, Fatih (5 February 2019). "Maicon joins Al-Nassr on loan from Galatasaray". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  18. Asikci, Emre (2 August 2020). "Galatasaray's Maicon joins Al-Nassr on permanent deal". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  19. "Al Nassr VS. Al Taawon 1 - 1". Soccerway. 4 January 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  20. "Maicon". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
  21. "Gala dos Dragões de Ouro 2012" [Gala of Golden Dragons 2012]. Campeoes Porto (in Portuguese). 31 October 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
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