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 Greek club Panathinaikos.

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]
Club information
Current team	Panathinaikos
Number	88
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	70	(8)
2020–	Panathinaikos	14	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:33, 25 October 2020 (UTC)

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 Superleague.[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 in 29 September 2019.[12]

According to various sites, Getafe and Marseille are interested in signing PAOK midfielder Mauricio when his contract ends. The 31-year-old has played in Greece for three years, but is out of contract on July 31,2020. [13]

Panathinaikos

On 11 October 2020, it was announced that Panathinaikos sign PAOK's ex-midfielder on a two years' contract for an undisclosed fee.[14] [15]

International career

Maurício indicated that he would be likely to accept a call-up for Russia national football team if asked.[16]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 October 2020[17]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	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	0	—		15	2
	2016–17		19	0	2	0	5	1	1	1	27	2
	Total		30	1	4	1	7	1	1	1	42	4
PAOK	2017–18	Superleague Greece	22	3	5	1	—		—		27	4
	2018–19		20	5	2	0	10	0	—		32	5
	2019–20		27	0	6	0	—		—		33	0
	Total		69	8	13	1	10	0	—		92	9
Panathinaikos	2020–21	Superleague Greece	14	0	0	0	—		—		14	0
Career total			275	37	27	2	17	1	1	1	320	41

Honours

Zenit Saint Petersburg

• Russian Cup: 2015–16
• Russian Super Cup: 2016

PAOK

• Super League Greece: 2018–19
• Greek Cup: 2017–18, 2018–19

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. "Brazilian football player asked to play for team Russia". LatesNewsResource. archive.is. Archived from the original on 7 April 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2017.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
17. "MAURÍCIO". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 September 2017.