| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maicon Pereira Roque | ||
| Date of birth | 14 September 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Porto | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007 | Cruzeiro | ? | (?) |
| 2008 | Cabofriense | ? | (?) |
| 2008–2009 | Nacional | 28 | (0) |
| 2009– | Porto | 31 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 20 December 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Maicon Pereira Roque (born 14 September 1988), simply Maicon, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for F.C. Porto in the Portuguese first division, as a central defender.
Born in São Paulo, Maicon started off his career with Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, moving the following season to modest Associação Desportiva Cabofriense.[1]
Maicon had his first abroad adventure in the 2008–09 season, being a defensive mainstay for Madeira's C.D. Nacional, which again qualified for European competition. Courtesy of those solid performances, on 4 June 2009, he moved to league giants and title holders F.C. Porto, in a contract running until 2014;[2] he appeared in only four games in his first year.
After Bruno Alves left for FC Zenit Saint Petersburg, Maicon became a first-team regular in 2010–11, playing in 37 official games 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 Uruguayan Jorge Fucile and began being often utilized as a right back.
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