Maicosuel

Maicosuel
Personal information
Full nameMaicosuel Reginaldo de Matos
Date of birth16 June 1986
Place of birthCosmópolis, Brazil
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing positionAttacking Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Atlético Mineiro
Number70
Youth career
1998–2001Guarani
2001Inter-SP
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2001–2005Atlético Sorocaba0(0)
2005–2006Paraná45(4)
2007–2008Cruzeiro25(2)
2008→ Palmeiras (loan)14(1)
2009→ Botafogo (loan)0(0)
2009–20101899 Hoffenheim27(3)
2010–2012Botafogo54(6)
2012–2014Udinese39(3)
2014– Atlético Mineiro15(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 December 2014.
† Appearances (Goals).

Maicosuel Reginaldo de Matos or simply Maicosuel (born 16 June 1986 in Cosmópolis, São Paulo), is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Atlético Mineiro.[1]

Career

After very good performances playing for Paraná Clube, he was acquired by Cruzeiro in 2007.[2] Despite great expectations, he never secured a position in the squad and was mostly used as a back-up until June 2008, when he was bought by Traffic Sports, an investor group, and left Cruzeiro to join Palmeiras. After an unsuccessful spell at Palmeiras Maicosuel joined Botafogo in 2009. At Botafogo Maicosuel played at top level and with only five months at Botafogo he was elected the best player of the Rio de Janeiro State competition, "Mago" (magician) was sold to Hoffenheim months later. On 21 May 2009, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim signed the Brazilian midfielder from Botafogo. The player signed a five-year contract and the transfer fee was 4.5 million euros. In summer 2010 he returned to Botafogo.[3]

On 13 July 2012, Maicosuel signed a five-year deal with Italian club Udinese.[4] He had a promising start as he scored on his Serie A debut against ACF Fiorentina, but soon afterwards his error from the penalty spot against Sporting Braga was decisive as Udinese lost the penalty shootout which would have granted the Italian team access to the group phase of the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League. Maicosuel was the only player to miss his penalty, attempting a Panenka chip that goalkeeper Beto easily caught. Braga would go on to win the shootout 5–4.

Career stats

As of 1 December 2014

All-Time Club Performance
Club Season Division Domestic League Domestic Cup Continental Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Paraná 2005 Série A 14 0 — — — 14 0
2006 Série A 31 4 — — — 31 4
Total 45 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 4
Cruzeiro 2007 Série A 22 1 — — — 22 1
2008 Série A 3 1 — — — 3 1
Total 25 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 1
Palmeiras 2008 Série A 14 1 — 6 0 — 20 1
Total 14 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 20 1
Botafogo 2009 Série A — — — 19 11 19 11
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 11 19 11
Hoffenheim 2009–10 Bundesliga 27 3 4 2 — — 24 5
Total 20 3 4 2 0 0 0 0 24 5
Botafogo 2010 Série A 13 2 — — — 13 2
2011 Série A 35 4 — — — 35 4
2012 Série A 6 0 4 0 — 12 5 22 5
Total 54 6 4 0 0 0 12 5 70 11
Udinese 2012–13 Serie A 20 2 1 0 2 0 — 23 2
2013–14 Serie A 19 1 1 1 4 0 — 24 2
Total 39 3 2 1 6 0 0 0 47 4
Atlético Mineiro 2014 Série A 15 1 5 1 2 1 — 22 3
Total 15 1 5 1 2 1 0 0 22 3
Career Totals 212 19 15 4 14 1 31 16 272 40

Trivia

His name represents an unusual phonetic spelling of "Maxwell".

Honours

Paraná Clube
Cruzeiro
Atlético Mineiro

References

  1. ↑ http://www.udineseblog.it/articolo/Calcio_mercato/Dal_Brasile-points-_fatta_per_Maicosuel_all-quote-Atletico/4/174779
  2. ↑ "Maicosuel" (in Portuguese). globoesporte. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  3. ↑ "Maicosuel: "Der Fall ist erledigt"" (in German). kicker.de. 21 July 2010. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
  4. ↑ "Maicosuel moves to Udinese on five-year deal". UEFA.com. 13 July 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.

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