Maylson

Maylson
Personal information
Full nameMaylson Barbosa Teixeira
Date of birth6 March 1989
Place of birthSão Bernardo do Campo, Brazil
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current team
Chapecoense
Number18
Youth career
2005–2007Grêmio
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007–2013Grêmio34(4)
2011Sport (loan)23(3)
2012Portuguesa (loan)3(0)
2013→ Figueirense (loan)32(11)
2014Criciúma4(0)
2015–Chapecoense0(0)
National team
2008Brazil U19
2009Brazil U2012(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 May 2014.
† Appearances (Goals).

Maylson Barbosa Teixeira (born 6 March 1989), simply known as Maylson, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Chapecoense as a midfielder.

Club career

Grêmio

Born in São Bernardo do Campo, Maylson started his career on Grêmio in 2005, playing for the youth team. A versatile midfielder, he's one of rising stars from the club. On November 11, 2007, he made his first team debut, in a 1-0 away loss against São Paulo, playing the full match.[1] He also played the following game, a 0-3 away win over América de Natal. Maylson assisted the first goal, scored by Willian Magrão, with a brilliant pass.[2]

In January 2008, he feature in the Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior and after his good performances, Grêmio rejected a £3 million bid from the German company Rogon Sportmanagement.[3]

Sport Recife

Maylson joined Brazilian Série B side Sport on loan until the end of the season on 19 May 2011.[4]

International career

Brazil Youth

He was part of the Brazil Under-19 national team and was selected to play for the Brazil Under-20 national team in the 2009 South American Youth Championship.[5] On August 31, Maylson was called again for national side, this time for the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[6]

Honours

International

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