Maicon

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

He spent most of his career with Porto, appearing in 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 Sao Paulo, and won the Super Lig with Turkey's Galatasaray in 2018.

Club Career

Cruzeiro

Born in Barretos, Sao Paulo, Maicon started off his career with Cruzeiro. He made his first-team debut on 6 May 2007, coming on as a second-half substitute for fellow youth graduate Wellington in a 2–0 home win against rivals Atletico Mineiro in the second leg of the Campeonato Mineiro finals, lost 4–2 on aggregate.

In 2008, Maicon moved on loan to modest Cabofriense. Upon returning, he was a part of Cruzeiro's reserves that went on a trip to Portugal, and played three friendlies in the country.

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

Porto

On 4 June 2009, Maicon moved to Primeira Liga champions Porto in a contract running until 2014. He appeared in only four games in his first year, starting with a 2–1 home victory over Rio Ave on 29 November; on 24 April 2010 he scored a first goal in a 5–2 away defeat of Vitoria de Setubal.

After Bruno Alves left for Zenit, 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 Vitor Pereira – after Cristian Sapunaru's injury, he beat competition from Jorge Fucile and began being often utilised as a right back.

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