Maurício (footballer, born October 1988)

Maurício José da Silveira Júnior (born 21 October 1988), known simply as Maurício, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. Currently a free agent, he most recently played for Portuguese Primeira Liga club Portimonense.

Maurício

Maurício with PAOK in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Maurício José da Silveira Júnior
Date of birth	(1988-10-21) 21 October 1988 (age 36)[1]
Place of birth	São José dos Campos, Brazil[1]
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder[1]
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	69	(8)
2020–2022	Panathinaikos	50	(7)
2022–2023	Rodina Moscow	7	(0)
2023–2024	Portimonense	21	(3)
International career
2005	Brazil U17	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:26, 25 January 2024 (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 Greek Super League.^[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 on 29 September 2019.^[12]

According to various reports, Spanish club Getafe and French side Marseille were linked with signing Mauricio with his contract set to expire in July 2020.^[13]

Panathinaikos

On 11 October 2020, it was announced that Panathinaikos had signed Maurício on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee.^[14][15]

Rodina Moscow

On 20 September 2022, Rodina Moscow announced the signing of Maurício.^[16]

Portimonense

On 25 January 2023, Maurício signed with Portuguese Primeira Liga club Portimonense.^[17] Exactly one year later, his contract was terminated by mutual agreement.^[18]

International career

Maurício indicated that he would be likely to accept a call-up for Russia national football team if asked.^[19]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 12 August 2023^[20]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	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[c]	0	—		15	2
	2016–17		19	0	2	0	—		5[d]	1	1[e]	1	27	2
	Total		30	1	4	1	—		7	1	1	1	42	4
PAOK	2017–18	Super League Greece	22	3	5	1	—		—		—		27	4
	2018–19		20	5	2	0	—		10[f]	0	—		32	5
	2019–20		27	0	6	0	—		—		—		33	0
	Total		69	8	13	1	—		10	0	—		92	9
Panathinaikos	2020–21	Super League Greece	25	2	1	0	—		—		—		26	2
	2021–22		25	5	5	0	—		—		—		30	5
	Total		50	7	6	0	—		—		—		55	7
Rodina Moscow	2022–23	Russian First League	7	0	2	0	—		—		—		9	0
Portimonense	2022–23	Primeira Liga	13	3	0	0	2	0	—		—		15	3
	2023–24		1	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	Total		14	2	0	0	2	0	—		—		16	3
Career total			333	47	35	2	2	0	17	1	1	1	386	51

1. Includes Russian Cup, Greek Cup
2. Includes Taça da Liga
3. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
4. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
5. Appearance in Russian Super Cup
6. Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Zenit Saint Petersburg

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

PAOK

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

Panathinaikos

• Greek Cup: 2021–22^[21]