Mayk

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is da Silva and the second or paternal family name is Ferreira.

Mayksilvan da Silva Ferreira (born 31 August 1999), commonly known as Mayk, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Grêmio.

Mayk

Personal information
Full name	Mayksilvan da Silva Ferreira
Date of birth	(1999-08-31) 31 August 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Santo Antônio, Brazil
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Grêmio
Number	26
Youth career
	América de Natal
2018–2019	→ Bahia (loan)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2019	América de Natal	12	(0)
2018–2019	→ Bahia (loan)	2	(0)
2019–2022	Bahia	12	(0)
2020	→ Joinville (loan)	5	(0)
2022	→ Retrô (loan)	17	(0)
2022	Retrô	9	(1)
2022–2024	Guarani	52	(1)
2024–	Grêmio	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:02, 15 March 2024 (UTC)

Career

América de Natal

Born in Santo Antônio, Rio Grande do Norte, Mayk began his career with América de Natal. He made his first team debut at the age of 17 on 22 March 2017, starting in a 1–0 away win over Botafogo-PB, for the year's Copa do Nordeste.^[1]

Bahia

In June 2018, after featuring sparingly, Mayk was loaned to Bahia and returned to the youth setup.^[2] On 24 July 2019, he signed a permanent contract with the club until the end of 2022.^[3]

On 17 June 2020, Mayk was loaned to Joinville until the end of the season.^[4] He left on 11 December after being rarely used,^[5] and returned to his parent club, where he was also a backup option.

Retrô

On 28 December 2021, Mayk moved to Retrô on loan.^[6] The following 24 May, after being a first-choice, he terminated his contract with Bahia,^[7] and signed a permanent deal with Retrô afterwards.

Mayk scored his first senior goal on 29 May 2022, netting Retrô's fourth in a 4–1 Série D away routing of São Paulo Crystal.

Guarani

On 27 September 2022, Mayk was announced at Série B side Guarani.^[8] Initially a backup option, he became a regular starter in the 2023 season, and renewed his contract until 2024 on 28 September of that year.^[9]

Mayk scored his first goal for Bugre on 28 January 2024, netting his team's second in a 3–0 away win over Ituano.

Grêmio

On 15 February 2024, Mayk was announced at Série A side Grêmio, after agreeing to a contract until the end of 2026.^[10]

Career statistics

As of 15 March 2024^[11]

Club	Season	League			State League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
América de Natal	2017	Série D	1	0	3	0	—		—		1[a]	0	5	0
	2018		2	0	6	0	0	0	—		—		8	0
	Subtotal		3	0	9	0	0	0	—		1	0	13	0
Bahia	2019	Série A	0	0	2	0	0	0	—		0	0	2	0
	2020		0	0	7	0	0	0	—		0	0	7	0
	2021		0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	1[a]	0	6	0
	Subtotal		0	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	15	0
Joinville (loan)	2020	Série D	3	0	2	0	—		—		—		5	0
Retrô	2022	Série D	15	1	11	0	—		—		—		26	1
Guarani	2022	Série B	7	0	—		—		—		—		7	0
	2023		36	0	4	0	—		—		—		40	0
	2024		0	0	5	1	—		—		—		5	1
	Subtotal		43	0	9	1	—		—		—		52	1
Grêmio	2024	Série A	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1[b]	0	3	0
Career total			64	1	47	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	114	2

1. Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
2. Appearance(s) in Recopa Gaúcha

Honours

Grêmio

• Campeonato Gaúcho: 2024

References

1. "Mayk ou Van Van? "Prata da Casa" comemora oportunidade entre os profissionais" [Mayk or Van Van? "Home-grown" celebrates opportunity in the first team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). América FC. 24 March 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
2. "Bahia estaria próximo de acertar com jovem promessa do América-RN" [Bahia are close to signing with young América-RN prospect] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol Bahiano. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
3. "Bahia acerta renovação de contrato com lateral da base até 2022" [Bahia agree contract renewal with full-back from the youth setup until 2022] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ecbahia.com. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
4. "JEC acerta contratação de lateral-esquerdo Mayk" [JEC sign left-back Mayk] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Joinville EC. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
5. "Sete atletas deixam o Joinville" [Seven athletes leave Joinville] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Joinville EC. 11 December 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
6. "Sem espaço no elenco, lateral-esquerdo é emprestado pelo Bahia" [Without space in the squad, left-back is loaned from Bahia] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ecbahia.com. 28 December 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
7. "Emprestado a clube da Série D, lateral deixa o Bahia em definitivo" [Loaned to Série D club, full-back leaves Bahia permanently] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ecbahia.com. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
8. "Guarani define contratação do lateral-esquerdo Mayk" [Guarani set signing of left-back Mayk] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Guarani FC. 27 September 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
9. "Guarani confirma renovação de contrato com Mayk até 2024" [Guarani confirm contract renewal with Mayk until 2024] (in Brazilian Portuguese). CBN Campinas. 28 September 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
10. "Grêmio anunca a contratação de Mayk, que estava no Guarani" [Grêmio announce the signing of Mayk, who was at Guarani] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
11. Mayk at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 February 2024.