 Maxwell withParis Saint-Germain in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maxwell Scherrer Cabelino Andrade[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1981-08-27)27 August 1981 (age 44)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, Brazil[2] | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[3] | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–2001 | Cruzeiro | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2001 | Cruzeiro | 27 | (2) |
| 2001–2006 | Ajax | 114 | (9) |
| 2006–2009 | Inter Milan | 79 | (2) |
| 2006 | →Empoli (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2009–2012 | Barcelona | 57 | (1) |
| 2012–2017 | Paris Saint-Germain | 145 | (12) |
| Total | 422 | (25) | |
| International career | |||
| 2004 | Brazil U23 | 6 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Brazil | 10 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Maxwell Scherrer Cabelino Andrade (born 27 August 1981), known asMaxwell, is a Brazilian former professionalfootballer who played as aleft-back. He is currently employed byParis Saint-Germain as assistant sporting director.
Maxwell came through the ranks atCruzeiro and played forAjax,Inter Milan,Barcelona andParis Saint-Germain, winning trophies for each of these clubs. He was the most decorated active footballer in Europe at the time of his retirement, with 31 official titles. He made his international debut withBrazil in 2013 and appeared at the2014 FIFA World Cup.
Born inCachoeiro de Itapemirim,Espírito Santo, Maxwell started his career atCruzeiro. In June 2001, he signed a five-year contract withAFC Ajax.[4] Maxwell played his best season for Ajax in the2003–04 season, only missing three games for theEredivisie champions that season due to international duty, and becoming theDutch Footballer of the Year. He was seriously injured in April 2005[5] and never played again for Ajax.
Maxwell's contract with Ajax was restructured to expire early, on 2 January 2006,[6] in order to facilitate his move toInternazionale on a free transfer. Due to non-EU player registration quota per year, however, he was signed byEmpoli until the end of season[7] before being officially transferred to Inter, a deal similar to that ofJúlio César's move toChievo. Maxwell, however, did not make any appearances for Empoli.
In July 2006, Inter officially announced the signing of Maxwell on a four-year contract as a domestic transfer.[8] Maxwell impressed during his first season inSerie A, most notably againstParma atSan Siro when he scored a fine solo effort after a defender struck him which was voted Inter's thunder goal of the season by Inter channel viewers.
Initially playing at left-back, the2007–08 season saw him move further up the field, withCristian Chivu replacing him at left-back while Maxwell played a left midfield role. This became very effective as Maxwell adapted well to the winger role which made use of his blistering pace.[9][10] In that season, he won his second consecutiveScudetto with Inter. In the2008–09 season, he suffered a serious injury that took him out of competition for six weeks. He returned to action and was a constant fixture in the starting XI and showed his impressive old form before the injury. He scored his second goal for Inter on 14 December against Chievo, which Inter won 4–2, after an assist fromDejan Stanković.
On 15 July 2009, it was announced thatBarcelona and Inter had reached an agreement, with Maxwell joining theCatalan club for €4.5 million plus €500,000.[11] Two days later, Maxwell signed a five-year contract and was presented as a new Barça player.[12] He made his debut for the club in the second leg of the2009 Supercopa de España, playing all 90 minutes. He had an important role in the second part of the season whenEric Abidal was injured and helped Barcelona winLa Liga.
Maxwell started Barcelona's first competitive match of the2010–11 season, the first leg of the2010 Supercopa de España, in an advanced left-wing position; he assisted the opening goal forZlatan Ibrahimović.[13]
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On 12 January 2012, Maxwell penned a three-year deal atParis Saint-Germain after passing his medical examination. PSG paid €3.5 million for the player.[14] For the 2013–14 season, he was the starting left-back, replacingSiaka Tiéné, who left the club forMontpellier. On 28 February 2014, Maxwell extended his contract until June 2015.[15]
On 4 February 2015, Maxwell scored the only goal as PSG defeatedLille away to reach theCoupe de la Ligue Final.[16]
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Maxwell was capped for the2004 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament with theBrazil under-23 squad in January 2004.
In October 2004, he received his first call-up to thesenior team for the2006 World Cup qualifying matches, but did not make any appearances.[17]
Maxwell earned his first full senior international cap on 14 August 2013, coming on as a substitute in a 1–0 friendly defeat toSwitzerland in Basel.[18]
On 7 May 2014, Maxwell was included inLuiz Felipe Scolari's 23-man Brazil squad for the2014 World Cup, which was held on home soil.[19] He made his only appearance in the tournament in the third-place play-off, held in Brasília, starting at left-back as Brazil were defeated 3–0 by theNetherlands; he played the full 90 minutes in his final international match.[20]
Following the tournament, Maxwell was no longer called up by managerDunga, and announced his retirement from international football in October 2014.[21]
After his retirement from playing, Maxwell was appointed assistantsporting director at Paris Saint-Germain, working with sporting director Antero Henrique.[22]
A technical, diminutive attacking left-back, Maxwell made a name for himself as an excellent, dependable, intelligent, experienced, successful, and largely underrateddefender throughout his career, who was known above all for his consistency and longevity at the top level. While being a good ball-winner, and naturally solid defensively, he was also extremely classy and elegant on the ball, confident in possession, and reliable in his distribution, rarely relinquishing the ball; his wide range of skills thus enabled him to bring balance to his teams in the full-back orwing-back position. A versatile player, he was also extremely effective going forward due to his skill and pace; indeed, during the course of a match, he often pushed further up the pitch with his offensive runs down the left flank, in order to get into good positions from which he could deliver crosses to teammates in the area, or help to stretch the play, and was also capable of playing in a more advanced role as aleft-winger, either inmidfield, or in athree-man attack. Off the pitch, Maxwell was an introverted yet highly respected and likeable figure with his teammates, who was often cited as a key dressing room personality, in spite of his calm, gentle nature and reserved character; he has been described by his close friend and former teammate Ibrahimović as "incredibly sensitive", and a "nice guy".[9][10][13][23][24]
Maxwell is known to be one ofZlatan Ibrahimović's closest friends; they were teammates at Ajax, Inter Milan, Barcelona and PSG. There are several anecdotes about him in Ibrahimović's autobiography,I Am Zlatan Ibrahimović. Ibrahimović states that Maxwell will be remembered for his calm nature and gentle style of play.[23][24]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ajax | 2001–02 | Eredivisie | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03 | Eredivisie | 30 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 4 | ||
| 2003–04 | Eredivisie | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | — | 40 | 2 | |||
| 2004–05 | Eredivisie | 29 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 4 | ||
| 2005–06 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 114 | 9 | 9 | 0 | — | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 156 | 10 | |||
| Internazionale | 2006–07 | Serie A | 22 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | |
| 2007–08 | Serie A | 32 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | Serie A | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 1 | ||
| Total | 79 | 2 | 12 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 105 | 2 | |||
| Empoli (loan) | 2005–06 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Barcelona | 2009–10 | La Liga | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
| 2010–11 | La Liga | 25 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 1 | ||
| 2011–12 | La Liga | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1 | ||
| Total | 57 | 0 | 11 | 1 | — | 17 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 90 | 2 | |||
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2011–12 | Ligue 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | |
| 2012–13 | Ligue 1 | 33 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | 48 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | Ligue 1 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 3 | |
| 2014–15 | Ligue 1 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 4 | |
| 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 3 | |
| 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
| Total | 145 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 214 | 13 | ||
| Career total | 395 | 23 | 48 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 102 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 565 | 27 | ||
Appearances and goals by national team and year[25]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | |||
| 2013 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 0 | |
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