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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maicosuel Reginaldo de Matos | ||
| Date of birth | (1986-06-16)16 June 1986 (age 39) | ||
| Place of birth | Cosmópolis, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Left winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2001 | Guarani | ||
| 2001 | Inter-SP | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2005 | Atlético Sorocaba | 0 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Paraná | 45 | (4) |
| 2007–2008 | Cruzeiro | 25 | (2) |
| 2008 | →Palmeiras (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2009 | →Botafogo (loan) | 18 | (8) |
| 2009–2010 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 27 | (3) |
| 2010–2012 | Botafogo | 54 | (18) |
| 2012–2014 | Udinese | 39 | (5) |
| 2014–2017 | Atlético Mineiro | 38 | (7) |
| 2015–2016 | →Al Sharjah (loan) | 26 | (4) |
| 2017–2020 | São Paulo | 9 | (1) |
| 2018 | →Grêmio (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | →Paraná (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Maicosuel Reginaldo de Matos (born 16 June 1986), known simply asMaicosuel, is a Brazilian former professionalfootballer who played as anattacking midfielder.
Maicosuel was born inCosmópolis,São Paulo. After very good performances playing forParaná Clube, he was acquired byCruzeiro in 2007.[1] Despite great expectations, he never secured a position in the squad and was mostly used as a back-up until June 2008, when he was bought byTraffic Sports, an investor group, and left Cruzeiro to joinPalmeiras.
After an unsuccessful spell atPalmeiras Maicosuel joinedBotafogo in 2009. AtBotafogo Maicosuel played at top level and with only five months at Botafogo he was elected the best player of theRio de Janeiro State League. On 21 May 2009,TSG 1899 Hoffenheim signed "Mago" (Portuguese for 'Magician') from Botafogo for €4.5 million on a five-year contract. In the summer of 2010 he returned to Botafogo.[2]
On 13 July 2012, Maicosuel signed a five-year deal with Italian clubUdinese.[3] He had a promising start as he scored on hisSerie A debut againstACF Fiorentina, but soon afterwards his error from the penalty spot againstSporting Braga was decisive as Udinese lost the penalty shootout which would have granted the Italian team access to the group phase of the2012–13 UEFA Champions League. Maicosuel was the only player to miss his penalty, attempting aPanenka chip that goalkeeperBeto easily caught. Braga would go on to win the shootout 5–4.
On 26 May 2014 Maicosuel returned to Brazil, joiningAtlético Mineiro on a five-year deal for a fee of €3.3 million.[4] The player had some good appearances in the second half of 2014, scoring in theRecopa Sudamericana againstLanús and in theCopa do Brasil semifinals againstFlamengo, both competitions the club went on to win, but failed to secure a regular place in the team's starting eleven. In 2015, despite some good performances such as a brace againstInternacional in early July, Maicosuel still could not make it as a first squad regular. He was eventually loaned to Emirati clubAl Sharjah SCC in late July, on a year-long deal worth €1.8 million.[5]
On 29 January 2018, after playing forSão Paulo for only seven months, Maicosuel was excluded from the club's plans. Twelve days earlier, he had played his last match forTricolor. In that match, the team lost 2–0 toSão Bento, in the opening round of the 20182018 São Paulo State League.[6][7]
As of 1 December 2014[update]
| Club | Season | Division | Domestic League | Domestic Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Paraná | 2005 | Série A | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2006 | Série A | 31 | 4 | — | — | — | 31 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 45 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 4 | ||
| Cruzeiro | 2007 | Série A | 22 | 1 | — | — | — | 22 | 1 | |||
| 2008 | Série A | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||
| Palmeiras | 2008 | Série A | 14 | 1 | — | 6 | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | ||
| Total | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||
| Botafogo | 2009 | Série A | — | — | — | 19 | 11 | 19 | 11 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 19 | 11 | ||
| Hoffenheim | 2009–10 | Bundesliga | 27 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 24 | 5 | ||
| Total | 20 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 5 | ||
| Botafogo | 2010 | Série A | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | 13 | 2 | |||
| 2011 | Série A | 35 | 4 | — | — | — | 35 | 4 | ||||
| 2012 | Série A | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 12 | 5 | 22 | 5 | ||
| Total | 54 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 70 | 11 | ||
| Udinese | 2012–13 | Serie A | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 23 | 2 | |
| 2013–14 | Serie A | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 24 | 2 | ||
| Total | 39 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 4 | ||
| Atlético Mineiro | 2014 | Série A | 15 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 22 | 3 | |
| 2015 | Série A | 12 | 2 | — | 5 | 0 | — | 17 | 2 | |||
| Total | 27 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 5 | ||
| Career Totals | 224 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 31 | 16 | 289 | 42 | ||
His name represents an unusual phonetic spelling of "Maxwell".
Paraná Clube
Cruzeiro
Atlético Mineiro
Grêmio