Maurício Antônio
Maurício de Carvalho Antônio (born 6 February 1992) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Urawa Red Diamonds in Japan as a defender. With his current club, he played in the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup where he was the top goalscorer, alongside Romarinho and Cristiano Ronaldo.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maurício de Carvalho Antônio | ||
| Date of birth | 6 February 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Urawa Red Diamonds | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2011 | São Paulo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012 | Pelotas | ||
| 2012 | Penapolense | ||
| 2014 | Juventus-SP | 13 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Portimonense | 44 | (3) |
| 2015–2016 | → FC Porto B (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Marítimo | 47 | (3) |
| 2017– | Urawa Red Diamonds | 40 | (2) |
| National team | |||
| Brazil U15 | |||
| Brazil U17 | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 December 2018 | |||
Club career
A product of the São Paulo youth academy, Antônio started his career in the lower divisions of Brazilian football. In 2014, he played for Juventus-SP in Paulista A3. In June of the same year, he signed for Portimonense in Segunda Liga.[2]
Antônio made his first team debut against Covilhã.[3] On 1 October 2014, he scored his first goal for the club as Portimonense defeated Porto B 2–0.[4]
On 1 August 2017, Antônio transferred to Urawa Red Diamonds in Japan. On 30 November, he was named in the side's 23-man squad for the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup.[5][6] He was the tournament's top goalscorer (alongside Romarinho and Cristiano Ronaldo) despite playing only one game[1] and being eliminated in the second round.[7]
Club statistics
Updated to 20 February 2019.[8]
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | AFC | Other1 | Total | ||||||||
| 2017 | Urawa Red Diamonds | J1 League | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 3 |
| 2018 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 37 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 39 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 54 | 7 | ||
1Includes Suruga Bank Championship and FIFA Club World Cup.
Honours
References
- "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2017 | Players - Top goals". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- "Internacional Brasileiro assina Pelo PSC". Portimonense. Archived from the original on 27 October 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- "Rodrigo Souza e Maurício António já estão certificados para a Covilhã". Abola. Archived from the original on 27 October 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- "Portimonense vs Porto B". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- "UAE 2017 squad lists revealed". FIFA.com.
- "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2017™ List Of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-12-23. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
- "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2017 | Matches". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 56 out of 289)
External links
- Profile at Urawa Red Diamonds
- Maurício Antônio at Soccerway
- Maurício Antônio at ForaDeJogo
- Maurício Antônio at J.League (in Japanese)