Maurício José da Silveira Júnior (born 21 October 1988) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Rodina Moscow.
![]() With PAOK in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Maurício José da Silveira Júnior | ||
Date of birth | (1988-10-21) 21 October 1988 (age 33)[1] | ||
Place of birth | São José dos Campos, Brazil[1] | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder[1] | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Rodina Moscow | ||
Number | 85 | ||
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 | 51 | (7) |
2022– | Rodina Moscow | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:51, 30 September 2022 (UTC) |
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.
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]
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]
On 11 October 2020, it was announced that Panathinaikos had signed Maurício on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[14][15]
On 20 September 2022, Rodina Moscow announced the signing of Maurício.[16]
Maurício indicated that he would be likely to accept a call-up for Russia national football team if asked.[17]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | 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 | 0 | — | 15 | 2 | |
2016–17 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 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 | 0 | — | 32 | 5 | |||
2019–20 | 27 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 0 | ||||
Total | 69 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 0 | — | 92 | 9 | |||
Panathinaikos | 2020–21 | Superleague 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Career total | 313 | 44 | 33 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 362 | 48 |
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Panathinaikos
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