Maicon da Silva

Maicon

Personal information
Full name	Maicon da Silva Moreira
Date of birth	10 March 1993
Place of birth	Cachoeira do Sul, Brazil
Height	1.84 m (6 ft ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Right midfielder, Right back
Club information
Current team	Sport Recife
Number	23
Youth career
	Cachoeira
	Juventude
0000–2011	Grêmio
2011–2012	Reggina
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2014	Reggina	36	(2)
2013	→ Pontedera (loan)	2	(0)
2014–	Livorno	0	(0)
2016	→ Sport Recife (loan)	13	(0)
National team^‡
2014–	Brazil U23	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 November 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 November 2016

Maicon da Silva Moreira, simply known as Maicon (born 10 March 1993), is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Sport Recife on loan from Livorno as a right midfielder or right defender.

Club career

Born in Cachoeira do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul. Maicon first played for clubs in the state.

In 2011, he moved to Italy and joined Reggina Calcio's youth setup. He made his professional debut on 6 May 2012, in a 1–3 loss at Sampdoria,^[1] and after a brief loan period with Pontedera, he established himself in the club's starting XI.

References

1. Sampdoria-Reggina 3-1: Super Pozzi, tripletta che vale la piena zona playoff (Sampdoria–Reggina 3–1: Super Pozzi, hat-trick which gives the playoffs position); Goal.com, 6 May 2012 (Italian)

External links

• Tutto Calciatori profile (Italian)
• Maicon da Silva profile at Soccerway