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]

Maurício Antônio
Personal information
Full name Maurício de Carvalho Antônio
Date of birth (1992-02-06) 6 February 1992
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing 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 AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J. League Cup AFC Other1 Total
2017Urawa Red DiamondsJ1 League9100105022173
20183015320--374
Total 39253305022547

1Includes Suruga Bank Championship and FIFA Club World Cup.

Honours

Club
Urawa Red Diamonds
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References
  1. "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2017 | Players - Top goals". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  2. "Internacional Brasileiro assina Pelo PSC". Portimonense. Archived from the original on 27 October 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  3. "Rodrigo Souza e Maurício António já estão certificados para a Covilhã". Abola. Archived from the original on 27 October 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  4. "Portimonense vs Porto B". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  5. "UAE 2017 squad lists revealed". FIFA.com.
  6. "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.
  7. "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2017 | Matches". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  8. 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)


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