Luís Maximiano

Luís Manuel Arantes Maximiano (born 5 January 1999) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Sporting CP as a goalkeeper.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Arantes and the second or paternal family name is Maximiano.
Luís Maximiano
Maximiano with Sporting youth in 2018
Personal information
Full name Luís Manuel Arantes Maximiano[1]
Date of birth (1999-01-05) 5 January 1999[1]
Place of birth Celeirós, Portugal[1]
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Sporting CP
Number 81
Youth career
2008–2009 Celeirós
2009–2010 Ferreirense
2010–2012 Braga
2012–2017 Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Sporting B 6 (0)
2018– Sporting CP 23 (0)
National team‡
2015 Portugal U16 2 (0)
2015–2016 Portugal U17 3 (0)
2017 Portugal U18 3 (0)
2016–2018 Portugal U19 5 (0)
2017–2019 Portugal U20 9 (0)
2019– Portugal U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 July 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 November 2019

Club career

Born in Celeirós, Aveleda e Vimieiro, Braga District, Maximiano joined Sporting CP's youth system at the age of 13, from S.C. Braga.[2] He made his senior debut in the LigaPro with the former's reserves on 25 October 2017, in a 1–1 away draw against C.D. Nacional;[3] he also began training with the first team, acting as third-choice behind Rui Patrício and Romain Salin.[4]

Maximiano played his first competitive match with the main squad on 26 September 2019, in a 1–2 home loss to Rio Ave F.C. in the group stage of the Taça da Liga.[5] His maiden appearance in the UEFA Europa League took place two months and two days later (same phase), as he played the entire 4–0 victory over PSV Eindhoven also at the Estádio José Alvalade;[6] on 1 December he made his Primeira Liga bow in a 1–3 loss at Gil Vicente FC,[7] and eventually became first-choice ahead of Brazilian Renan Ribeiro.[8]

International career

Maximiano won his first cap for the Portuguese under-21 side on 14 November 2019, featuring 45 minutes in the 0–0 friendly draw with Slovenia.[9][10]

References
  1. "Luís Maximiano" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  2. Almeida, Isaura (23 August 2018). "A geração de 99 que encanta José Peseiro e o Sporting" [The class of 99 who thrills José Peseiro and Sporting]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  3. "Nacional-Sporting B, 1–1: Empate em jogo que terminou em confusão" [Nacional-Sporting B, 1–1: Draw in match that ended in brawl]. Record (in Portuguese). 25 October 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  4. "Luís Maximiano vê o Sporting a trabalhar forte" [Luís Maximiano sees Sporting working hard] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  5. Leitão, Cátia (27 September 2019). "Análise: Rio Ave impôs-se em Alvalade. Sporting fez história (pela negativa)" [Analysis: Rio Ave got the upper hand at Alvalade. Sporting made history (from a negative standpoint)] (in Portuguese). SAPO. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  6. Vaza, Marco (28 November 2019). "Sporting garante apuramento na Liga Europa com goleada" [Sporting confirm Europa League qualification with rout]. Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  7. Curado, Paulo (1 December 2019). "Sporting perde com Gil Vicente e soma quarta derrota na Liga" [Sporting lose with Gil Vicente and get fourth defeat in League]. Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  8. Ribeiro, João Paulo (17 April 2020). "Fim da linha para Renan no Sporting. "O melhor é sair para jogar"" [End of the line for Renan at Sporting. "The best option is to leave to play"] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  9. "Portugal empata a zero com a Eslovénia" [Portugal draw all-nil with Slovenia]. Record (in Portuguese). 14 November 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  10. "Maximiano: «Sporting? Sei que a minha oportunidade vai chegar»" [Maximiano: «Sporting? I know my time will come»] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.