Maicon Sisenando

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Maicon
Maicon Douglas Sisenando - Inter Mailand (1).jpg
Maicon playing for Inter Milan
Personal information
Full name Maicon Douglas Sisenando
Date of birth (1981-07-26) 26 July 1981 (age 31)
Place of birth Novo Hamburgo, Brazil[1]
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Right back
Club information
Current club Manchester City
Number 3
Youth career
Grêmio
Criciúma
Cruzeiro
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2001–2004 Cruzeiro 56 (1)
2004–2006 Monaco 59 (5)
2006–2012 Internazionale 176 (16)
2012– Manchester City 7 (0)
National team‡
2001 Brazil U20 4 (0)
2003–2011 Brazil 66 (6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 February 2013.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 July 2010

Maicon Douglas Sisenando (born 26 July 1981), known simply as Maicon (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈmaikõⁿ]), is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a right back for Premier League side Manchester City. He also played for the Brazilian national team from 2003–2011.

Maicon began his career in his native country Brazil for Cruzeiro, after initially playing for Grêmio as a youngster. He played 56 times for Cruzeiro between 2001 and 2004 and earned one Brazilian league title and several other domestic cups before moving to Europe when he signed for Ligue 1 side Monaco. After two years in France he signed for Internazionale in 2006 where he became an established first team player, going on to win the UEFA Champions League in 2010, four Serie A titles, the FIFA Club World Cup and various domestic competitions. In August 2012 he signed with Manchester City who at the time were managed by Roberto Mancini, the former Inter coach.

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Club career [edit]

A talented right sided wingback, Maicon debuted for Cruzeiro in 2001 and after two successful seasons in Brazil, which included winning a championship and being called up for the Brazilian national team in 2003, he was signed by French club AS Monaco in June 2004.[2]

Inter Milan [edit]

2006–2009 [edit]

In July 2006, Inter Milan of Italy officially announced the signing of Maicon on a five-year contract, along with fellow Brazilian fullback Maxwell and French midfielder Olivier Dacourt.[3] During his time at Inter, he has established himself as a reliable wing-back, solid defensively with an ability of making emphatic runs down the right wing, often setting up goals or scoring himself with his powerful right foot. He has overtaken Inter captain Javier Zanetti as first choice right back. He is generally considered as one of the best wing-backs in the game.

During a UEFA Champions League match on 6 March 2007, he was involved in a brawl with Valencia CF defender David Navarro. Maicon was originally banned for six matches, but the ban was reduced to three. A regular under former Portuguese coach José Mourinho, he contributed his fair share of assists and goals as Inter won a fourth consecutive title in the 2008–09 season, including a match-winning brace against Siena.

2009–10 season [edit]

He continued the good form he displayed in previous seasons during the 2009–10 season. He started the season by scoring a goal against Milan in the 4–0 Derby della Madonnina victory, and then playing well against FC Barcelona in a 0–0 draw at the San Siro. He subsequently set up Diego Milito on matchday five in the Serie A against Napoli, as Inter defeated Napoli 3–1. He also scored the last goal in a 5–0 win over Genoa. He also made a fantastic byline run which resulted in Milito's match killing goal in a 5–3 home victory over Palermo and in the very next match, he scored a goal against Livorno, where the match ended 2–0 for Inter. During Inter's home leg of the Derby d'Italia, the right back opened the scoring against Juventus with one of the most spectacular goals of the season, juggling a loose ball over the onrushing defender at the top of the penalty box and volleying it into the opposite corner.[4]

Later that month, Maicon scored his first Champions League goal against reigning champions Barcelona when Internazionale registered a famous victory over the Catalans. He reportedly knocked out a tooth after he collided with fellow South American Lionel Messi. Having overtaken Roma at the summit of the Serie A and winning the league title, Inter went on to knock out Barcelona from the Champions League in the semi-finals, with Maicon earning praise. On 22 May 2010, Inter won the Champions League, thus obtaining the treble, with a 2–0 victory over Bayern Munich in the final at the Santiago Bernabéu in Madrid, Spain. (Inter also won the Coppa Italia against Roma.) He was named the 2009–2010 UEFA Club Defender of the Year and his performances earned him a nomination for the Ballon d'Or trophy as Europe's top player.

2011–12 season [edit]

In the 2011–12 season Maicon played just 23 games in Serie A. In his 23 appearances Maicon scored two goals, the first in a 2–1 defeat to Juventus at the San Siro on 29 October 2011, and the second in the second Derby della Madonnina against Milan in a 4–2 win, on 6 May 2012. He scored from outside the penalty box with a belting shot into the top left corner of Marco Amelia's goal, in a game in which teammate Diego Milito scored a hat-trick.

Manchester City [edit]

On 31 August 2012, Maicon signed for Manchester City for £3.5 million, to wear the number 3 shirt. Maicon made his debut on 15 September, in a 1–1 draw against Stoke.[5] He made his home debut in a 2–1 win against Tottenham Hotspur on 11 November, replacing Matija Nastasić in the second half.[6]

Club statistics [edit]

As of 17 February 2013.[7][8]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists
Cruzeiro 2001 18 0 — — — 18 0 —
2002 19 1 — — — 19 1 —
2003 11 0 — — — 11 0 —
2004 8 0 — — — 8 0 —
Total 56 1 — — — 56 1 —
Monaco 2004–05 31 4 0 — 8 1 0 39 5 0
2005–06 28 1 2 — 7 1 1 35 2 3
Total 59 5 2 — 15 2 1 74 7 3
Inter 2006–07 32 2 6 8 0 2 3 1 0 43 3 8
2007–08 31 1 7 1 0 0 4 0 1 36 1 8
2008–09 29 4 5 2 0 0 8 1 1 39 5 6
2009–10 33 6 11 5 0 0 13 1 1 51 7 12
2010–11 28 1 8 2 0 0 8 0 0 38 1 8
2011–12 23 2 4 2 1 0 3 0 0 28 3 4
Total 176 16 41 20 1 2 39 3 3 235 20 46
Manchester City 2012–13 10 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 11 0 1
Total 7 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 11 0 1
Career totals 298 22 45 21 1 2 57 5 4 376 28 50

Honours [edit]

Club [edit]

Cruzeiro
Internazionale

International [edit]

Brazil

Individual [edit]

References [edit]

  1. ^ "Maicon" (in Portuguese). FIFA. 
  2. ^ "Maicon 4 ans à l'AS Monaco FC" (in French). asm-fc.com. 2004-06-12. Retrieved 2009-07-04. 
  3. ^ "DACOURT, MAICON, MAXWELL SIGN FOR INTER". FC Internazionale Milano (www.inter.it). 12 July 2006. Retrieved 23 June 2011. 
  4. ^ "Video of Maicon's wonder strike against Juventus". 
  5. ^ "Stoke 1–1 Manchester City". BBC Sport. 15 September 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2012. 
  6. ^ "Manchester City 2–1 Tottenham". BBC Sport. 11 November 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2012. 
  7. ^ "Maicon league statistics". irishtimes.com. Retrieved 5 August 2010. 
  8. ^ "Maicon Douglas Sisenando Profile, Statistics, News, Game Log". ESPN Soccernet, soccernet.espn.go.com. Retrieved 5 August 2010. 

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