Maicon Sisenando

Maicon

Maicon with Internazionale in 2009
Personal information
Full name	Maicon Douglas Sisenando
Date of birth	(1981-07-26) 26 July 1981
Place of birth	Novo Hamburgo, Brazil
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Right-back
Club information
Current club	Roma
Number	13
Youth career
	Grêmio
	Criciúma
	Cruzeiro
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2001–2004	Cruzeiro	56	(1)
2004–2006	AS Monaco	58	(5)
2006–2012	Internazionale	177	(16)
2012–2013	Manchester City	9	(0)
2013–	Roma	25	(2)
National team‡
2001	Brazil U20	4	(0)
2003–	Brazil	70	(7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 April 2014. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2013

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 Italian side Roma. He has also played for the Brazil national team since 2003.

Maicon began his career in his native country Brazil for Cruzeiro, after initially playing for Criciúma 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 AS 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.

Club career

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 for £2.1 million.

Internazionale

2006–2009

In July 2006, Internazionale of Italy officially announced the signing of Maicon for a fee of £4.8 million and a five-year contract, along with fellow Brazilian fullback Maxwell and French midfielder Olivier Dacourt. 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

Maicon in training in 2009.

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.

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, after beating Roma in the Coppa Italia final a couple of weeks earlier, 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. 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

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

On 31 August 2012, Maicon signed for Manchester City for £3 million, to wear the number 3 shirt. Maicon made his debut on 15 September, in a 1–1 draw against Stoke. He made his home debut in a 2–1 win against Tottenham Hotspur on 11 November, replacing Matija Nastasić in the second half. Maicon struggled with injury throughout the season but when fit he also found it a struggle to break into the City team and was ultimately unsuccessful in dislodging Pablo Zabaleta from the right back position, not only that but when fellow injury-hit right back Micah Richards was fit Maicon struggled to make the substitute's bench. When Roberto Mancini was sacked at the end of the season his replacement as he was quick to move the player on by leaving him out of the clubs pre-season tour of South Africa, commenting that he would not be in the squad this year.

Roma

Sisenando in a friendly against Chelsea in Washington DC (August 2013)

On 18 July 2013, Maicon returned to Serie A after Manchester City allowed him to move on a free transfer to Roma. He made his debut against Livorno on 25 August 2013.

Club statistics

As of 12 January 2014.

Club	Season	League		Cup		Continental		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
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
AS Monaco	2004–05	30	4	—		8	1	38	5
	2005–06	28	1	—		7	1	35	2
	Total	58	5	—		15	2	73	7
Internazionale	2006–07	32	2	8	0	3	1	43	3
	2007–08	31	1	1	0	4	0	36	1
	2008–09	29	4	2	0	8	1	39	5
	2009–10	33	6	5	0	13	1	51	7
	2010–11	28	1	2	0	8	0	38	1
	2011–12	24	2	2	1	3	0	29	3
	Total	177	16	20	1	39	3	236	20
Manchester City	2012–13	9	0	1	0	3	0	13	0
Roma	2013–14	25	2	0	0	0	0	25	2
Career totals		325	24	21	1	57	5	403	30

Honours

Club

Cruzeiro

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (1): 2003
• Copa do Brasil (1): 2003
• Campeonato Mineiro (2): 2002, 2003

Internazionale

• Serie A (4): 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10
• Coppa Italia (2): 2009–10, 2010–11,
• Supercoppa Italiana (3): 2006, 2008, 2010
• UEFA Champions League (1): 2009–10
• FIFA Club World Cup (1): 2010

International

Brazil

• Copa América (2): 2004, 2007
• FIFA Confederations Cup (2): 2005, 2009
• CONCACAF Gold Cup (1): Silver 2003

Individual

• 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup: FIFA.com Users' Top 11
• 2010 FIFA World Cup Man of the Match (1): vs Korea DPR (GM)
• 2010 FIFA World Cup: All-Star Team
• UEFA Club Defender of the Year (1): 2009–10
• FIFA/FIFPro World XI (1): 2010
• Samba d'Or: 2010
• UEFA Team of the Year: 2010
• ESM Team of the Year (2): 2008–09, 2009–10

External links

• Maicon – FIFA competition record
• Maicon at www.uefa.com
• Maicon at www.inter.it
• Profile at SoccerSurfer.com