Maicon with Internazionale in 2009
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Maicon Douglas Sisenando | ||
Date of birth | 26 July 1981 | ||
Place of birth | Novo Hamburgo, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Right-back, Right wing-back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2001–2004 | Cruzeiro | 56 | (1) |
2004–2006 | Monaco | 58 | (5) |
2006–2012 | Internazionale | 177 | (16) |
2012–2013 | Manchester City | 9 | (0) |
2013–2016 | Roma | 59 | (4) |
National team | |||
2001 | Brazil U20 | 4 | (0) |
2003–2014 | Brazil | 76 | (7) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 September 2016. |
Maicon Douglas Sisenando (born 26 July 1981), known as Maicon (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈmaikõ]), is a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a right-back. He is currently a free agent.
Maicon began his career in his native country 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 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 for Manchester City. Maicon failed to secure a regular place in the team, moving back to Italy to play for Roma the following season.
A former Brazil international, Maicon made his debut in 2003 and has since represented his nation on 76 occasions, scoring seven goals. With Brazil, he won a runners-up medal at the 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup, and has taken part in three Copa América tournaments (winning the competition twice, in 2004 and 2007) and two FIFA World Cups (finishing in fourth-place in the 2014 edition of the tournament on home soil). He was also a member of the Brazilian teams that won consecutive FIFA Confederations Cup titles in 2005 and 2009.