Maurício de Carvalho Antônio (born 6 February 1992) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Coritiba. With Urawa Red Diamonds, he played in the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup where he was the top goalscorer, alongside Romarinho and Cristiano Ronaldo.[2]

Maurício Antônio
Personal information
Full name Maurício de Carvalho Antônio[1]
Date of birth (1992-02-06) 6 February 1992 (age 32)[1]
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Coritiba
Number 5
Youth career
2008–2011 São Paulo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Pelotas
2012 Penapolense
2014 Juventus-SP 13 (0)
2014–2016 Portimonense 41 (3)
2015–2016Porto B (loan) 17 (1)
2016–2017 Marítimo 40 (3)
2017–2021 Urawa Red Diamonds 63 (3)
2020–2021Portimonense (loan) 33 (1)
2021–2023 Al Batin 54 (2)
2023– Coritiba 3 (0)
International career
Brazil U15
Brazil U17
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 December 2023

Club career

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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.[3]

Antônio made his first team debut against Covilhã.[4] On 1 October 2014, he scored his first goal for the club as Portimonense defeated Porto B 2–0.[5]

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.[6][7] He was the tournament's top goalscorer (alongside Romarinho and Cristiano Ronaldo) despite playing only one game[2] and being eliminated in the second round.[8]

On 4 August 2023, Antônio joined Coritiba.[9]

Club statistics

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Updated to 7 December 2023.[10]

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Portugal League Taça de Portugal Taça da Liga UEFA Other Total
2014–15 Portimonense Segunda Liga 41 3 1 0 2 0 - - 44 3
2015–16 Porto B LigaPro 17 1 - - - - 17 1
2015–16 Marítimo Primeira Liga 12 0 - 2 0 - - 14 0
2016–17 28 3 1 0 4 0 - - 33 3
Japan League Emperor's Cup J. League Cup AFC Other1 Total
2017 Urawa Red Diamonds J1 League 9 1 0 0 1 0 5 0 1 0 16 1
2018 30 1 5 3 2 0 - 1 2 39 6
2019 22 1 1 0 2 0 7 0 1 0 33 1
2020 2 0 - 1 0 - - 3 0
Portugal League Taça de Portugal Taça da Liga UEFA Other Total
2020–21 Portimonense Primeira Liga 33 1 1 0 - - - 34 1
Saudi Arabia League King Cup League Cup AFC Other Total
2021–22 Al Batin Saudi Professional League 29 2 2 0 - - - 31 2
2022–23 25 0 1 0 - - - 26 0
Brazil League Copa do Brasil League Cup CONMEBOL Other Total
2023 Coritiba Série A 3 0 - - - - 3 0
Total 251 13 12 3 14 0 12 0 3 2 292 18

1Includes Suruga Bank Championship, FIFA Club World Cup, and Japanese Super Cup.

Honours

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Club

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Urawa Red Diamonds

References

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  1. ^ a b c "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2017: List of Players: Urawa Reds" (PDF). FIFA. 29 November 2017. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2017 | Players - Top goals". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Internacional Brasileiro assina Pelo PSC". Portimonense. Archived from the original on 27 October 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Rodrigo Souza e Maurício António já estão certificados para a Covilhã". Abola. Archived from the original on 27 October 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  5. ^ "Portimonense vs Porto B". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  6. ^ "UAE 2017 squad lists revealed". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 2 December 2017.
  7. ^ "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2017™ List Of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 December 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  8. ^ "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2017 | Matches". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). Archived from the original on 24 October 2007. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  9. ^ "Coritiba contrata o zagueiro Mauricio Antonio".
  10. ^ 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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