# Maicon (footballer, born 1990)

Maicon Marques Bitencourt (born 18 February 1990), simply known as Maicon, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger.

## Club career
### Fluminense

Born in Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro, Maicon joined Fluminense's youth setup in 2001, aged 11. Promoted to the main squad on 11 March 2008 by manager Renato Portaluppi, he made his debut fifteen days later by coming on as a substitute for Darío Conca in a 4–1 Campeonato Carioca home routing of Mesquita.
Maicon made his Série A debut on 18 May 2008, replacing Léo Itaperuna in a 2–0 home loss against Náutico. He scored his first professional goal the following 31 January, netting his team's second in a 3–0 home defeat of Resende; his first top tier goal occurred on 7 August, as he scored the last in a 5–1 home thrashing of Sport.
In 2009, Fluminense sold 50% of Maicon's rights along with other players in different ratio to Traffic Group.

### Lokomotiv Moscow

On 10 March 2010, Maicon joined Lokomotiv Moscow in a four-and-a-half-year contract. He made his debut abroad ten days later, replacing goalscorer Dmitri Sychev in a 3–0 home win against Krylia Sovetov Samara.
Maicon scored his first goal abroad on 15 May 2010, netting the last in a 2–0 home win against Amkar Perm. A regular starter in the following campaigns, he scored a brace in a 4–0 home routing of Anzhi Makhachkala on 5 November 2016.

### Antalyaspor

On 16 June 2017, after seven years in Russia, Maicon moved to Turkey after agreeing to a contract with Antalyaspor, effective as of 1 July. On 9 January 2019, Antalyaspor announced that Maicon's contract was terminated by mutual consent.

### Atlético Mineiro

On 14 January 2019, Maicon returned to Brazil and joined Atlético Mineiro on a free transfer. He left the club in February 2020.

## International career

Maicon represented Brazil at under-17 and under-20 levels, playing an essential role in the latter's victory against Germany for the quarter-finals of the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt by scoring a brace in a 2–1 victory, which allowed Brazil to proceed to the semifinals.

## Career statistics

    As of 29 May 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | State League | State League | Cup | Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Fluminense | 2008 | Série A | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 0 |
| Fluminense | 2009 | Série A | 21 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | — | — | 42 | 4 |
| Fluminense | 2010 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2 |
| Fluminense | Total | Total | 34 | 2 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | — | — | 67 | 6 |
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 2010 | Russian Premier League | 18 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 3 |
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 2011–12 | Russian Premier League | 37 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 9 | 3 | — | — | 48 | 8 |
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 2012–13 | Russian Premier League | 17 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 3 |
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 2013–14 | Russian Premier League | 24 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 5 |
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 2014–15 | Russian Premier League | 24 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 |
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 2015–16 | Russian Premier League | 14 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 5 |
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 2016–17 | Russian Premier League | 24 | 5 | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 6 |
| Lokomotiv Moscow | Total | Total | 158 | 23 | — | — | 14 | 2 | — | — | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 193 | 30 |
| Antalyaspor | 2017–18 | Süper Lig | 30 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 5 |
| Antalyaspor | 2018–19 | Süper Lig | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 1 |
| Antalyaspor | Total | Total | 44 | 6 | — | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | 6 |
| Atlético Mineiro | 2019 | Série A | 10 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 | — | — | 27 | 2 |
| Atlético Mineiro | 2020 | Série A | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Atlético Mineiro | Total | Total | 10 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 | — | — | 28 | 2 |
| Buriram United | 2020–21 | Thai League 1 | 15 | 8 | — | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 8 |
| Buriram United | 2021–22 | Thai League 1 | 11 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 5 |
| Buriram United | Total | Total | 26 | 8 | — | — | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 41 | 13 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 272 | 39 | 33 | 5 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 375 | 57 |
* ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
* 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Appearance(s) in Russian Super Cup
* ↑ Seven appearances, one goal in Copa Libertadores; three appearances in Copa Sudamericana
* ↑ Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League

## Honours

Lokomotiv Moscow
* Russian Cup: 2014–15, 2016–17
Buriram United
* Thai League 1: 2021–22
* Thai FA Cup: 2021–22
* Thai League Cup: 2021–22
Brazil U20
* FIFA U-20 World Cup runner-up: 2009