Maurício (footballer, born October 1988)


Maurício José da Silveira Júnior is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Greek club PAOK.

Club career

Mauricio began his career with Brazilian side Fluminense in 2007 and made 52 appearances for the club with two goals scored.
On 2 February 2010, Maurício signed for Russian Premier League side Terek Grozny from Fluminense. He scored 29 goals in 172 appearances for the club.
On 17 January 2016, Maurício moved to Zenit Saint Petersburg on a six-month contract, with the option of an extension at the end of it. On 19 May 2016, Zenit extended Maurício's contract until the end of the 2018–19 season. On 24 July 2017, he was released from his contract by mutual consent.

PAOK

On 31 August 2017, PAOK announced the signing of Mauricio on a three-year contract. On 30 October, he scored both goals as PAOK won 2–0 at home to Asteras Tripoli in the Superleague.
On 7 October 2018, he opened the score in a 2–0 home win game against Apollon Smyrni. It was his first goal of the 2018–19 season and he was named MVP of the game. On 3 February 2019, his goal in a 1–1 draw with AEK Athens helped PAOK remain unbeaten in the SuperLeague.
On 10 March 2019, he suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury which kept him out until late September.
After a very difficult period for the midfielder marred by injury, Mauricio returned to action in an away game against AEK Athens in 29 September 2019.

International career

Maurício indicated that he would be likely to accept a call-up for Russia national football team if asked.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Zenit Saint Petersburg
PAOK