Maicon Santos
 Maicon Santos playing for D.C. United in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maicon dos Santos Corrêa | ||
| Date of birth | 18 April 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Paracambi, Brazil | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2006 | Madureira | ||
| 2006 | → Remo (loan) | 4 | (3) |
| 2006–2008 | Étoile du Sahel | ||
| 2007 |
→ Al-Nasr Benghazi (loan) | ||
| 2008 | Ironi Kiryat Shomna | 1 | (0) |
| 2008 | Bnei Sakhnin | 10 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Bonsucesso | ||
| 2009–2010 | → Chivas USA (loan) | 19 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | Toronto FC | 32 | (10) |
| 2011 | FC Dallas | 11 | (2) |
| 2012 | D.C. United | 26 | (7) |
| 2013 |
Chicago Fire | 14 | (2) |
| 2014 |
Puebla | 9 | (1) |
| 2015 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 17 | (7) |
| 2016 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 23 | (7) |
| Total | 166 | (41) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 Aug 2019 | |||
Maicon dos Santos Corrêa (born 18 April 1984) is a retired Brazilian footballer who last played as a forward for Fort Lauderdale Strikers in the North American Soccer League.
Career
Maicon started his career at
In 2008, he played for Israeli clubs
He then returned to Brazil with
On 9 July 2010 it was announced that Maicon had signed with
Maicon scored his first goal of the 2011 season on 19 March 2011 in a 4–2 loss to the expansion Vancouver Whitecaps FC in the first game of the year.[3] Following the departure of Toronto captain Dwayne De Rosario on 1 April Maicon was given the captain's arm band the following day against his former team Chivas USA. After the 1–1 home draw against Chivas Coach Aron Winter announced that Maicon would become the permanent captain of The Reds, thus becoming the first non-Canadian to be given the honour on a full-time basis.
On 2 August 2011, Toronto FC traded Maicon and an international roster spot to FC Dallas for Eric Avila.[4] On 13 August 2011, Maicon scored his first goal on his debut in a match against the Philadelphia Union. At season's end, the club declined his 2012 contract option and he entered the 2011 MLS Re-Entry Draft. Santos was not selected in the draft and became a free agent.
D.C. United signed Santos from free agency on 18 January 2012 after participating in the club's pre-season camp.[5]
After D.C. declined his 2013 contract option, Santos was selected by
Santos signed with Mexican club
After one season in Mexico, Santos signed with Tampa Bay Rowdies of the North American Soccer League in February 2015.[7]
In December 2015, Santos signed with Fort Lauderdale Strikers of NASl.[8] Santos became a free agent when the Strikers ceased operations after the 2016 season.
Santos retired after playing for Fort Lauderdale.
Personal life
On 28 July 2012 Santos received his
Honours
Club
- Étoile du Sahel
- Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1: 2006–07
- CAF Confederation Cup: 2006
- Toronto FC
Individual
- Canadian Championship Golden Boot: 2011
References
- ^ Chivas USA Acquire Brazilian Striker Maicon Santos On Loan. Goal.com (21 August 2009).
- ^ Reds Ink Maicon Santos Archived 5 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Torontofc.ca (9 July 2010).
- ^ "Toronto Falls Short in Vancouver". Toronto FC. 19 March 2011. Archived from the original on 25 December 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
- ^ Toronto Trades For Eric Avila | Toronto FC Archived 4 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Torontofc.ca (2 August 2011).
- ^ Maicon Santos acquired Archived 20 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Presentación Maicon Dos Santos Puebla FC". YouTube.
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- ^ "Strikers Ink Quartet of Experienced NASL Players | Fort Lauderdale Strikers". Archived from the original on 13 April 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
- ^ "Raphael Augusto acquired, Maicon Santos receives green card | D.C. United". www.dcunited.com. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012.
External links
- Maicon Santos at Major League Soccer
- Brazilian FA Database[permanent dead link] (in Portuguese)
- Profile at Étoile (in French)
- Profile at footmercato.net Archived 4 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine