Maicon dos Santos Corrêa (born 18 April 1984) is a retired Brazilian

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who last played as a

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for

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in the

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Career

Maicon started his career at Madureira, where he was awarded a contract until the end of 2005. He signed a contract extension until April 2008 in early 2006, but left for

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on 9 August 2006. During his career in North Africa he also played on loan to

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. In 2008, he played for Israeli clubs Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shomna and

Bnei Sakhnin Bnei Sakhnin F.C. ( ar, اتحاد أبناء سخنين, he, איחוד בני סכנין, ''Ihud Bnei Sakhnin''; ''Ittihad Abna Sakhnin'', ) is an Israeli football club based at the Doha Stadium in Sakhnin. They are the most successful clu ...

. While with Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shomna Maicon appeared in 2

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matches and 3

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matches in which he scored 1 goal. After a brief stay with Hapoel he moved to

and appeared in 10 league matches, he also appeared in 2

matches for Bnei Sakhnin in which he scored 3 goals. He then returned to Brazil with

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. Following that, he signed a loan deal with the

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club

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in 2009. While with Chivas Maicon appeared in 19 league matches and scored 2 goals, he also appeared in 2

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matches scoring 1 goal. On 9 July 2010 it was announced that Maicon had signed with

club

Toronto FC Toronto Football Club (commonly known as Toronto FC or TFC) is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Toronto. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home matches at BMO ...

. He made his debut for Toronto as a sub following halftime on 10 July 2010 vs.

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. He scored his first goal in a friendly against

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on 21 July 2010. Three days later on 24 July 2010 Maicon scored his first league goal for Toronto in a 1–1 home draw to

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. Maicon also helped the club by scoring in a

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game vs.

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on 16 September 2010 following a pass from teammate

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. Maicon scored his first goal of the 2011 season on 19 March 2011 in a 4–2 loss to the expansion

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in the first game of the year. Following the departure of Toronto captain

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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

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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

for

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. On 13 August 2011, Maicon scored his first goal on his debut in a match against the

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. At season's end, the club declined his 2012 contract option and he entered the

2011 MLS Re-Entry Draft The two-stage 2011 MLS Re-Entry Draft took place on December 5, 2011 (Stage 1) and December 12, 2011 (Stage 2). All 19 Major League Soccer clubs participated. The Stage 1 and Stage 2 Drafts were conducted in the same order as the traditional Waive ...

. 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. After D.C. declined his 2013 contract option, Santos was selected by Chicago Fire in the first round of Stage One of the

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. He spent the 2013 MLS season with Chicago before the Fire declined his 2014 contract option. Santos entered the

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but was not selected. Santos signed with Mexican club

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in February 2014. After one season in Mexico, Santos signed with

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of the

in February 2015. In December 2015, Santos signed with

of NASl. 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 U.S. green card making him a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.

Honours

Club

;Étoile du Sahel *

Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 The Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 (; ar, الرابطة المحترفة الأولى لكرة القدم) was previously called the Tunisian National Championship between 1956 and 1994. is the top division football tournament in Tunisia und ...

: 2006–07 *

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: 2006 ;Toronto FC *

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(1):

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Individual

*Canadian Championship Golden Boot:

References

External links

*
Brazilian FA Database

Profile at Étoile

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