Maicosuel Reginaldo de Matos (born 16 June 1986), known simply as Maicosuel, is a retired Brazilian professional

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who plays as an

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Career

Maicosuel was born in

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. After very good performances playing for

Paraná Clube Paraná Clube, commonly referred to as Paraná, is a Brazilian professional club based in Curitiba, Paraná founded on 19 December 1989. It competes in the Campeonato Paranaense Série Prata, the second tier of the Paraná state football leag ...

, he was acquired by Cruzeiro in 2007. Despite great expectations, he never secured a position in the squad and was mostly used as a back-up until June 2008, when he was bought by

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, an investor group, and left Cruzeiro to join

Palmeiras Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras (), commonly known as Palmeiras, is a Brazilian professional football club based in the city of São Paulo, in the district of Perdizes. Palmeiras is one of the most popular clubs in South America, with around ...

. After an unsuccessful spell at

Maicosuel joined

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in 2009. At

Maicosuel played at top level and with only five months at Botafogo he was elected the best player of the Rio de Janeiro State League. On 21 May 2009, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim signed "Mago" (Portuguese for 'Magician') from Botafogo for €4.5 million on a five-year contract. In the summer of 2010 he returned to Botafogo. On 13 July 2012, Maicosuel signed a five-year deal with Italian club

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. He had a promising start as he scored on his

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debut against ACF Fiorentina, but soon afterwards his error from the penalty spot against

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was decisive as Udinese lost the penalty shootout which would have granted the Italian team access to the group phase of the

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. Maicosuel was the only player to miss his penalty, attempting a Panenka chip that goalkeeper Beto easily caught. Braga would go on to win the shootout 5–4. On 26 May 2014 Maicosuel returned to Brazil, joining

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on a five-year deal for a fee of €3.3 million. The player had some good appearances in the second half of 2014, scoring in the Recopa Sudamericana against

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and in the

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semifinals against

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, both competitions the club went on to win, but failed to secure a regular place in the team's starting eleven. In 2015, despite some good performances such as a brace against

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in early July, Maicosuel still could not make it as a first squad regular. He was eventually loaned to Emirati club Al Sharjah SCC in late July, on a year-long deal worth €1.8 million. On January 29, 2018, after only seven months playing for

, Maicosuel is out of plans of club. Twelve days before, he played his last match for Tricolor, when the team lost by 2-0 for São Bento, in the opening round of 2018 São Paulo State League.Irritado com Maicosuel, São Paulo decide negociá-lo
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Career stats

Trivia

His name represents an unusual phonetic spelling of "Maxwell".

Honours

Paraná Clube * Campeonato Paranaense: 2006 Cruzeiro * Campeonato Mineiro: 2008 Atlético Mineiro * Recopa Sudamericana:

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* Campeonato Mineiro: 2015,

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Grêmio * Recopa Sudamericana:

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Maicosuel 1986 births Living people Brazilian footballers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Clube Atlético Sorocaba players Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players Guarani FC players Paraná Clube players Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras players Associação Atlética Internacional (Limeira) players Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players TSG 1899 Hoffenheim players Udinese Calcio players Clube Atlético Mineiro players Sharjah FC players São Paulo FC players Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense players Serie A players Bundesliga players Expatriate footballers in Germany Expatriate footballers in Italy Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Brazilian expatriate footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates UAE Pro League players Association football midfielders