Maílson Alves Barreiro Veriato (born 5 February 1988) is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a defender.

Career

Brazil

Alves started his career in Portugal with

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in the Segunda Liga. He made his debut for the club on 28 October 2009 in a

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against

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. He started the match but got sent off in the 85th minute as the match ended in a 0–0 draw. He soon went back to Brazil where he joined

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and played for them in the

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. He made his debut for them on 16 January 2011 against

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. He started the match and played 68 minutes as Porto Alegre lost 1–0. After two years with Porto Alegre, Mailson signed for Tombense but was loaned to Vila Nova of the Série D for the 2013 season. He made his debut for Nova on 28 July 2013 against

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. He started the match as Vila Nova drew it 0–0. He eventually returned to Tombense and made his debut for them on 1 February 2014 against América. Mailson moved clubs again in 2015 when he signed for Tupi. Mailson played for the club in both the Série C and

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Chennaiyin

After finishing his contract with Tupi, Mailson decided to go abroad again and signed for the

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side Chennaiyin. On 17 March 2018, Alves scored two goals to help Chennaiyin defeat

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2–3 in the 2017–18 Indian Super League finals, he was also named the man of the match. Under his captaincy Chennaiyin FC were runner-ups of 2019

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and Chennaiyin FC, for the first time reached the 2019 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs and finally the group stage of

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. He also scored a goal

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on April 4 in the 53rd minute.

Abahani Limited Dhaka

Mailson joined

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side

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in October 2019. He made his debut against

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in a Federation Cup match. On February 5, 2020, he scored first goal for the club against maldivian side

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in an AFC Cup qualifying play-off match & helped his team to get a 2–2 draw.

Career statistics

Honours

Club

;

Chennaiyin FC Chennaiyin Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The club competes in the Indian Super League (ISL), the top flight of Indian football. The club was founded in August 2014 during the inaugural sea ...

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, 2017–18

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Alves, Mailson 1988 births Living people Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Portimonense S.C. players Porto Alegre Futebol Clube players Tombense Futebol Clube players Vila Nova Futebol Clube players Tupi Football Club players Chennaiyin FC players Men's association football defenders Liga Portugal 2 players Indian Super League players Expatriate men's footballers in India 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen