Maurício José da Silveira Júnior (born 21 October 1988), simply known as Maurício, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for São José-SP.
Club career Early career Born in São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Maurício joined the youth sides of Corinthians in 1999, aged 11. He left the club in 2006, after seven seasons, and joined Fluminense in March of that year, but due to registration issues, he was only able to play for the club's under-20 team in October.
Fluminense After impressing with the under-20s in the 2007 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior, Maurício made his senior – and Série A – debut on 20 May of that year, starting in a 2–0 home loss to Grêmio. Despite being rarely used in that year, he was a part of the squad which won the 2007 Copa do Brasil.
Terek Grozny
On 2 February 2010, Maurício signed for Russian Premier League side Terek Grozny. He scored 29 goals in 172 appearances for the club.
Zenit Saint Petersburg
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, the club extended his contract until the end of the 2018–19 season.
On 24 July 2017, Maurício was released from his contract by mutual consent.
PAOK On 31 August 2017, PAOK announced the signing of Maurício on a three-year contract. On 30 October, he scored both goals as PAOK won 2–0 at home to Asteras Tripolis in the Super League Greece.
On 7 October 2018, Maurício opened the score in a 2–0 home win game against Apollon Smyrnis, his first goal of the 2018–19 season; he was also named man of the match. On 3 February 2019, his goal in a 1–1 draw with AEK Athens helped PAOK remain unbeaten in the Super League. The following 10 March, he suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury which kept him out until late September.
Maurício returned to action in an away match against AEK Athens on 29 September 2019.
Panathinaikos On 11 October 2020, it was announced that Panathinaikos had signed Maurício on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee.
Rodina Moscow On 20 September 2022, Rodina Moscow announced the signing of Maurício.
Portimonense On 25 January 2023, Maurício signed with Portuguese Primeira Liga club Portimonense. Exactly one year later, his contract was terminated by mutual agreement.
Later career On 24 July 2024, Maurício returned to his home country after being announced at Série C side Athletic-MG. Rarely used, he moved to Inter de Limeira on 21 December.
After leaving Inter at the end of 2025 season, Maurício spent the first half of the 2026 campaign without a club before signing for hometown side São José-SP on 12 June.
International career Maurício indicated that he would be likely to accept a call-up for Russia national football team if asked.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueState leagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsFluminense2007Série A130—00———130200822191——110—42220091014150—60—252Total45213250—170—804Terek Grozny2010Russian Premier League284—00———2842011–12379—30———4092012–13232—20———2522013–14296—30———3262014–15284—10———2942015–16173—10———183Total16228—100———17228Zenit Saint Petersburg2015–16Russian Premier League111—21—20—1522016–17190—20—5111272Total301—41—7111424PAOK2017–18Super League Greece223—51———2742018–19205—20—100—3252019–20270—60———330Total698—131—100—929Panathinaikos2020–21Super League Greece252—10———2622021–22255—50———305Total507—60———557Rodina Moscow2022–23Russian First League70—20———90Portimonense2022–23Primeira Liga133—0020——1532023–2470—2020——110Total202—2040——263Athletic-MG2024Série C70—————70Inter de Limeira2025Série D313010——100171São José-SP2026Paulista A2—————0000Career total387501624324034111149356
Honours Zenit Saint Petersburg Russian Cup: 2015–16 Russian Super Cup: 2016
PAOK Super League Greece: 2018–19 Greek Cup: 2017–18, 2018–19
Panathinaikos Greek Cup: 2021–22
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