Maurício (footballer, born 2001)
Paraguayan footballer (born 2001)
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Maurício Magalhães Prado (born 22 June 2001), simply known as Maurício, is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or right midfielder for Série A club Palmeiras. Born in Brazil, he plays for the Paraguay national team.
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Maurício with Palmeiras in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maurício Magalhães Prado[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 June 2001[1] | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Palmeiras | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2019 | Desportivo Brasil | ||
| 2018–2019 | → Cruzeiro (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019 | Desportivo Brasil | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Cruzeiro (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Cruzeiro | 32 | (5) |
| 2020–2024 | Internacional | 176 | (25) |
| 2024– | Palmeiras | 91 | (14) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020 | Brazil U20 | 3 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Brazil U23 | 7 | (1) |
| 2026– | Paraguay | 6 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:04, 23 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:25, 30 June 2026 (UTC) | |||
Career
Cruzeiro
Maurício joined Cruzeiro on loan from Desportivo Brasil ahead of the 2019 season. In November 2019, Cruzeiro confirmed that they had signed Maurício for a fee around 800 thousand R$.[2]
Internacional
On 5 November 2020, Maurício was presented at Internacional in an exchange of players between Inter and Cruzeiro. He scored his first goal against Fluminense FC.
On October 22, 2023, Maurício completed 150 games with the Inter shirt, in the historic victory over Santos, 7-1, in the Brazilian Championship.[3]
Palmeiras
Maurício debuted on July 17, 2024, he played about 28 minutes in Rio de Janeiro. He dribbled, disarmed and showed his quality. In defeat, Palmeiras lost 1-0 to Botafogo, at the Nilton Santos Stadium, in a game valid for the 17th round of the Brasileirão.[4]
International career
Maurício was born in Brazil and is of Paraguayan descent through his paternal grandmother.[5] On August 2023, he was called up to the Brazil U23s for a set of friendlies.[6]
On 9 February 2026, Maurício's request to switch international allegiance to Paraguay was approved by FIFA.[7][8] He made his debut for the Paraguay national team in a friendly match against Greece on 28 March.[9]
On 1 June 2026, Maurício was named in the Paraguayan squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. He appeared as a substitute in the team's opening match against the United States and scored his first senior international goal in the 73rd minute.[10]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 23 May 2026[11]
| Club | Season | League | State league | Copa do Brasil | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Desportivo Brasil | 2019 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Cruzeiro (loan) | 2019 | Série A | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | |
| Cruzeiro | 2020 | Série B | 17 | 1 | 11[a] | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 5 | ||
| Internacional | 2020 | Série A | 8 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | ||
| 2021 | Série A | 30 | 1 | 8[c] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7[b] | 0 | — | 45 | 2 | ||
| 2022 | Série A | 32 | 6 | 13[c] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9[d] | 1 | — | 54 | 9 | ||
| 2023 | Série A | 26 | 6 | 13[c] | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7[b] | 1 | — | 48 | 11 | ||
| 2024 | Série A | 5 | 0 | 5[c] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5[d] | 0 | — | 15 | 2 | ||
| Total | 101 | 14 | 39 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 2 | — | 171 | 25 | |||
| Palmeiras | 2024 | Série A | 30 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 1 | — | 32 | 4 | ||
| 2025 | Série A | 29 | 3 | 8[e] | 5 | 4 | 0 | 7[b] | 1 | 5[f] | 1 | 53 | 10 | |
| 2026 | Série A | 15 | 1 | 9[e] | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 4 | |
| Total | 74 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 113 | 18 | ||
| Career total | 200 | 23 | 67 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 42 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 325 | 49 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Campeonato Mineiro
- Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
- Appearance(s) in Campeonato Gaúcho
- Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
- Appearance(s) in Campeonato Paulista
- Appearance(s) in FIFA Club World Cup
International
- As of match played 29 June 2026
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paraguay | 2026 | 6 | 1 |
| Total | 6 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Paraguay's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Maurício goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 June 2026 | SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, United States | 4 |  United States | 1–3 | 1–4 | 2026 FIFA World Cup |
Honours
- Palmeiras
