Maycon (footballer, born 1997)
Brazilian footballer
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Maycon de Andrade Barberan (born 15 July 1997), known as just Maycon, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as midfielder for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Atlético Mineiro.
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Maycon playing with Corinthians in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Maycon de Andrade Barberan | ||
| Date of birth | 15 July 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Atlético Mineiro | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008 | Portuguesa | ||
| 2009–2016 | Corinthians | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Corinthians | 85 | (5) |
| 2016 | → Ponte Preta (loan) | 16 | (2) |
| 2018–2026 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 65 | (7) |
| 2022–2025 | → Corinthians (loan) | 96 | (7) |
| 2026– | Atlético Mineiro | 11 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Brazil U17 | ||
| 2016–2017 | Brazil U20 | 8 | (1) |
| 2020 | Brazil U23 | 5 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 April 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 2 July 2021 | |||
Career
Early life
Maycon began playing for Corinthians academy at the age of twelve and had a very successful campaign. He won the 2014 and 2015 U20 Campeonato Paulista, 2014 U20 Campeonato Brasileiro, the 2015 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior, including scoring the winning goal during the final.[1]
Corinthians
Maycon made his professional debut on 11 February 2016, as he started on Corinthians 2–1 victory against Capivariano at Arena Corinthians.[2] He scored his first goal in a 3–0 away win against Botafogo-SP on March 13.[3]
Ponte Preta (loan)
On 14 July, Maycon was loaned to fellow Série A club Ponte Preta.[4]
Shakhtar Donetsk
On 17 June 2018 Maycon was transferred to Ukrainian Premier League club Shakhtar Donetsk and signed 5-year contract.[5]
Corinthians (loan)
On 31 March 2022, Shakhtar Donetsk confirmed that Maycon had joined Corinthians on loan until the end of 2022.[6] The loan went through three extensions and he remained with Corinthians until December 2025, captaining the side to the 2025 Copa do Brasil title.
Atlético Mineiro
On 8 January 2026, Atlético Mineiro announced an agreement in principle to sign Maycon.[7] Five days later, the deal was confirmed and he signed a three-year contract.[8]
Career statistics
- As of match played 21 December 2025[9]
| Club | Season | League | State league[a] | National cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Corinthians | 2016 | Série A | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 36 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4[d] | 1 | — | 58 | 5 | |||
| 2018 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6[c] | 0 | — | 32 | 2 | |||
| Total | 48 | 1 | 37 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 1 | — | 105 | 8 | |||
| Ponte Preta (loan) | 2016 | Série A | 16 | 2 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 2 | |||
| Total | 16 | 2 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 2 | |||||
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 2018–19 | Ukrainian Premier League | 21 | 4 | — | 2 | 0 | 7[e] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 5 | |
| 2019–20 | 10 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 2[f] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21 | 19 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | 10[g] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | |||
| 2021–22 | 15 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10[h] | 0 | 1[i] | 0 | 26 | 0 | |||
| Total | 65 | 7 | — | 3 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 98 | 8 | |||
| Corinthians (loan) | 2022 | Série A | 16 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 7[c] | 2 | — | 26 | 2 | ||
| 2023 | 32 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 12[j] | 1 | — | 58 | 3 | |||
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 2 | |||
| 2025 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 42 | 3 | |||
| Total | 75 | 5 | 21 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 25 | 3 | — | 140 | 10 | |||
| Career Total | 204 | 15 | 58 | 6 | 32 | 2 | 67 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 362 | 28 | ||
- Includes Campeonato Paulista
- Includes Copa do Brasil, Ukrainian Cup
- Appearances in Copa Libertadores
- Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- Six appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, and one appearance in UEFA Europa League
- Appearancex in UEFA Europa League
- Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, four in UEFA Europa League
- Appearancex in UEFA Champions League
- Appearance in Ukrainian Super Cup
- Four appearances in Copa Libertadores, eight appearances and one goal in Copa Sudamericana
Honours
Corinthians
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2017
- Copa do Brasil: 2025[10] runner-up: 2018
- Campeonato Paulista: 2017, 2018, 2025
Shakhtar Donetsk
- Ukrainian Premier League: 2018–19, 2019–20
- Ukrainian Cup: 2018–19
- Ukrainian Super Cup: 2021 runner-up: 2020
Atlético Mineiro
- Campeonato Mineiro runner-up: 2026
