Maurício (footballer, born 2001)
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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 | 58 | (14) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020 | Brazil U20 | 3 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Brazil U23 | 7 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 05:26, 25 August 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:14, 10 February 2026 (UTC) | |||
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. He is former Brazil youth international and committed to play for the Paraguay national team.
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. On August 2023, he was called up to the Brazil U23s for a set of friendlies.[5]
On 9 February 2026, Maurício's request to switch international allegiance to Paraguay was approved by FIFA.[6][7]
Career statistics
- As of match played 7 December 2025[8]
| 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 | |
| Total | 59 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 85 | 14 | ||
| Career total | 185 | 22 | 58 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 38 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 295 | 45 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in Campeonato Mineiro
- ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
- ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in Campeonato Gaúcho
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Appearance(s) in Campeonato Paulista
- ^ Appearance(s) in FIFA Club World Cup
Honours
- Palmeiras
References
- ^ a b c "FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ – Squad List: Palmeiras (BRA)" (PDF). FIFA. 4 July 2025. p. 25. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ Meia-atacante Maurício renova com Cruzeiro até 2023 e recebe convocação da seleção sub-20, globoesporte.globo.com, 12 November 2019
- ^ "Em tarde de garçom, Mauricio completa 150 jogos pelo Inter e vibra: "Marca importante"". ge.globo.com (in Portuguese). 23 October 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ "Felipe Anderson deixa boa impressão em estreia pelo Palmeiras". 18 July 2024.
- ^ "Maurício, mediocampista con raíces paraguayas, convocado a la selección de Brasil". OneFootball. 10 February 2026.
- ^ "FIFA Change of Association Platform". knowledge.fifa.com. 10 February 2026. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
- ^ "Maurício, do Palmeiras, se naturaliza paraguaio e pode jogar a Copa do Mundo" [Maurício, from Palmeiras, becomes a naturalized Paraguayan citizen and could play in the World Cup] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 11 February 2026. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
- ^ Maurício at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
External links
- Maurício at Soccerway