Maurício (footballer, born 2001)

Maurício
Maurício with Palmeiras in 2025
Personal information
Full name Maurício Magalhães Prado[1]
Date of birth (2001-06-22) 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
2018–2019Cruzeiro (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 Desportivo Brasil 0 (0)
2019Cruzeiro (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)
* 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]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Campeonato Mineiro
  2. ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  3. ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in Campeonato Gaúcho
  4. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  5. ^ Appearance(s) in Campeonato Paulista
  6. ^ Appearance(s) in FIFA Club World Cup

Honours

Palmeiras

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Meia-atacante Maurício renova com Cruzeiro até 2023 e recebe convocação da seleção sub-20, globoesporte.globo.com, 12 November 2019
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Felipe Anderson deixa boa impressão em estreia pelo Palmeiras". 18 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Maurício, mediocampista con raíces paraguayas, convocado a la selección de Brasil". OneFootball. 10 February 2026.
  6. ^ "FIFA Change of Association Platform". knowledge.fifa.com. 10 February 2026. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ Maurício at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 December 2025.