Maurício (footballer, born 2001)
.jpg) 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(s) | 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 | 4 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:04, 23 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:10, 12 June 2026 (UTC) | |||
Maurício Magalhães Prado (born 22 June 2001), simply known as Maurício, is a professional footballer. He plays as an attacking midfielder or right midfielder for Série A club Palmeiras. Born in Brazil, he plays for the Paraguay national team.
Maurício started his career at Desportivo Brasil, but was loaned to Cruzeiro before the 2019 season. He later joined for Cruzeiro permanently in November 2019, for a fee of around 800 thousand R$.[2] He joined Internacional in November 2020, as part of a transfer that saw William Pottker joined Cruzeiro.[3] He played 176 matches for Internacional, scoring 25 goals, before joining Palmeiras in June 2024.[4]
Born in Brazil, Maurício is of Paraguayan background through his paternal grandmother.[5] He played for Brazil's under-20 and under-23 national teams.[6] On 9 February 2026, his request to switch his international allegiance to Paraguay was approved by FIFA.[7][8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 23 May 2026[9]
| 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 | ||
International
- As of match played 12 June 2026
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paraguay | 2026 | 4 | 1 |
| Total | 4 | 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
- Campeonato Paulista: 2026
References
- 1 2 3 "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" [Attacking midfielder Maurício renews contract with Cruzeiro until 2023 and receives call-up to the under-20 national team.]. ge.globo.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). 12 November 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
- ↑ "Inter e Cruzeiro anunciam troca de meia Maurício por atacante William Pottker" [Inter and Cruzeiro announce the exchange of midfielder Maurício for striker William Pottker.]. ge.globo.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). 1 November 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
- ↑ "Mauricio assina por cinco anos com o Palmeiras: 'Sonho realizado'" [Mauricio signs five-year contract with Palmeiras: ‘Dream come true’]. SE Palmeiras (in Brazilian Portuguese). 27 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
- ↑ "La Nación / Maurício, un "sueño" por la abuela". www.lanacion.com.py.
- ↑ "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.
Other websites
- Maurício at Soccerway
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