Maicon Thiago Pereira de Souza

A central midfielder out of Rio de Janeiro is exactly the unglamorous yet vital figure I tend to champion. Maicon spent his career as the engine in the middle of the park, winning balls and linking play while the strikers grabbed the headlines. In a country obsessed with flair and goals, choosing the holding role takes a particular kind of footballing intelligence and humility. I imagine him learning the game on Rio's sun-baked pitches, developing the patience that defines great midfielders. Stardom is not the only measure of value, and the quiet architects of a team deserve their due recognition.

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Name (English)

Maicon Thiago Pereira de Souza

Name (Japanese)

マイコン・チアゴ・ペレイラ・ジ・ソウザ

Reading

まいこん・ちあご・ぺれいら・じ・そうざ

Born

September 14, 1985 (age 41)

Origin

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Occupation

association football player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Ox

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maicon%20(footballer%2C%20born%201985)
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%81%E3%82%A2%E3%82%B4%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9A%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%83%BB%E3%82%BD%E3%82%A6%E3%82%B6
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1704151

Tags

• Rio de Janeiro
• association football player

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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