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Maurício de Carvalho Antônio (born 6 February 1992) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Urawa Red Diamonds in Japan as a defender. With his current club, he played in the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup where he was the top goalscorer, alongside Romarinho and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Club career
A product of the São Paulo youth academy, Antônio started his career in the lower divisions of Brazilian football. In 2014, he played for Juventus-SP in Paulista A3. In June of the same year, he signed for Portimonense in Segunda Liga.
Antônio made his first team debut against Covilhã. On 1 October 2014, he scored his first goal for the club as Portimonense defeated Porto B 2–0.
On 1 August 2017, Antônio transferred to Urawa Red Diamonds in Japan. On 30 November, he was named in the side's 23-man squad for the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup. He was the tournament's top goalscorer (alongside Romarinho and Cristiano Ronaldo) despite playing only one game and being eliminated in the second round.
Club statistics
Updated to 20 February 2019.
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | AFC | Other | Total | ||||||||
| 2017 | Urawa Red Diamonds | J1 League | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 3 |
| 2018 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 37 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 39 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 54 | 7 | ||
Honours
Club
- Urawa Red Diamonds
- AFC Champions League: 2017