Maicon Araújo dos Santos (born 26 April 2000), known as Maicon Esquerdinha or just Maicon, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Bulgarian First League club Levski Sofia.
Career Born in Itabuna, Maicon grew up in Sequeiro Grande, a neighborhood of Itajuípe, also in the state of Bahia, before moving to Cariacica, Espírito Santo at the age of eight. He began his career with Serra in the 2019 Copa Espírito Santo, and subsequently established as a regular starter for the club, being named the best left-back of the 2022 Campeonato Capixaba.
On 6 May 2022, Maicon signed for Nova Venécia for the 2022 Série D. On 11 May 2023, he joined Vitória-ES also for the fourth tier.
On 24 November 2023, Maicon agreed to a contract with Nova Iguaçu for the 2024 season. Initially a backup to Italo Silva, he became a starter as Italo left the club, and helped the Carrossel da Baixada to reach the 2024 Campeonato Carioca finals for the first time ever.
In May 2024, Maicon joined Bulgarian club Levski Sofia, signing a three-year contract with the team.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueState leagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSerra2019Série D000000—80802020Capixaba—110———1102021—111——902012022—122———122Total003430000170513Nova Venécia2022Série D140———702102023Capixaba—141———141Total140141000070351Vitória-ES2023Série D131————131Nova Iguaçu20240013120——151Levski Sofia2024–25First League300—20——3202025–2661—0070—131Total36100207000451Career total63161540702401597
Honours Levski Sofia Bulgarian First League: 2025–26
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