Maílson Alves

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Mailson Alves

| image =

| fullname = Maílson Alves Barreiro Veriato

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|2|5|df=y}}

| birth_place = Brazil

| height = {{height|m=1.90}}

| currentclub = Thrissur Magic FC

| clubnumber =

| position = Defender

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 2009–2010

| clubs1 = Portimonense

| caps1 = 2

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2011–2012

| clubs2 = Porto Alegre

| caps2 = 11

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2012–2014

| clubs3 = Tombense

| caps3 = 11

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2013

| clubs4 = → Vila Nova (loan)

| caps4 = 2

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2015

| clubs5 = Chennaiyin

| caps5 = 12

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2015

| clubs6 = Tupi

| caps6 = 14

| goals6 = 1

| years7 = 2016

| clubs7 = Volta Redonda

| caps7 = 0

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2016

| clubs8 = NorthEast United

| caps8 = 9

| goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2017

| clubs9 = Volta Redonda

| caps9 = 24

| goals9 = 1

| years10 = 2017–2019

| clubs10 = Chennaiyin FC

| caps10 = 43

| goals10 = 8

| years11 = 2019–2020

| clubs11 = Dhaka Abahani

| caps11 = 6

| goals11 = 0

| years12 = 2020

| clubs12 = Caxias do Sul

| caps12 = 4

| goals12 = 0

| years13 = 2021

| clubs13 = Uberlândia Esporte Clube

| caps13 = 1

| goals13 = 0

| years14 = 2021–2022

| clubs14 = Floresta Esporte Clube

| caps14 = 11

| goals14 = 0}}

Maílson Alves Barreiro Veriato (born 5 February 1988) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defender.

Career

=Brazil=

Alves started his career in Portugal with Portimonense in the Segunda Liga. He made his debut for the club on 28 October 2009 in a Taça de Portugal against Beira-Mar. He started the match but got sent off in the 85th minute as the match ended in a 0–0 draw.{{cite web|title=Beira-Mar 0–0 Portimonense|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2009/10/28/portugal/league-cup/beira-mar/portimonense-sc/858233/|website=Soccerway}} He soon went back to Brazil where he joined Porto Alegre and played for them in the Campeonato Gaúcho. He made his debut for them on 16 January 2011 against Novo Hamburgo. He started the match and played 68 minutes as Porto Alegre lost 1–0.{{cite web|title=Porto Alegre 0–1 Novo Hamburgo|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2011/01/16/brazil/gaucho-1/porto-alegre-fc/esporte-clube-novo-hamburgo/1047615/|website=Soccerway}} After two years with Porto Alegre, Mailson signed for Tombense but was loaned to Vila Nova of the Série D for the 2013 season. He made his debut for Nova on 28 July 2013 against Marcílio Dias. He started the match as Vila Nova drew it 0–0.{{cite web|title=Marcilio Dias 0–0 Vila Nova|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/07/28/brazil/serie-d/clube-nautico-marcilio-dias/villa-nova-atletico-clube/1475907/|website=Soccerway}} He eventually returned to Tombense and made his debut for them on 1 February 2014 against América.{{cite web|title=Tombense 0–0 America|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/02/01/brazil/mineiro-1/tombense-fc/america-futebol-clube-belo-horizonte/1603460/|website=Soccerway}} Mailson moved clubs again in 2015 when he signed for Tupi. Mailson played for the club in both the Série C and Campeonato Mineiro.{{cite web|title=Atletico Minero 2–0 Tupi|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/02/01/brazil/mineiro-1/clube-atletico-mineiro/tupi-football-club/1970981/|website=Soccerway}}{{cite web|title=Tombense 0–1 Tupi|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/05/16/brazil/serie-c/tombense-fc/tupi-football-club/2018452/|website=Soccerway}}

=Chennaiyin=

After finishing his contract with Tupi, Mailson decided to go abroad again and signed for the Indian Super League side Chennaiyin.{{cite news|title=Chennaiyin FC sign Brazilian duo Raphael Augusto and Mailson Alves|url=http://www.firstpost.com/sports/isl-2015-chennaiyin-fc-sign-brazilian-duo-raphael-augusto-mailson-2388148.html|accessdate=14 August 2015|work=FirstPost|date=11 August 2015}}

On 17 March 2018, Alves scored two goals to help Chennaiyin defeat Bengaluru 2–3 in the 2017–18 Indian Super League finals, he was also named the man of the match.{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/soccer-mailson-alves-raphael-augusto-strike-as-chennaiyin-fc-beat-bengaluru-fc-3-2-to-win-isl-2018-433163|title=Chennaiyin FC defeat Bengaluru FC by 3–2 to win ISL 2018|date=2018-03-17|access-date=2018-03-18|language=en-US}} Under his captaincy Chennaiyin FC were runner-ups of 2019 Indian Super Cup and Chennaiyin FC, for the first time reached the 2019 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs and finally the group stage of 2019 AFC Cup. He also scored a goal Manang Marshyangdi Club of Nepal on April 4 in the 53rd minute.

=Abahani Limited Dhaka=

Mailson joined Bangladesh Premier League side Dhaka Abahani in October 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/sport/football/2019/10/13/abahani-sign-brazilian-mailson|title=Abahani sign Brazilian Mailson|date=2019-10-13|website=Dhaka Tribune|access-date=2020-02-06}} He made his debut against Bangladesh Police FC in a Federation Cup match. On February 5, 2020, he scored first goal for the club against maldivian side Maziya in an AFC Cup qualifying play-off match & helped his team to get a 2–2 draw.{{Cite web|url=https://www.daily-sun.com/printversion/details/459862/Maziya-hold-Abahani|title=Maziya hold Abahani|website=Daily Sun|language=en|access-date=2020-02-06}}

Career statistics

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|League Cup !colspan="2"\|Domestic Cup !colspan="2"\|International !colspan="2"\|Total
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Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="1"\|Portimonense \|2009–10 \|Segunda Liga	2	0	—	—	2	0	—	—	4	0
rowspan="1"\|Porto Alegre \|2011 \|Campeonato Gaúcho	11	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	11	0
rowspan="2"\|Tombense \|2013 \|Campeonato Mineiro	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0
2014 \|Campeonato Mineiro	11	0	—	—	2	0	—	—	13	0
rowspan="1"\|Vila Nova (loan) \|2013 \|Série D	2	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	2	0
rowspan="1"\|Tupi \|2015 \|Série C	5	0	9	1	2	0	—	—	16	1
rowspan="1"\|Chennaiyin \|2014 \|Indian Super League	12	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0
rowspan="1"\|Volta Redonda \|2016 \|Campeonato Brasileiro Série D	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0
rowspan="1"\|NorthEast United \|2016 \|Indian Super League	9	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0
colspan="3"\|Career total !32	0	9	1	6	0	0	0	46	1