Arthur Maia (footballer)

Arthur Brasiliano Maia (13 October 1992 – 28 November 2016), known as Arthur Maia, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played for Chapecoense on loan from Vitória, as a winger or attacking midfielder.

Arthur Maia
Personal information
Full name Arthur Brasiliano Maia
Date of birth (1992-10-13)13 October 1992
Place of birth Maceió, Brazil
Date of death 28 November 2016(2016-11-28) (aged 24)
Place of death La Unión, Colombia
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Winger / Attacking midfielder
Youth career
2001–2003 CSA
2003–2012 Vitoria
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2016 Vitoria 44 (3)
2013 → Joinville (loan) 16 (2)
2014 → América de Natal (loan) 34 (6)
2015 → Flamengo (loan) 14 (1)
2015 → Kawasaki Frontale (loan) 4 (0)
2016 → Chapecoense (loan) 21 (2)
Total 133 (14)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Maia was one of the victims when LaMia Airlines Flight 2933 crashed on 28 November 2016.

Club career

Born in Maceió, Alagoas, Maia joined Vitória's youth setup in 2003, aged ten, from CSA.[1] He made his first team debut on 4 February 2010, coming on as a substitute in a 1–0 Campeonato Baiano home win against Feirense.

Maia's first goal came on 14 September 2011, in a 5–1 home routing of Duque de Caxias for the Série B championship. He was sparingly used during his beginnings at the club, however.

On 4 February 2013, Maia was loaned to fellow second tier club Joinville until December.[2] His loan was cut short on 11 September,[3] and he made his Série A debut with Vitória ten days later, in a 0–0 home draw against Grêmio.[4]

On 12 February 2014, Maia was loaned to América-RN until the end of the campaign.[5] He featured regularly for the club during the year, scoring a career-best seven goals in 36 appearances overall.

On 1 December 2014, Maia agreed to a one-year loan contract at Flamengo.[6] Rarely used, he left the club the following 29 July and signed for Kawasaki Frontale, also in a temporary deal.[7]

Maia returned to Vitória ahead of the 2016 season, but was loaned again on 12 May, now to Chapecoense.[8] He scored his first goal in the top flight on 11 June, but in a 1–2 away loss against Ponte Preta.

Death

On 28 November 2016, when Chapecoense were en route to the first leg of the 2016 Copa Sudamericana Finals to play against Atlético Nacional, Maia was among the fatalities of the LaMia Airlines Flight 2933 accident in the Colombian village of Cerro Gordo, La Unión, Antioquia.[9]

Career statistics
As of 27 November 2016[10]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vitória 2010 Série A 0050———50
2011 Série B 4110———51
2012 8018241——303
2013 Série A 100000—1[lower-alpha 1]020
2014 000000—2[lower-alpha 1]020
2016 007020——90
Subtotal 13131261—30534
Joinville (loan) 2013 Série B 41121———161
América de Natal (loan) 2014 Série B 21113521——367
Flamengo (loan) 2015 Série A 509141——182
Kawasaki Frontale (loan) 2015 J1 League 40—00——40
Chapecoense 2016 Série A 212——2[lower-alpha 2]0—232
Career total 685659123203015017
  1. Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
  2. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana

Honours
Vitória
América de Natal
Chapecoense

References
  1. "Arthur Maia se realizou e viveu intensamente, dizem pais do alagoano" [Arthur Maia lived intensely, say the parents of the alagoano] (in Portuguese). Tribuna Hoje. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  2. "Joinville apresenta Arthur Maia, meia de 20 anos, emprestado pelo Vitória" [Joinville present Arthur Maia, 20-year-old midfielder, loaned from Vitória] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 4 February 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  3. "Com poucas chances no Joinville, Arthur Maia retorna ao Vitória" [With limited chances at Joinville, Arthur Maia returns to Vitória] (in Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 11 September 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  4. "Em jogo com 101 passes errados, Vitória e Grêmio ficam no empate" [In a match with 101 wrong passes, Vitória and Grêmio draw blank] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 21 September 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  5. "América-RN confirma Arthur Maia e traz centroavante revelado pelo Inter" [América-RN confirm Arthur Maia and bring centre forward revealed by Inter] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 12 February 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  6. "Meia Arthur Maia afirma que será emprestado ao Flamengo" [Midfielder Arthur Maia says he will be loaned to Flamengo] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 1 December 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  7. "Arthur Maia deixa o Fla, e agente confirma acerto com clube japonês" [Arthur Maia leaves 'Fla, and agent confirms agreement with Japanese club] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 29 July 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  8. "Vitória acerta empréstimo do meia Arthur Maia para a Chapecoense" [Vitória complete loan of midfielder Arthur Maia to Chapecoense] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  9. "Pai do alagoano Arthur Maia mostra fotos do filho e camisa da Chape" [Father of alagoano Arthur Maia shows pictures of the son and Chape's shirt] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  10. Arthur Maia at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  11. "CONMEBOL otorga el título de campeón de la Sudamericana 2016 a Chapecoense y reconoce a Atlético Nacional con el premio del centenario de la CONMEBOL al Fair Play" [CONMEBOL awards 2016 Sudamericana champion title to Chapecoense and bestows Atlético Nacional with CONMEBOL century Fair Play award] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 5 December 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
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