Skip to content
Nikão

Nikão

Midfield - Attacking Midfield  at Guangdong GZ-Power
Age33
CitizenshipBrazil
Height1.74 m
Footleft
BornJuly 29, 1992
at Guangdong GZ-Power 465 days · joined 2025-02-13
👕500+ Apps 50+ Goals 🎯50+ Assists
Market value €550k
Attacking Midfield Midfield

Career snapshot

12
clubs played for
2010
debut season
0.16
goals / match
Club Athletico Paranaense
top club · 161 apps

Position rank · 2025

#83
goals rank
#122
assists rank
87
season goals
68
season assists

Among 467 Midfield - Attacking Midfields · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€4.00m
peak value · 2021
top transfer fee
11
best season · 2021
10 · 11.5%
pens / of goals
543Appearances
87Goals
68Assists
77Yellow cards
4Red cards
150Full matches (90′)
Full nameNikão
Name in home countryMaycon Vinícius Ferreira da Cruz
Date of birth1992-07-29 (33 yrs)
Place of birthBelo Horizonte, Brazil
CitizenshipBrazil
PositionMidfield - Attacking Midfield (main: Midfield)
Footleft
Height174.00 m
Current clubGuangdong GZ-Power
Joined2025-02-13
Contract expires
AgentTalents Sports
Jul 2025
2025 — Guangdong GZ-Power
22 matches · 5 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Feb 2025
Transfer: São Paulo → GD GZ-Power
24/25 · Transfer
Dec 2024
Transfer: Athletico-PR → São Paulo
24/25 · Return from loan
Jul 2024
2024 — São Paulo Futebol Clube, Club Athletico Paranaense
36 matches · 7 G · 3 A · across 5 competitions
Jun 2024
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Apr 2024
Transfer: São Paulo → Athletico-PR
23/24 · Loan
Dec 2023
Transfer: Cruzeiro → São Paulo
23/24 · Return from loan
Jul 2023
2023 — Cruzeiro Esporte Clube
31 matches · 4 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2023
Transfer: São Paulo → Cruzeiro
22/23 · Loan
Oct 2022
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Aug 2022
Injury: unknown
11 games missed
Jul 2022
2022 — São Paulo Futebol Clube
32 matches · 4 G · 4 A · across 5 competitions
May 2022
Injury: unknown
12 games missed
Jan 2022
Transfer: Athletico-PR → São Paulo
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2021
2021 — Club Athletico Paranaense
51 matches · 11 G · 11 A · across 4 competitions
Nov 2020
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2020
2020 — Club Athletico Paranaense
38 matches · 9 G · 7 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2019
2019 — Club Athletico Paranaense
42 matches · 6 G · 4 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2018
2018 — Atlético Paranaense
50 matches · 6 G · 8 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2017
2017 — Atlético Paranaense
42 matches · 6 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2016
2016 — Atlético Paranaense
26 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2015
2015 — Atlético Paranaense
36 matches · 5 G · 9 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2015
Transfer: Atlético-MG → Atlético-PR
14/15 · Transfer
Dec 2014
Transfer: Ceará SC → Atlético-MG
14/15 · Return from loan
Jul 2014
2014 — Clube Atlético Linense (SP), Ceará Sporting Club
43 matches · 7 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Apr 2014
Transfer: Atlético-MG → Ceará SC
13/14 · Loan
Mar 2014
Transfer: Linense → Atlético-MG
13/14 · Return from loan
Feb 2014
Transfer: Atlético-MG → Linense
13/14 · Loan
Nov 2013
Transfer: América-MG → Atlético-MG
13/14 · Return from loan
Jul 2013
2013 — América Futebol Clube (MG), Clube Atlético Mineiro
38 matches · 6 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Mar 2013
Transfer: Atlético-MG → América-MG
12/13 · Loan
Dec 2012
Transfer: Ponte Preta → Atlético-MG
12/13 · Return from loan
Jul 2012
2012 — Clube Atlético Mineiro, Associação Atlética Ponte Preta
30 matches · 1 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Apr 2012
Transfer: Atlético-MG → Ponte Preta
11/12 · Loan
Dec 2011
Transfer: EC Bahia → Atlético-MG
11/12 · Return from loan
Jul 2011
2011 — Esporte Clube Vitória, Esporte Clube Bahia
21 matches · 9 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jun 2011
Transfer: Atlético-MG → EC Bahia
10/11 · Loan
May 2011
Transfer: EC Vitória → Atlético-MG
10/11 · Return from loan
Feb 2011
Transfer: Atlético-MG → EC Vitória
10/11 · Loan
Jul 2010
2010 — Clube Atlético Mineiro
5 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Apr 2010
Transfer: Brasa → Atlético-MG
09/10 · Transfer
Mar 2010
Transfer: Santos → Brasa
09/10 · Return from loan
May 2009
Transfer: Brasa → Santos
08/09 · Loan
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €4.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 235 other Midfield - Attacking Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 2025. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals5 total · 1.40/90
99
Assists3 total · 0.84/90
93
G+A8 total · 2.24/90
97
Yellow cards1 total · 0.28/90
56
13,457 min
Minutes played by club
Guangdong GZ-Power 2.4%
São Paulo Futebol Clube 2.4%
Club Athletico Paranaense 26.4%
Cruzeiro Esporte Clube 4.6%
Atlético Paranaense 37.3%
Ceará Sporting Club 5.0%
Clube Atlético Linense (SP) 0.0%
Clube Atlético Mineiro 0.0%
América Futebol Clube (MG) 8.4%
Associação Atlética Ponte Preta 12.7%
Esporte Clube Vitória 0.8%
Esporte Clube Bahia 0.0%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Guangdong GZ-Power 1 2025 2025 22 5 3 321
São Paulo Futebol Clube 2 2022 2024 38 4 5 326
Club Athletico Paranaense 4 2019 2024 161 33 24 3,546
Cruzeiro Esporte Clube 1 2023 2023 31 4 3 624
Atlético Paranaense 4 2015 2018 154 18 21 5,025
Ceará Sporting Club 1 2014 2014 36 7 3 677
Clube Atlético Linense (SP) 1 2014 2014 7 0 0 0
Clube Atlético Mineiro 3 2010 2013 6 0 0 0
América Futebol Clube (MG) 1 2013 2013 38 6 4 1,126
Associação Atlética Ponte Preta 1 2012 2012 29 1 3 1,706
Esporte Clube Vitória 1 2011 2011 13 9 0 106
Esporte Clube Bahia 1 2011 2011 8 0 2 0

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

61117222011 — 9 goals (Esporte Clube Vitória)2011 — 2 assists1120112012 — 1 goals (Associação Atlética Ponte Preta)2012 — 3 assists420122013 — 6 goals (América Futebol Clube (MG))2013 — 4 assists1020132014 — 7 goals (Ceará Sporting Club)2014 — 3 assists1020142015 — 5 goals (Atlético Paranaense)2015 — 9 assists1420152016 — 1 goals (Atlético Paranaense)2016 — 2 assists320162017 — 6 goals (Atlético Paranaense)2017 — 2 assists820172018 — 6 goals (Atlético Paranaense)2018 — 8 assists1420182019 — 6 goals (Club Athletico Paranaense)2019 — 4 assists1020192020 — 9 goals (Club Athletico Paranaense)2020 — 7 assists1620202021 — 11 goals (Club Athletico Paranaense)2021 — 11 assists2220212022 — 4 goals (São Paulo Futebol Clube)2022 — 4 assists820222023 — 4 goals (Cruzeiro Esporte Clube)2023 — 3 assists720232024 — 7 goals (Club Athletico Paranaense)2024 — 3 assists1020242025 — 5 goals (Guangdong GZ-Power)2025 — 3 assists82025GoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

2010: 0020102011: 9920112012: 1120122013: 6620132014: 7720142015: 5520152016: 1120162017: 6620172018: 6620182019: 6620192020: 9920202021: 111120212022: 4420222023: 4420232024: 7720242025: 552025

Assists by season

2010: 0020102011: 2220112012: 3320122013: 4420132014: 3320142015: 9920152016: 2220162017: 2220172018: 8820182019: 4420192020: 7720202021: 111120212022: 4420222023: 3320232024: 3320242025: 332025
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
2025 Chinese FA Cup Guangdong GZ-Power 2 0 0 0 0 0
2025 League One Guangdong GZ-Power 20 5 3 1 0 321
2024 Campeonato Paulista São Paulo Futebol Clube 5 0 1 0 0 0
2024 Copa do Brasil Club Athletico Paranaense 3 0 0 0 0 0
2024 Copa Sudamericana Club Athletico Paranaense 1 1 0 0 0 45
2024 Série A Club Athletico Paranaense 26 6 2 2 0 272
2024 Supercopa Rei São Paulo Futebol Clube 1 0 0 0 0 0
2023 Campeonato Mineiro Cruzeiro Esporte Clube 7 2 0 1 0 229
2023 Copa do Brasil Cruzeiro Esporte Clube 2 0 0 0 0 0
2023 Série A Cruzeiro Esporte Clube 22 2 3 2 0 395
2022 Campeonato Paulista São Paulo Futebol Clube 9 0 2 0 0 0
2022 Copa do Brasil São Paulo Futebol Clube 6 0 0 1 0 0
2022 Copa Sudamericana São Paulo Futebol Clube 3 1 1 0 0 150
2022 Paulistão A1 - Fase Final São Paulo Futebol Clube 3 0 1 0 0 0
2022 Série A São Paulo Futebol Clube 11 3 0 2 0 176
2021 Campeonato Paranaense Club Athletico Paranaense 3 2 1 1 0 98
2021 Copa do Brasil Club Athletico Paranaense 9 2 1 2 0 405
2021 Copa Sudamericana Club Athletico Paranaense 12 4 4 5 0 270
2021 Série A Club Athletico Paranaense 27 3 5 6 0 665
2020 Campeonato Paranaense Club Athletico Paranaense 7 6 1 1 0 105
2020 Copa do Brasil Club Athletico Paranaense 1 0 0 0 0 0
2020 Libertadores Club Athletico Paranaense 3 0 2 0 0 0
2020 Série A Club Athletico Paranaense 26 3 4 5 0 718
2020 Supercopa Rei Club Athletico Paranaense 1 0 0 1 0 0
2019 Copa do Brasil Club Athletico Paranaense 8 1 0 1 0 627
2019 Libertadores Club Athletico Paranaense 8 0 2 2 0 0
2019 Recopa Sudamericana Club Athletico Paranaense 2 0 0 0 0 0
2019 Série A Club Athletico Paranaense 23 5 2 3 0 341
2019 YBC / Copa Sudamericana Supercup Club Athletico Paranaense 1 0 0 0 0 0
2018 Copa do Brasil Atlético Paranaense 7 0 0 0 0 0
2018 Copa Sudamericana Atlético Paranaense 11 4 2 1 0 228
2018 Série A Atlético Paranaense 32 2 6 5 1 1,159
2017 Copa do Brasil Atlético Paranaense 2 1 0 0 0 154
2017 Libertadores Atlético Paranaense 11 3 0 2 0 317
2017 Série A Atlético Paranaense 29 2 2 2 1 1,095
2016 Copa do Brasil Atlético Paranaense 3 0 0 0 0 0
2016 Primeira Liga do Brasil Atlético Paranaense 4 0 0 0 0 0
2016 Série A Atlético Paranaense 19 1 2 2 0 1,275
2015 Copa do Brasil Atlético Paranaense 1 0 0 0 0 0
2015 Copa Sudamericana Atlético Paranaense 4 1 2 0 0 244
2015 Série A Atlético Paranaense 31 4 7 7 0 553
2014 Campeonato Paulista Clube Atlético Linense (SP) 7 0 0 1 0 0
2014 Copa do Brasil Ceará Sporting Club 8 3 0 1 0 197
2014 Série B Ceará Sporting Club 28 4 3 5 2 480
2013 Campeonato Mineiro América Futebol Clube (MG) 5 2 0 2 0 160
2013 Campeonato Mineiro Clube Atlético Mineiro 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013 Copa do Brasil América Futebol Clube (MG) 4 1 1 0 0 243
2013 Série B América Futebol Clube (MG) 29 3 3 7 0 723
2012 Campeonato Mineiro Clube Atlético Mineiro 1 0 0 0 0 0
2012 Série A Associação Atlética Ponte Preta 29 1 3 3 0 1,706
2011 Campeonato Baiano Esporte Clube Vitória 12 9 0 1 0 106
2011 Série A Esporte Clube Bahia 8 0 2 1 0 0
2011 Série B Esporte Clube Vitória 1 0 0 0 0 0
2010 Copa Sudamericana Clube Atlético Mineiro 2 0 0 0 0 0
2010 Série A Clube Atlético Mineiro 3 0 0 1 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
08/09 2009-05-01 Brasa Santos Loan 0
09/10 2010-03-01 Santos Brasa Return from loan 0
09/10 2010-04-01 Brasa Atlético-MG Transfer 0
10/11 2011-02-01 Atlético-MG EC Vitória Loan 150000
10/11 2011-05-01 EC Vitória Atlético-MG Return from loan 0
10/11 2011-06-01 Atlético-MG EC Bahia Loan 250000
11/12 2011-12-01 EC Bahia Atlético-MG Return from loan 250000
11/12 2012-04-01 Atlético-MG Ponte Preta Loan 250000
12/13 2012-12-01 Ponte Preta Atlético-MG Return from loan 400000
12/13 2013-03-01 Atlético-MG América-MG Loan 500000
13/14 2013-11-01 América-MG Atlético-MG Return from loan 0
13/14 2014-02-14 Atlético-MG Linense Loan 0
13/14 2014-03-31 Linense Atlético-MG Return from loan 300000
13/14 2014-04-01 Atlético-MG Ceará SC Loan 300000
14/15 2014-12-31 Ceará SC Atlético-MG Return from loan 300000
14/15 2015-01-14 Atlético-MG Atlético-PR Transfer 300000
21/22 2022-01-10 Athletico-PR São Paulo Transfer 4000000
22/23 2023-01-01 São Paulo Cruzeiro Loan 3000000
23/24 2023-12-31 Cruzeiro São Paulo Return from loan 1700000
23/24 2024-04-19 São Paulo Athletico-PR Loan 1200000
24/25 2024-12-31 Athletico-PR São Paulo Return from loan 750000
24/25 2025-02-13 São Paulo GD GZ-Power Transfer 750000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
20/21 Corona virus 2020-11-24 2020-12-10 17 4
21/22 Bruise on ankle 2022-05-22 2022-07-05 45 12
22/23 Hamstring injury 2022-08-28 2022-10-11 45 11
22/23 Hamstring injury 2022-10-25 2022-12-15 52 5
23/24 Hamstring injury 2024-06-28 2024-07-20 23 6
Current€550k
Peak€4.00m
Low
Δ since start+€400k
€1.00m€2.00m€3.00m€4.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €550k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.70m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.40m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.40m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.40m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.40m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.80m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.25m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.75m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.75m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €150k

No national team data.

TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Zé Ivaldo 2 1 0
Wanderson 2 2 0
Márcio Azevedo 2 0 0
Matheus Rossetto 1 1 0
Walter 2 3 0
Richard 2 1 0
Rony 2 1 0
Renato Kayzer 2 3 0
Léo Pereira 2 1 0
Abner 2 1 0
Pedro Henrique 2 1 0
Thiago Heleno 2 2 0
Bruno Guimarães 2 0 0
Otávio 2 0 0
Christian 2 1 0
Sidcley 2 1 0
Erick 2 2 0
Léo Cittadini 2 3 0
Weverton 2 0 0
Pablo 2 6 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
2011 Campeonato Baiano Esporte Clube Vitória 9 12
2024 Série A Club Athletico Paranaense 6 26
2020 Campeonato Paranaense Club Athletico Paranaense 6 7

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
2015 Série A Atlético Paranaense 7 31
2018 Série A Atlético Paranaense 6 32
2021 Série A Club Athletico Paranaense 5 27

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
24/25 2024-12-31 Athletico-PR São Paulo Return from loan €750k
23/24 2024-04-19 São Paulo Athletico-PR Loan €1.20m
23/24 2023-12-31 Cruzeiro São Paulo Return from loan €1.70m
22/23 2023-01-01 São Paulo Cruzeiro Loan €3.00m
14/15 2014-12-31 Ceará SC Atlético-MG Return from loan €300k
13/14 2014-04-01 Atlético-MG Ceará SC Loan €300k
13/14 2014-03-31 Linense Atlético-MG Return from loan €300k
13/14 2014-02-14 Atlético-MG Linense Loan
13/14 2013-11-01 América-MG Atlético-MG Return from loan
12/13 2013-03-01 Atlético-MG América-MG Loan €500k
12/13 2012-12-01 Ponte Preta Atlético-MG Return from loan €400k
11/12 2012-04-01 Atlético-MG Ponte Preta Loan €250k
11/12 2011-12-01 EC Bahia Atlético-MG Return from loan €250k
10/11 2011-06-01 Atlético-MG EC Bahia Loan €250k
10/11 2011-05-01 EC Vitória Atlético-MG Return from loan
10/11 2011-02-01 Atlético-MG EC Vitória Loan €150k
09/10 2010-03-01 Santos Brasa Return from loan
08/09 2009-05-01 Brasa Santos Loan

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
2010 Senior debut season
2011 First senior goal
2020 Goal #50 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
2025 22 321 1 0 0 0.28
2024 36 317 2 0 0 0.57
2023 31 624 3 0 0 0.43
2022 32 326 3 0 0 0.83
2021 51 1,438 14 0 0 0.88
2020 38 823 7 0 0 0.77
2019 42 968 6 0 0 0.56
2018 50 1,387 6 0 1 0.45
2017 42 1,566 4 1 1 0.34
2016 26 1,275 2 0 0 0.14
2015 36 797 7 0 0 0.79
2014 43 677 7 0 2 1.2
2013 38 1,126 9 0 0 0.72
2012 30 1,706 3 0 0 0.16
2011 21 106 2 0 0 1.7
2010 5 0 1 0 0 0

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Série A
286 apps
32 G
38 A
Copa Sudamericana
33 apps
11 G
9 A
Campeonato Baiano
12 apps
9 G
0 A
Copa do Brasil
54 apps
8 G
2 A
Campeonato Paranaense
10 apps
8 G
2 A
Série B
58 apps
7 G
6 A
League One
20 apps
5 G
3 A
Campeonato Mineiro
13 apps
4 G
0 A
Libertadores
22 apps
3 G
4 A
Campeonato Paulista
21 apps
0 G
3 A

Frequently asked about Nikão

Who is Nikão?

Nikão is a Brazil professional footballer who plays as a attacking midfield for Guangdong GZ-Power.

How old is Nikão?

Nikão is 33 years old. He was born on July 29, 1992 in Belo Horizonte.

What position does Nikão play?

Nikão plays as a attacking midfield (Midfield - Attacking Midfield).

What club does Nikão play for?

Nikão currently plays for Guangdong GZ-Power.

How many career goals has Nikão scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Nikão has scored 87 goals in 543 appearances.

What is Nikão's market value?

Nikão's most recent reported market value is €550k.