Maurides

Maurides Roque Junior (born 10 March 1994), commonly known as Maurides, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Erovnuli Liga club Dinamo Batumi.

He is the younger brother of two footballers, Muller and Maicon.

Career In 2013, after being named to the first team of Sport Club Internacional, Maurides played against América Mineiro in the Copa do Brasil. In the 88th minute of the game, Maurides celebrated a goal trying a backflip and sustained an injury to his right knee that kept him sidelined for 13 months.

After several spells in Brazil and Portugal, on 12 July 2018, Maurides signed with Bulgarian club CSKA Sofia for an undisclosed fee.

In February 2019, he signed a two-year contract with Changchun Yatai.

Maurides joined Korean second tier side FC Anyang as a free agent in February 2020, after China League One was postponed indefinitely.

In December 2022, it was announced Maurides would join 2. Bundesliga club FC St. Pauli for the second half of the 2022–23 season.

On 15 July 2025, Maurides returned to Radomiak Radom and signed a three-year contract with the club.

On 5 July 2026, Georgian club Dinamo Batumi announced they had signed Maurides for an undisclosed fee.

Career statistics

Honours FC St. Pauli 2. Bundesliga: 2023–24

Individual Nemzeti Bajnokság I Player of the Month: February 2025