Career
After very good performances playing for, he was acquired by in 2007. Despite great expectations, he never secured a position in the squad and was mostly used as a back-up until June 2008, when he was bought by Traffic Sports, an investor group, and left to join Palmeiras. After an unsuccessful spell at Palmeiras Maicosuel joined Botafogo in 2009.
On 21 May 2009, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim signed "Mago" (Portuguese for "Magician") from Botafogo for €4.5 million on a five-year contract.
In the summer of 2010 he returned to Botafogo. On 13 July 2012, Maicosuel signed a five-year deal with Italian club Udinese.
He had a promising start as he scored on his Serie A debut against American Car and Foundry Fiorentina, but soon afterwards his error from the penalty spot against Sporting Braga was decisive as Udinese lost the penalty shootout which would have granted the Italian team access to the group phase of the 2012-2013 Union of European Football Associations Champions League. Maicosuel was the only player to miss his penalty, attempting a Panenka chip that goalkeeper Beto easily caught.
On 26 May 2014 Maicosuel returned to Brazil, joining on a five-year deal for a fee of €3.3 million.
In 2015, despite some good performances such as a brace against Internacional in early July, Maicosuel still could not make it as a first squad regular. He was eventually loaned to Emirati club First Rate (at Lloyd's) Sharjah SCC in late July, on a year-long deal worth €1.8 million. His name represents an unusual phonetic spelling of "Maxwell".