Jean Maciel

Jean Carllo Maciel (born 28 February 1989) is a Brazilian-born Portuguese former restaurant manager at Pirata Group and managed the Pici chain in Hong Kong. Maciel was also a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Jean Maciel

Personal information
Full name	Jean Carllo Maciel
Date of birth	(1989-02-28) 28 February 1989 (age 36)
Place of birth	Anápolis, Goiás, Brazil
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1999–2003	Boavista
2003–2008	Salgueiros
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008	Salgueiros 08	8	(4)
2008	Pedras Rubras
2009	Nelas	7	(0)
2010	Santa Maria	8	(0)
2011	Artsul
2018–2019	HKFC Wanderers	19	(15)
2019–2024	HKFC	44	(13)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 May 2024

Senior career

HKFC

Jean was promoted to the HKFC first team squad ahead of the 2019-20 First Division season and was with the club in the Premier League between 2021-22 and 2023-24, retiring aged 35 and transitioning into a coach for the club's youth sides.

Personal life

A former restaurant manager at the Pirata Group in Hong Kong, Jean had youth stints in Boavista and Salgueiros youth when he moved to Portugal as a young child before coming to Hong Kong in 2018, enlisting himself for HKFC's amateur sides.

2021 Hong Kong match fixing scandal

In October 2021, HKFC player Brian Fok offered a bribe to Maciel to play an unfair match against Hong Kong Rangers.^[1] However, Maciel rejected the offer and reported it to the club. In May 2023, the ICAC arrested 11 football players, including Brian Fok.^[2]

Career statistics

Club

Updated as of 7 May 2023

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Salgueiros 08	2008–09	Porto FA Second Division	8	4	0	0	–		8	4
Nelas	2009–10	Terceira Divisão	7	0	0	0	–		7	0
Santa Maria			8	0	0	0	–		8	0
Club Wanderers	2018–19	Yau Yee Football League	17	12	0	0	3[a]	5	20	17
	2019–20		2	3	0	0	0	0	2	3
	Total		19	15	0	0	3	5	22	20
HKFC	2019–20	First Division	7	4	0	0	0	0	7	4
	2020–21		11	7	0	0	0	0	11	7
	2021–22	Premier League	3	0	1	0	3[b]	0	7	0
	2022–23		11	1	1	0	7[b]	2	19	3
	Total		32	12	2	0	10	2	44	14
Career total			74	31	2	0	13	7	89	38

Notes

1. Appearances in the Yau Yee League Cup
2. Appearances in the Sapling Cup