Luís Manuel Arantes Maximiano (born 5 January 1999) is a Portuguese professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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. Formed at

Sporting CP Sporting Clube de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP or simply Sporting (particularly within Portugal), or as Sporting Lisbon in other countries,

, where he made 35 first-team appearances, he went on to play in

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for

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and

and for

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Club career

Sporting CP

Born in

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, Maximiano joined

Sporting CP Sporting Clube de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP or simply Sporting (particularly within Portugal), or as Sporting Lisbon in other countries,

's youth system at the age of 13, from

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. He made his senior debut in the

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with the former's reserves on 25 October 2017, in a 1–1 away draw against

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. He also began training with the first team, acting as third choice behind

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and Romain Salin. Maximiano played his first competitive match with the main squad on 26 September 2019, in a 1–2 home loss to Rio Ave in the

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of the

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. His maiden appearance in the

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took place two months and two days later ( same phase), as he played the entire 4–0 victory over

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also at the

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. On 1 December he made his

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bow in a 3–1 defeat at

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, and eventually became first choice ahead of Brazilian

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. At the start of the 2020–21 season, Maximiano's starting role was taken by incoming Spaniard

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Granada

On 15 August 2021, Maximiano signed a four-year contract with Spanish club

, for a

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4.5 million fee. He made his debut in

on 13 September in a 2–1 home loss to

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, with his compatriot and predecessor Rui Silva in the opposite net. Maximiano only missed three games in his only season – making a league-best 127 saves in the process – but the

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ns returned to

after three years.

Lazio

On 13 July 2022, Maximiano joined

. He made his

debut in the campaign opener on 14 August, being

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in the sixth minute of the home fixture against

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for handling the ball just outside the

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as the hosts eventually won 2–1. Maximiano lost his place to fellow new arrival Ivan Provedel and did not play again until 19 January 2023, a 2–0 win over the same opponents in the

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of the

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also at the

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Almería

Maximiano returned to Spain and its top tier in August 2023, joining

on loan for the season. He totalled 34 appearances in his first year, suffering relegation as second-bottom. On 2 July 2024, Maximiano signed a permanent five-year contract for a €8 million fee.

International career

Maximiano won his first

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for the Portugal under-21 side on 14 November 2019, featuring 45 minutes in the 0–0 friendly draw with

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Career statistics

Honours

Sporting CP *

: 2020–21 *

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References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Maximiano, Luis 1999 births Living people 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen Portuguese men's footballers Footballers from Braga Men's association football goalkeepers Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Sporting CP B players Sporting CP footballers La Liga players Segunda División players Granada CF footballers UD Almería players Serie A players SS Lazio players Portugal men's youth international footballers Portugal men's under-21 international footballers Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Spain Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Italy