Footballer, Maicon Passes On At 25 In Car Accident

Ukrainian club side, Shakhtar Donetsk have confirmed that their 25-year-old Brazilian striker, Maicon Pereira de Oliveira passed on in a car accident early on Saturday.

“He was a talented footballer, [an] open and friendly guy. Maicon loved life and knew how to make it positive and bright. Tragic, untimely and absurd death took away a wonderful person from our ranks,”

“It is a terrible bereavement for each of us. FC Shakhtar expresses condolences and sympathy to Maicon’s family and friends. May he rest in peace”, the club said in a statement published on their official website.

Maicon was on a loan to the Ukrainian league club Illichivets Mariupol until the end of the 2013-14 season.

More details expected soon…