Brazilian soccer player, who fell through hole in shocking viral goal celebration, gives injury update

Jacy Maranhao, the Brazilian shot subordinate whose extremity solemnisation led to a horrific country arsenic helium fell done a spread astatine the stadium, gave a wellness update connected Tuesday.

Maranhao admitted helium got "carried away" aft scoring for his Coritiba nine successful Brazil astatine Estádio Major Antônio Couto Pereira. He said helium was trying to find his woman successful the crowd, which led to him jumping implicit the obstruction connected the pitch.

But a trap doorway was unfastened connected the different broadside of the barrier, which Maranhao ne'er saw. He fell down the hole, injuring his ankle successful the process.

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Jacy Maranhão of Coritiba looks connected during a Brasileirão 2026 lucifer betwixt Athletico Paranaense and Coritiba astatine Arena da Baixada connected March 22, 2026, successful Curitiba, Brazil. (Getty Images)

"I scored the extremity and wanted to observe with my woman due to the fact that she’s pregnant," the 29-year-old defender and skipper of Coritiba, which plays successful Brazil’s apical league, said, per Brazilian outlet Globo.

"But past I remembered it was my archetypal extremity astatine Couto Pereira stadium, and I besides wanted to observe with the fans, but I hadn’t remembered determination was a moat there."

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Maranhao said it felt similar a imagination erstwhile "you’re falling from a building."

And to marque matters worse, VAR reappraisal negated Maranhao’s goal, arsenic helium was ruled offsides. But Coritiba managed to triumph 2-1 successful the end.

To everyone’s relief, though, Maranhao was capable to proceed playing the remainder of the fractional contempt his injury. He ended up subbing retired earlier the crippled was finished.

Jacy Maranhão of Coritiba controls the shot during a Brasileirao 2026 lucifer betwixt Coritiba and Sao Paulo astatine Couto Pereira Stadium connected Feb. 25, 2026, successful Curitiba, Brazil. (Getty Images)

"I twisted my ft there. It’s a spot sore, but I’m fine. Center-backs hardly ever people goals. So, erstwhile you bash score…I conscionable got carried away," Maranhao added.

The Jamaica Observer besides noted Maranhao giving a speedy update connected societal media aft the viral infinitesimal deed online.

"At archetypal it was much of a scare than thing else," helium wrote, per the outlet.

"During the lucifer my ft was rather achy and I couldn’t truly enactment value connected it, but contiguous I’m feeling overmuch amended and recovering well."

Jacy Maranhão of Coritiba battles Jonathan Calleri of São Paulo for the shot during a Brasileirao 2026 lucifer astatine Couto Pereira Stadium successful Curitiba, Brazil, connected Feb. 25, 2026. (Getty Images)

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Maranhao played for Operário successful 2024 and 2025 arsenic well.

Maranhao is successful his 2nd play with Coritiba, which entered Série A this play aft playing successful Série B past year. He has scored 1 extremity this play crossed 19 matches played.

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