Mariana Speckmaier
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mariana Sofía Speckmaier Fernández[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 December 1997[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Miami, Florida, U.S. | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Forward[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Durham | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Boca United FC | |||
| MAST Makos | |||
| U11-U15 | Sunrise Soccer Club | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Clemson Tigers | 65 | (25) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021 | Washington Spirit | 3 | (0) |
| 2022 | CSKA Moscow | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Valur | 11 | (1) |
| 2023 | Washington Spirit | 5 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Wellington Phoenix | 21 | (10) |
| 2024–2025 | Melbourne City | 22 | (7) |
| 2025– | Durham | 6 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Venezuela U20 | 3 | (1) |
| 2021– | Venezuela | 34 | (4) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 September 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 6 June 2025 | |||
Mariana Sofía Speckmaier Fernández (born 26 December 1997) is a professional footballer who last played as a forward for Women's Super League 2 (WSL2) club Durham.[3] Born and raised in the United States to Venezuelan parents, she plays for the Venezuela national team.
High school and college career
Speckmaier has attended the MAST Academy in Miami, Florida and the Clemson University in Clemson, South Carolina.[5]
Club career
In January 2021, Speckmaier was selected by Washington Spirit in the 2021 NWSL Draft.[6]
On 21 February 2022, Speckmaier signed for Russian club CSKA Moscow on a two-year contract.[7] As three days later began the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, she did not join the club and the deal was aborted.
In May 2022, Speckmaier signed with Valur.[8] She made six appearances for the club.[9]
On 28 June 2023, Washington Spirit re-signed Speckmaier to a short-term national team replacement contract.[10]
In August 2023, Speckmaier joined New Zealand club Wellington Phoenix.[11]
Speckmaier played for Melbourne City in the 2024-25 A-League Premiership season and was a part of the squad which won the title and went undefeated during the regular season, as she contributed 11 goals in 28 appearances overall for the club.[12]
On 13 August 2025, it was announced that Speckmaier had joined WSL2 side Durham, transferring for an undisclosed fee from Melbourne City.[13] She scored in her competitive debut with Durham on 7 September 2025 in a 2–0 win over Portsmouth.[14]
International career
Speckmaier represented Venezuela at the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[9] She made her senior debut on 8 April 2021.[15]
