Michaël Maria
Footballer (born 1995)
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Michaël Madionis Mateo Maria (born 31 January 1995) is a Curaçaoan[2] professional footballer who plays as a left-back or defensive midfielder for the Curaçao national team.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michaël Madionis Mateo Maria[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 31 January 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Kerkrade, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Youth career | |||
| –2003 | VV Internos | ||
| 2003–2013 | PSV Eindhoven | ||
| 2013–2014 | Vitesse | ||
| 2014 | VfL Bochum | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | VfL Bochum II | 19 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | VfL Bochum | 9 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Sonnenhof Großaspach | 17 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Erzgebirge Aue | 1 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | FC Twente | 16 | (2) |
| 2019 | Charlotte Independence | 6 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Adelaide United | 21 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | NAC Breda | 27 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013–2014 | Curaçao U-20 | 4 | (2) |
| 2015– | Curaçao | 30 | (2) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 May 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 July 2021 | |||
Club career
Adelaide United
In July 2019, Maria was purchased by Adelaide United and signed a two-year contract.[4] Maria made his debut for 'The Reds' in the FFA Cup Round of 32 playing as a winger defeating the Melbourne Knights 5–2.[5] He mutually departed from United on 18 June 2020.[6]
NAC Breda
On 28 January 2021, Maria signed a 2.5-year contract with NAC Breda.[7]
International career
Michaël Maria has played for Curaçao at the U-20 level. He played his first full international match for Curaçao at the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Montserrat on 27 March 2015. He was substituted on in the 65th minute for Papito Merencia.[8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 14 May 2022[3]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| VfL Bochum II | 2014–15 | Regionalliga West | 19 | 2 | — | — | 19 | 2 | ||
| VfL Bochum | 2014–15 | 2. Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Sonnenhof Großaspach | 2016–17 | 3. Liga | 17 | 1 | — | — | 17 | 1 | ||
| Erzgebirge Aue | 2017–18 | 2. Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Twente | 2017–18 | Eredivisie | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | Eerste Divisie | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | ||
| Total | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | ||
| Charlotte Independence | 2019 | USL Championship | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| Adelaide United | 2019–20 | A-League | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | |
| NAC Breda | 2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 1 | 15 | 2 |
| 2021–22 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 1 | 15 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 111 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 121 | 8 | ||
- Appearances in the Eredivisie play-offs
International
- As of match played 16 July 2017[9]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curaçao | 2015 | 4 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 0 | |