Michaël Maria

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]

Michaël Maria

Personal information
Full name	Michaël Madionis Mateo Maria[1]
Date of birth	(1995-01-31) 31 January 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth	Kerkrade, Netherlands
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Left-back, defensive midfielder
Youth career
0000–2003	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)
* 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]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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

1. Appearances in the Eredivisie play-offs

International

As of match played 16 July 2017^[9]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Curaçao	2015	4	0
	2016	3	0
	2017	4	0
Total		11	0

Honours

Adelaide United

• FFA Cup: 2019

Curaçao^[10]

• Caribbean Cup: 2017
• King's Cup: 2019