Viktor Maier

Viktor Maier (Russian: Виктор Майер, romanized: Viktor Mayer; born 16 May 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger. Born in what is now Kyrgyzstan to ethnic German parents and growing up in Germany, he plays for the Kyrgyzstan national team.

Viktor Maier

Personal information
Date of birth	(1990-05-16) 16 May 1990 (age 35)
Place of birth	Kant, Kirghiz SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Youth career
	BW Schinkel[1]
0000–2006	VfL Osnabrück
2006–2009	Hamburger SV
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2011	Hamburger SV II	31	(0)
2011	Sportfreunde Lotte	0	(0)
2012–2013	VfL Osnabrück II	28	(8)
2013	TSV Havelse	6	(0)
2014–2016	SV Meppen	63	(14)
2016–2017	FC Emmen	20	(0)
2017–2021	SC Wiedenbrück	60	(16)
2021–2023	FC Eintracht Rheine	40	(8)
2023–2024	SV Vorwärts Nordhorn
International career‡
2005–2006	Germany U16	4	(0)
2006–2007	Germany U17	10	(0)
2015–	Kyrgyzstan	23	(4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 08:07, 4 July 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 June 2022

Early life

Maier was born in Kant, Kirghiz SSR, Soviet Union, but emigrated with his parents to Osnabrück, Germany, when he was just ten months old.^[2]

Career

Maier was called up in May 2015 by Aleksandr Krestinin to represent Kyrgyzstan national team in the 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers against Bangladesh and Australia.^[3] He made his debut in a 3–1 victory against Bangladesh, playing the full match.^[4]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[5]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Kyrgyzstan	2015	7	0
	2016	6	0
	2017	4	1
	2018	1	0
	2019	3	0
	2022	2	3
Total		23	4

Scores and results list Kyrgyzstan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Maier goal.

List of international goals scored by Viktor Maier^[5]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	10 October 2017	Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar	Myanmar	2–0	2–2	2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2	8 June 2022	Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	Singapore	2–1	2–1	2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification
3	11 June 2022		Myanmar	1–0	2–0
4				2–0