Viktor Maier (russian: Виктор Майер, tr. ''Viktor Mayer''; born 16 May 1990) is a Kyrgyzstani-German

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who plays as a winger for FC Eintracht Rheine. He made 21 appearances for the Kyrgyzstan national team scoring once.

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.

Career

Maier was called up in May 2015 by

Aleksandr Krestinin Alexander Sergeyevich Krestinin (russian: Александр Сергеевич Крестинин; born 19 September 1978) is a Russian professional football manager and a former player. He is the current manager of Kyrgyzstan national team. C ...

to represent Kyrgyzstan national team in the 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers against Bangladesh and

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. He made his debut in a 3–1 victory against Bangladesh, playing the full match.

Career statistics

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

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* * * * 1990 births Living people People from Chüy Region Association football midfielders German footballers Kyrgyzstani footballers Kyrgyzstan international footballers Germany youth international footballers German people of Kyrgyzstani descent Kyrgyzstani people of German descent Citizens of Germany through descent Soviet emigrants to Germany Eerste Divisie players Regionalliga players Hamburger SV II players Sportfreunde Lotte players VfL Osnabrück II players Alemannia Aachen players TSV Havelse players SV Meppen players FC Emmen players SC Wiedenbrück 2000 players Kyrgyzstani expatriate footballers German expatriate footballers German expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands {{Germany-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub