Michaël Madionis Mateo Maria (born 31 January 1995) is a Curaçaoan professional

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who plays as a

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for the Curaçao national team.

Club career

Adelaide United

In July 2019, Maria was purchased by

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and signed a two-year contract. Maria made his debut for 'The Reds' in the

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playing as a winger defeating the

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5–2. He mutually departed from United on 18 June 2020.

NAC Breda

On 28 January 2021, Maria signed a 2.5-year contract with

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International career

Michaël Maria has played for

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at the U-20 level. He played his first full international match for

at the

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match against

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on 27 March 2015. He was substituted on in the 65th minute for

Papito Merencia Vidarrell Eugenio "Papito" Merencia (born 4 March 1994) is a Curaçaoan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for RVVH. International Merencia made his international debut on 14 November 2014 in an ABCS Tournament match against Aru ...

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Adelaide United *

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Curaçao *

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