Mariana Speckmaier

Mariana Speckmaier
Personal information
Full name Mariana Sofía Speckmaier Fernández[1]
Date of birth (1997-12-26) 26 December 1997 (age 26)[2]
Place of birth Miami, Florida, U.S.
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward[2]
Team information
Current team
Melbourne City
Number 17
Youth career
Boca United FC
MAST Makos
U11-U15 Sunrise Soccer Club
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Clemson Tigers 65 (25)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021 Washington Spirit 3 (0)
2022 CSKA Moscow 0 (0)
2022–2023 Valur 11 (1)
2023 Washington Spirit 5 (1)
2023–2024 Wellington Phoenix 21 (10)
2024– Melbourne City 1 (1)
International career
2016 Venezuela U20 3 (1)
2021– Venezuela 9 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 August 2022

Mariana Sofía Speckmaier Fernández (born 26 December 1997) is a professional footballer who last played as a forward for A-League Women club Melbourne City. Born and raised in the United States to Venezuelan parents, she caps for the Venezuela women's national team.

Early life

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Speckmaier was born in Florida[3] and lives in Miami.[4]

High school and college career

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Speckmaier has attended the MAST Academy in Miami, Florida and the Clemson University in Clemson, South Carolina.[4]

Club career

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In January 2021, Speckmaier was selected by Washington Spirit in the 2021 NWSL Draft.[5]

On 21 February 2022, Speckmaier signed for Russian club CSKA Moscow on a two-year contract.[6] As three days later began the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, she did not join the club and the deal was aborted.

In May 2022, Speckmaier signed with Valur.[7] She made six appearances for the club.[8]

On 28 June 2023, Washington Spirit re-signed Speckmaier to a short-term national team replacement contract.[9]

In August 2023, Speckmaier joined New Zealand club Wellington Phoenix.[10]

International career

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Speckmaier represented Venezuela at the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[8] She made her senior debut on 8 April 2021.[11]

Career statistics

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International goals

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Scores and results list Venezuela's goal tally first.
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 6 April 2023 Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba, Argentina  Argentina 1–0 1–1 Friendly

Honors

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Washington Spirit

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "List of Players" (PDF). FIFAdata. 21 November 2016. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Mariana Speckmaier". Washington Spirit. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Speckmaier's strike for the ages". FIFA. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Mariana Speckmaier". Clemson Tigers. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  5. ^ Decker, Ian (13 January 2021). "Washington Spirit select Mariana Speckmaier 39th overall in the 2021 NWSL Draft". Washington Spirit.
  6. ^ "Mariana Speckmaier joined WFC CSKA". CSKA Moscow. 21 February 2022.
  7. ^ Sindri Sverrisson (5 May 2022). "Valur fær tvo erlenda leikmenn". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  8. ^ a b Mariana Speckmaier at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Washington Spirit Signs Two National Team Replacement Players" (Press release). Washington Spirit. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  10. ^ "Phoenix sign Venezuela international". Wellington Phoenix. 18 August 2023.
  11. ^ Latreite, Joaquín (8 April 2021). "Venezuela y Argentina empataron en el primer amistoso". Fémina Fútbol (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  12. ^ "Five-month streak ends as Phoenix star scoops March award". A-League Women. 8 April 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.