Mariana Sofía Speckmaier Fernández (born 26 December 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for A-League Women club Wellington Phoenix. Born and raised in the United States to Venezuelan parents, she caps for the Venezuela women's national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mariana Sofía Speckmaier Fernández[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 December 1997[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 | Wellington Phoenix | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Boca United FC | |||
| MAST Makos | |||
| 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– | Wellington Phoenix | 19 | (10) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Venezuela U20 | 3 | (1) |
| 2021– | Venezuela | 9 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:10, 14 August 2022 (UTC) | |||
Early life edit
Speckmaier was born and raised in Florida,[3] living in Miami.[4]
High school and college career edit
Speckmaier has attended the MAST Academy in Miami, Florida and the Clemson University in Clemson, South Carolina.[4]
Club career edit
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 edit
Speckmaier represented Venezuela at the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[8] She made her senior debut on 8 April 2021.[11]
International goals edit
- 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 edit
Washington Spirit
Individual
References edit
- ^ "List of Players" (PDF). FIFAdata. 21 November 2016. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ a b c "Mariana Speckmaier". Washington Spirit. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ "Speckmaier's strike for the ages". FIFA. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Mariana Speckmaier". Clemson Tigers. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ Decker, Ian (13 January 2021). "Washington Spirit select Mariana Speckmaier 39th overall in the 2021 NWSL Draft". Washington Spirit.
- ^ "Mariana Speckmaier joined WFC CSKA". CSKA Moscow. 21 February 2022.
- ^ Sindri Sverrisson (5 May 2022). "Valur fær tvo erlenda leikmenn". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 May 2022.
- ^ a b Mariana Speckmaier at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ "Washington Spirit Signs Two National Team Replacement Players" (Press release). Washington Spirit. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Phoenix sign Venezuela international". Wellington Phoenix. 18 August 2023.
- ^ Latreite, Joaquín (8 April 2021). "Venezuela y Argentina empataron en el primer amistoso". Fémina Fútbol (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ "Five-month streak ends as Phoenix star scoops March award". A-League Women. 8 April 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
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