Mark van der Maarel

Mark van der Maarel

Personal information
Date of birth	August 12, 1989
Place of birth	Arnhem, Netherlands
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9 ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current team	FC Utrecht
Number	2
Youth career
	Argon
2006–2008	Haarlem
2008–2009	FC Utrecht
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2009–	FC Utrecht	156	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 May 2014 (UTC). † Appearances (goals)

Mark van der Maarel (born on August 12, 1989 in Arnhem), is a Dutch footballer who plays as a right back for FC Utrecht in the Dutch Eredivisie.

Career

Van der Maarel was in his youth an Argonaut (nickname for players from SV Argon in Mijdrecht), and after a spell in the Haarlem youth, he joined FC Utrecht in May 2008.

He made his debut on 22 August 2009 in a friendly against non-league side Elinkwijk. His first league match was on 20 September at ADO Den Haag, where he replaced the injured Sander Keller after 67 minutes. Due to injuries to regular right back and team captain Tim Cornelisse, he kept his place in the first team and made an impressive contribution to the best start to a season ever for FC Utrecht. In the 1–0 win against champions AZ he was voted Man of the Match.^[1][2]

On 5 October, Van der Maarel was called up for Netherlands U21, for the European U21 Championship group 4 qualifiers at Finland and Poland. Here he also benefitted from injury problems: he replaced Feyenoord defender Kelvin Leerdam.^[3]

Van der Maarel can play central defender or right back.

He is of Indonesian descent.^[4]

References

1. Van der Maarel stelt zich voor (Dutch)
2. Eredivisie Team Of The Week: Round 8
3. Pot haalt Utrechter Van der Maarel bij Jong Oranje (Dutch)
4. "Para Pemain Keturunan Indonesia di Eredivisie Rata-Rata U-23, Penggawa Tim Junior Oranye" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 28 October 2014.

External links

• Voetbal International profile (Dutch)