Raphael Maitimo

Raphael Maitimo

Maitimo playing for Indonesia against the Nederlands in 2013
Personal information
Full name Raphael Guillermo Eduardo Maitimo
Date of birth (1984-03-17) 17 March 1984
Place of birth Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Arema Cronus F.C.
Number 8
Youth career
1990–1992 VV Nieuwerkerk
1992–2003 Feyenoord Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 FC Dordrecht 19 (2)
2006–2008 Feyenoord 8 (0)
2008–2010 BIT FC 41 (4)
2010–2011 Bali Devata 16 (3)
2012–2013 Capelle 22 (0)
2013–2014 Mitra Kukar 35 (2)
2014-2015 Sriwijaya F.C. 18 (1)
2015-2016 Persija 12 (0)
2016- Arema Cronus 0 (0)
National team
1997–1998 Netherlands U-15
1998–1999 Netherlands U-16
1999–2000 Netherlands U-17 5 (0)
2012– Indonesia 21 (4)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:43, 7 April 2015 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13:07, 30 March 2015 (UTC)

Raphael Guillermo Eduardo Maitimo (or Raphael Maitimo)[1] (born 17 March 1984 in Rotterdam), is a Dutch-born naturalized Indonesian professional footballer who is currently playing for Persija.

Club career

Maitimo started his football career at the age of 6 years old, for club VV Nieuwerkerk in the Netherlands. Already after two years Maitimo was scouted from several professional Dutch clubs, one being Feyenoord where he took his first steps of his professional career. Maitimo spent his whole youth career at Feyenoord Academy. In Feyenoord youth, Maitimo played together with Robin van Persie.[2]

Although having professional sporting commitments Maitimo also finished his bachelor's degree in Economics of Commerce with Sports Marketing & Management as his minor. Maitimo followed a special program for professional athletes, at the Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, to complete his Bachelor of Economics.

He made his debut at a senior level with club FC Dordrecht in the Eerste Divisie which is the second-highest division of football in the Netherlands. Maitimo continued his professional senior career in the China League One with club BIT FC. After two solid seasons in China, he made his next move to Indonesia. In 2011 Maitimo signed with Liga Primer Indonesia club Bali Devata. A short stint in 2012 Maitimo played for VV Capelle in Topklasse.

In May 2013 Maitimo signed for Mitra Kukar in the Indonesian Super League.[3] He played 35 matches and scored 1 goal in 2013 season for Mitra Kukar. He also scored 3 goals in 6 matches playing in 2014 Inter Island Cup.

In January 2015, he signed with Sriwijaya.[4]

International career

In his early career he played alongside Wesley Sneijder and Arjen Robben[5] in the Netherlands U15, Netherlands U16 and Netherlands U17.

On October 2010 Maitimo got invited by the Football Association of Indonesia to become a part of Indonesia national team. After a long process with finalizing documents, Maitimo finally made his international debut for the Indonesia national team on 25 November 2012 in the 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup against Laos. He also scored his first international goal in the match as a 1–1 equalizer with a looping header.[6] The game ended in a 2–2 draw. On 26 March 2014 Maitimo scored winning goal[7] in the match between Andorra and Indonesia, held in Spain. The match ended in a 1-0 win for Indonesia national team which was their first win in Europe in their history. During 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification Indonesia changed five coaches, and Maitimo was the only player in the squad invited by all five of them.

A highlight in his international career was the friendly match at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta on the 7th of June 2013 against the Netherlands. In this match Maitimo met his former teammates Robin van Persie, Wesley Sneijder and Arjen Robben.

National team

Indonesia national team
YearAppsGoals
201231
201370
201462
Total163

International goals

Score and Result list Indonesia'a goal tally first
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1. 25 November 2012 Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Malaysia  Laos
1–1
2–2
2012 AFF Championship
2. 26 March 2014 Estadio Luis Suñer Picó, Alzira, Spain  Andorra
1–0
1–0
Friendly
3. 25 September 2014 Gajayana Stadium, Malang, Indonesia  Cambodia
1–0
1–0
Friendly
4. 30 March 2015 Delta Stadium, Sidoarjo, Indonesia  Myanmar
1–0
2–1
Friendly

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