Name Raphael Maitimo Playing position Role Footballer | Number TBA Height 1.8 m 1990–1992 VV Nieuwerkerk Career start 2004 | |
Full name Raphael Guillermo Eduardo Maitimo Date of birth (1984-03-17) 17 March 1984 (age 31) Current teams Mitra Kukar F.C. (#17 / Midfielder), Indonesia national football team (Midfielder) Similar People Victor Igbonefo, Sergio van Dijk, Greg Nwokolo, Muhammad Roby, Jhon van Beukering | ||
Place of birth Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||
#OneGoalChallenge - Raphael Maitimo
Raphael Maitimo (born 17 March 1984 in Rotterdam), is a Dutch-born Indonesian professional footballer and playing for Persib Bandung.
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- Club career
- International career
- International goals
- References
Maitimo was born and grew up in the Netherlands. He is of Minangkabau descent.
Raphael maitimo shoot on buffon in isl all stars vs juventus 6 agustus 2014
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.
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. 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.
International career
In his early career he played alongside Wesley Sneijder and Arjen Robben in the Netherlands U15, Netherlands U16 and Netherlands U17.
In 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. The game ended in a 2–2 draw. On 26 March 2014 Maitimo scored winning goal 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 7 June 2013 against the Netherlands. In this match Maitimo met his former teammates Robin van Persie, Wesley Sneijder and Arjen Robben.