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	1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Persebaya Surabaya (on loan from Madura United)
Number	99
Youth career
1990–1992	VV Nieuwerkerk
1992–2003	Feyenoord Academy
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2005	FC Dordrecht	19	(2)
2005–2008	SC Feyenoord	45	(18)
2009–2010	BIT F.C.	32	(4)
2011–2012	Bali Devata	14	(3)
2012	Capelle	1	(0)
2013–2014	Mitra Kukar	35	(6)
2015	Sriwijaya F.C.	3	(1)
2016–2017	Arema Cronus	36	(2)
2017	Persib Bandung	28	(9)
2018–	Madura United	5	(3)
2018–	→ Persebaya Surabaya (loan)	1	(0)
National team‡
1997–1998	Netherlands U-15
1998–1999	Netherlands U-16
1999–2000	Netherlands U-17	6	(1)
2012–	Indonesia	21	(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 April 2018 [1] ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13:07, 30 March 2015 (UTC)

Raphael Maitimo^[2] (born 17 March 1984 in Rotterdam), is a Dutch-born Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a Midfielder for Liga 1 club Persebaya on loan from Madura United. Maitimo was born and grew up in the Netherlands. He is of Maluku descent.

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.^[3]

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.

International career

In his early career he played alongside Wesley Sneijder and Arjen Robben^[6] 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.^[7] The game ended in a 2–2 draw. On 26 March 2014 Maitimo scored winning goal^[8] 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.

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	Gelora Delta Stadium, Sidoarjo, Indonesia	Cambodia	1–0	1–0	Friendly
4.	30 March 2015	Gelora Delta Stadium, Sidoarjo, Indonesia	Myanmar	1–0	2–1	Friendly

References

External links

• Raphael Maitimo at Soccerway