Mariana Sofía Speckmaier Fernández (born 26 December 1997) is an American-born Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Besta-deild kvenna club Valur and the Venezuela women's national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mariana Sofía Speckmaier Fernández[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1997-12-26) 26 December 1997 (age 24)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Miami, Florida, United States | ||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Forward[2] | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Valur | ||
Number | 22 | ||
Youth career | |||
Boca United FC | |||
MAST Makos | |||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2020 | Clemson Tigers | (25) | |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021 | Washington Spirit | 3 | (0) |
2022 | CSKA Moscow | 0 | (0) |
2022– | Valur | 3 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2016 | Venezuela U20 | 3 | (1) |
2021– | Venezuela | 9 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:10, 14 August 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:10, 14 August 2022 (UTC) |
Speckmaier was born and raised in Florida,[3] living in Miami.[4]
Speckmaier has attended the MAST Academy in Miami, Florida and the Clemson University in Clemson, South Carolina.[4]
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 Muscovite side and the deal was aborted.
In May 2022, Speckmaier signed with Valur.[7]
Speckmaier represented Venezuela at the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[8] She made her senior debut on 8 April 2021.[9]
Venezuela squad – 2022 Copa América Femenina sixth place | ||
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