Viktor Maier

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Viktor Maier
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-05-16) 16 May 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth Kant, Kirghiz SSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 FC Eintracht Rheine
Number 21
Youth career
BW Schinkel[1]
0000–2006 VfL Osnabrück
2006–2009 Hamburger SV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 Hamburger SV II 31 (0)
2011 Sportfreunde Lotte 0 (0)
2012–2013 VfL Osnabrück II 28 (8)
2013 TSV Havelse 6 (0)
2014–2016 SV Meppen 63 (14)
2016–2017 FC Emmen 20 (0)
2017–2021 SC Wiedenbrück 60 (16)
2021– FC Eintracht Rheine 14 (6)
International career‡
2005–2006 Germany U16 4 (0)
2006–2007 Germany U17 10 (0)
2015– Kyrgyzstan 23 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:27, 3 April 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2022

Viktor Maier (Russian: Виктор Майер, romanized: Viktor Mayer; born 16 May 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for FC Eintracht Rheine. Born in what is now Kyrgyzstan to ethnic German parents and growing up in Germany, he plays for the Kyrgyzstan national team.

Early life[edit]

Maier was born in Kant, Kirghiz SSR, Soviet Union, but emigrated with his parents to Osnabrück, Germany, when he was just ten months old.[2]

Career[edit]

Maier was called up in May 2015 by Aleksandr Krestinin to represent Kyrgyzstan national team in the 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers against Bangladesh and Australia.[3] He made his debut in a 3–1 victory against Bangladesh, playing the full match.[4]

Career statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals by national team and year[5]
National team Year Apps Goals
Kyrgyzstan 2015 7 0
2016 6 0
2017 4 1
2018 1 0
2019 3 0
2022 2 3
Total 23 4
Scores and results list Kyrgyzstan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Maier goal.
List of international goals scored by Viktor Maier[5]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 10 October 2017 Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar  Myanmar 2–0 2–2 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2 8 June 2022 Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan  Singapore 2–1 2–1 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification
3 11 June 2022  Myanmar 1–0 2–0
4 2–0

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Mittelfeldspieler Viktor Maier im Porträt" [Midfielder Viktor Maier in portrait]. NOZ.de (in German). Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Viktor Maier: Fußballer zwischen zwei Welten". kicker.de. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Состав Национальной сборной Кыргызстана" (in Russian). ffkr.kg. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Bangladesh 1–3 Kyrgyzstan". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 13 June 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Viktor Maier". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 29 March 2016.

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