Raphael Maitimo

Raphael Guillermo Eduardo Maitimo (born 17 March 1984) is a football coach and former player. Born in the Netherlands, he represented the Netherlands and later the Indonesia at international level. He most recently served as manager of the Canada men's national under-17 team.

Club career

Early 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 by several professional Dutch clubs, one being Feyenoord where he took the 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. In the Dutch youth national teams Maitimo played alongside Wesley Sneijder and Arjen Robben 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.

FC Dordrecht

In January 2005, 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.

Arema Cronus

He was signed for Arema Cronus to play in Indonesia Soccer Championship A in the 2016 season. He made 30 appearances and played mostly as a holding midfielder. Maitimo scored 2 goals for Arema Cronus in the competition and 2 goals in the Bayangkara Cup. With 9 assists during the season Maitimo became the top assist player of the season Arema Cronus became runner-up in the league and champions of the Bayangkara Cup.

Persib Bandung

In 2017, Raphael Maitimo signed a one-year contract with Indonesian Liga 1 club Persib Bandung. He made his debut on 29 April 2017 in a match against Sriwijaya. On 11 June 2017, Maitimo scored his first goal for Persib against Persiba Balikpapan in the 88th minute at the Gelora Bandung Lautan Api Stadium, Bandung. He made 28 league appearances and scored 9 goals in the league for Persib Bandung and 3 goals in pre-season friendly matches. Besides becoming top scorer of the team Maitimo also became the player with the most assists of the season.

Madura United

He was signed for Madura United to play in Liga 1 in the 2018 season and became the highest-paid player of the league. Maitimo made his debut on 26 March 2018 in a match against Barito Putera. On 26 March 2018, Maitimo scored his first goal for Madura United in the 11th minute at the Gelora Ratu Pamelingan Stadium, Pamekasan. He made 10 league appearances and scored 6 goals including pre-season tournament matches for Madura United.

PSIM Yogyakarta

He was signed for PSIM Yogyakarta to play in Liga 2 in the 2019 season. He made 7 league appearances and scored 2 goals for PSIM Yogyakarta.

PSM Makassar

In the middle of the 2019 season, Maitimo signed a year contract with Liga 1 club PSM Makassar. He made his debut on 27 September 2019 in a match against Persipura Jayapura. On 22 December 2019, Maitimo scored his first goal for PSM against Persib Bandung in the 73rd minute at the Si Jalak Harupat Stadium, Soreang.

Persita Tangerang

Maitimo signed a year contract with Persita Tangerang in 2020. and made his debut in the 2020 Liga 1. Maitimo scored his debut in the 2020 Liga 1 against TIRA-Persikabo. This season was suspended on 27 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The season was abandoned and was declared void on 20 January 2021.

Barito Putera

In January 2022, Maitimo signed a contract with Liga 1 club Barito Putera. He made his league debut in a 3–0 lost against Bali United on 9 January at the Ngurah Rai Stadium, Denpasar.

Career statistics

International

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