Adam Maher

Adam Maher

Maher at PSV in July 2014
Personal information
Full name Adam Maher
Date of birth (1993-07-20) 20 July 1993
Place of birth Ait Ikkou, Morocco
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
PSV
Number 10
Youth career
1998–2001 SV Diemen
2001–2004 AVV Zeeburgia
2004–2010 AZ
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 AZ 66 (12)
2013– PSV 67 (11)
National team
2007–2008 Netherlands U15 4 (0)
2008–2009 Netherlands U16 6 (0)
2009–2010 Netherlands U17 10 (3)
2010–2011 Netherlands U19 12 (1)
2011–2014 Netherlands U21 21 (2)
2012–2013 Netherlands 5 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 November 2015 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:06, 14 October 2014 (UTC)

Adam Maher (born 20 July 1993) is a Dutch[2] professional football player who plays for PSV in the Dutch Eredivisie.

Club career

Maher training with PSV in 2014

He made his professional debut for AZ on 15 December 2010 in a 2010–11 UEFA Europa League game against FC BATE Borisov and scored a goal on his debut.[3] He was the youngest player playing for a Dutch football club ever to score a goal in the Europa League and UEFA Cup.[4]

On 1 July 2013 Adam Maher moved to PSV for a fee of €6.5M. He signed a 5-year contract and was one of 5 players that PSV signed.

International career

He was a member of the Netherlands squad for the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup. In February 2012 Adam Maher was called at the preselection of the Dutch team by Bert van Marwijk. On 7 May 2012, he was named in the provisional list of 36 players for the Euro 2012 tournament, one of nine uncapped players to be chosen by Netherlands manager Bert van Marwijk as part of the preliminary squad, but eventually did not make the final cut. He made his debut for the Netherlands in a friendly match against Bayern Munich. On 15 August 2012, Maher earned his first official cap under new manager Louis van Gaal in the 4-2 loss against Belgium in a friendly match.

Career statistics

Club performance League Cup Continental Other Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Netherlands League KNVB Cup Europe Other Total
2010–11AZEredivisie10101131
2011–12345531335211
2012–1331763203910
2013–14PSV26310102375
2014–1531730121468
2015–16101103011152
Total Netherlands 132231764171119137
Career total 132231764171119137
Statistics accurate as of last match played on 29 November 2015.

International

Netherlands
YearAppsGoals
201220
201330
Total50
Statistics accurate as of 10 September 2013.

Honours

AZ
PSV

References

  1. "Player Profile". www.psv.nl. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  2. Maher kiest voor Nederlands elftal. NOS. 21 mei 2012.
  3. Sanderson, Jamie (17 December 2011). "Talent Scout: Adam Maher, AZ Alkmaar". The Independent. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  4. Tijd (2010-12-15). "AZ'er Maher schiet Van der Vaart uit de boeken" (in Dutch). Voetbalprimeur.nl. Retrieved 2012-09-11.

External links

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