Hedwiges Maduro

Hedwiges Maduro

Maduro (right) in action for Sevilla in 2012
Personal information
Full name Hedwiges Eduard Martinus Maduro[1]
Date of birth (1985-02-13) 13 February 1985
Place of birth Almere, Netherlands
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Defensive midfielder / Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Groningen
Number 23
Youth career
1991–1996 ASC Waterwijk
1996–2001 Sporting Flevoland
2001–2003 FC Omniworld
2003–2004 Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2008 Ajax 70 (9)
2008–2012 Valencia 76 (2)
2012–2014 Sevilla 26 (0)
2014–2015 PAOK 20 (3)
2015– Groningen 28 (1)
National team
2005–2007 Netherlands U21 9 (1)
2005–2011 Netherlands 18 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 May 2016.


Hedwiges Eduard Martinus Maduro (born 13 February 1985) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for FC Groningen. Mainly a defensive midfielder he can also operate as a central defender, where he started his career at Ajax.

He spent several seasons in La Liga, mainly with Valencia, where he appeared in 113 official games and won the 2008 Spanish Cup.

A Dutch international in the 2000s, Maduro represented the country at the 2006 World Cup.

Club career

Ajax

Maduro was born in Almere, Flevoland. At AFC Ajax he was voted as the Amsterdam club's brightest emerging talent in the 2003–04 season,[2] and made his Eredivisie debuts in the following campaign, his debut in the competition coming against Roda JC on 27 February 2005 in a 2–1 away win.

Maduro with a Spanish journalist.

In the following years Maduro started more often than not for Ajax, helping the team to two domestic cups and three Supercups. He appeared in 105 games for the club overall, scoring 11 goals.

Valencia

In mid-January 2008, after helping Ajax to the third consecutive Johan Cruijff-schaal, Maduro joined La Liga side Valencia CF, in a four 1/2-year deal worth €3 million – compatriot Ronald Koeman was the team manager.[3] His official debut came on 27 January in a 0–1 home loss against UD Almería, and he started in all 11 matches he played in his first year, but the Che could only finish tenth even though they won the Copa del Rey, with the player being an unused substitute in the final against Getafe CF (Koeman had already been fired at that point).

In his first full season with Valencia Maduro started playing a small role, a situation which was created after his late return from the 2008 Summer Olympics. However, new coach Unai Emery eventually awarded him with first-team action due to injuries and suspensions, and he performed well in various positions, including right-back. On 25 April 2009 he scored his first official goal for the club, netting from a corner kick to make it 1–1 against FC Barcelona in an eventual 2–2 home draw.[4] With Valencia finally finishing in sixth position he appeared in more than 30 official contests during the campaign, in spite of facing stiff competition from the likes of Alexis or Carlos Marchena, as only Raúl Albiol was an undisputed starter in the back-four sector.

Maduro spent the vast majority of 2011–12 on the sidelines, nursing a serious ankle injury.[5][6][7]

Sevilla

On 5 June 2012, Sevilla FC announced on their official website the signing of Maduro on a free transfer. He turned down a contract extension at Valencia, and also had an offer from FC Spartak Moscow who had just hired his former boss Emery,[8] finishing his debut season in Andalusia with 30 games all competitions comprised to help the side to the ninth place, in spite of being diagnosed with a heart condition in the previous summer.[9][10][11]

With Míchel gone from the bench and Emery being hired as his replacement, Maduro was quickly deemed surplus to requirements.[12]

PAOK

On 2 January 2014, it was announced that Maduro would sign with Greek side PAOK FC for two and a half years.[13] The deal was confirmed five days later.[14]

In February 2015 Maduro, nursing a hand injury, requested a leave of absence and visited his former club Ajax.[15] After being linked to Feyenoord,[16] club and player parted ways after his contract expired.[17]

Groningen

On 26 August 2015, Maduro returned to his country and signed a two-year deal with FC Groningen for an undisclosed fee.

International career

Shortly after making his league debuts with Ajax, Maduro gained his first cap for the Netherlands on 26 March 2005, in a 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Romania. He was picked for the final squad-of-23 by national team manager Marco van Basten – also his coach in Ajax's youth system – appearing four minutes in the 0–0 group stage draw against Argentina[18] in an eventual round-of-16 exit.

In 2007, despite already having amassed 12 senior caps, Maduro took part in the UEFA European Under-21 Championship which was held in the Netherlands, and scored the competition's first goal when the Jong Oranje beat Israel 1–0.[19] He also played in the second match, a 2–1 win against Portugal which secured a semifinal spot and qualification to the Olympic tournament.

In the semifinals against England (1–1 after 120 minutes) Maduro successfully converted his penalty shootout attempt, as Holland won it 13–12 after 32 shots.[20] The Dutch went on to retain their 2006 title by beating Serbia 4–1 in the final, and he was named in the 'UEFA Team of the Tournament'.

Personal life

Maduro's father is originally from Aruba, and his mother is from Curaçao, both islands in the Caribbean.[21]

Club statistics

As of 1 May 2016[22]
Season Club League Apps Goals Cup Apps Goals Continental Apps Goals
2004–05Netherlands Ajax 122 00 10
2005–06Netherlands Ajax 283 60 90
2006–07Netherlands Ajax 150 71 70
2007–08Netherlands Ajax 154 31 20
2007–08Spain Valencia 110 40 00
2008–09Spain Valencia 221 60 60
2009–10Spain Valencia 180 20121
2010–11Spain Valencia 181 4020
2011–12Spain Valencia 70 00 10
2012–13Spain Sevilla 260 40 00
2013–14Spain Sevilla 00 00 10
2013–14Greece PAOK 92 41 20
2014–15Greece PAOK 111 10 40
2015–16Netherlands Groningen 271 21 61
Total 219 15 Total 43 4 Total 53 2

Honours

Club

Ajax
Valencia
PAOK

Country

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "FIFA World Cup Germany 2006 – List of players" (PDF). FIFA. p. 19. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  2. ↑ "Hedwiges Maduro". UEFA.com. Archived from the original on 12 June 2007. Retrieved 10 June 2007.
  3. ↑ "Valencia seal Maduro deal". Sky Sports. 18 January 2008. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
  4. ↑ "More than a draw (2–2)". Barcelona's official website. 25 April 2009. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
  5. ↑ "Maduro estará cuatro meses de baja al ser grave la lesión de tobillo" [Maduro to miss four months as ankle injury is serious]. Marca. 11 October 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
  6. ↑ "Maduro injury blow for Valencia". UEFA.com. 12 October 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
  7. ↑ "Valencia's Maduro worried over Euro 2012 place". Goal.com. 4 April 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
  8. ↑ Sevilla sign Hedwiges Maduro from Valencia; Footballcracy, 5 June 2012
  9. ↑ "Maduro, sometido a pruebas por una anomalía cardiac" [Maduro undergoes tests due to heart anomaly] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 28 July 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  10. ↑ "El sevillista Maduro, con problemas cardiacos" [Sevilla's Maduro, with heart problems] (in Spanish). Europa Sur. 30 July 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  11. ↑ "Sevilla: Hedwiges Maduro viajará a Houston por sus problemas cardiacos" [Sevilla: Hedwiges Maduro will travel to Houston for his heart problems] (in Spanish). Goal.com. 3 August 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  12. ↑ "La amnesia de Maduro" [Maduro's amnesia] (in Spanish). Sevilla Actualidad. 6 June 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  13. ↑ "Maduro van Sevilla naar PAOK" [Sevilla's Maduro near PAOK] (in Dutch). NOS. 2 January 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  14. ↑ "Hedwiges Maduro joins PAOK". PAOK's official website. 7 January 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  15. ↑ "Maduro visits former club Ajax". SDNA. 15 February 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  16. ↑ "Maduro linked with Feyenoord". SDNA. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  17. ↑ Αποχαιρέτισαν Σαλπιγγίδης, Μαντούρο [Farewell to Salpingidis, Maduro] (in Greek). Contra. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  18. ↑ "Holland 0–0 Argentina". BBC Sport. 21 June 2006. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
  19. ↑ "Soccer: Disappointment for Israel's youngsters". The Jerusalem Post. 11 June 2007. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
  20. ↑ "England go out after 32-penalty shoot-out drama". The Guardian. 21 June 2007. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
  21. ↑ "Football without borders in the Lowlands". FIFA.com. 30 June 2005. Retrieved 7 May 2007.
  22. ↑ "H. Maduro". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
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