Hedwiges Maduro

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Hedwiges Maduro
Personal information
Full name	Hedwiges Martínez Maduro
Date of birth	February 13, 1985 (1985-02-13) (age 24)
Place of birth	Almere, Netherlands
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Defensive midfielder Centre back
Club information
Current club	Valencia
Number	3
Youth career
? –2003	ASC Waterwijk FC Omniworld
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2004–2008 2008–	Ajax Valencia	0070 0(9) 0029 0(1)
National team2
2005–	Netherlands	0012 0(0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 26, 2009. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of August 19, 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Hedwiges Martínez Maduro (born February 13, 1985 in Almere) is a Dutch football midfielder who currently plays for Valencia. His father is originally from Aruba and his mother from Curaçao, both islands in the Caribbean.^[1]

[edit] Club career

[edit] Ajax

At Ajax he was voted as the club's brightest emerging talent in 2003-04.^[2] As a result he made his appearance in Ajax' first team squad for the 2004-05 season, making his Eredivisie debut against Roda JC on February 27, 2005 in a 1-2 away win. Just weeks after his Eredivisie debut he was called up to the national team, making his debut against Romania in March 2005.

As of the 2005-06 season he became a first team regular and he won his first career trophies, starting with the 2005 Johan Cruijff-schaal and the 2006 KNVB Cup.

[edit] Valencia

After helping to win the Johan Cruijff-schaal for the third consecutive time at the start of the 2007-08 season, Maduro joined La Liga's Valencia C.F. on January 18, 2008. He was brought in under Ronald Koeman. After his dismissal and Maduro coming back late from the Olympics, he only played a very small role for Valencia in the beginning of his second season there. However, under this new coach Unai Emery, Maduro came into the squad due to injuries and suspensions and performed on various positions. Playing in midfield, central defence and even as a right-back. After a while Maduro displayed a clear progression in his play and turned into a regular for Valencia. Eventually he was used more frequently as a central defender, being preferred instead of Carlos Marchena or Alexis. It became his regular position, where he showed impressive displays against Barcelona and Real Madrid partnerring with Spanish international Raul Albiol.

[edit] International career

Maduro at the World Cup in Germany.

He was called up for the 2006 FIFA World Cup and featured in one match against Argentina. Both the Johan Cruijff-schaal and the KNVB Cup were successfully defended in the 2006-07 season

Despite already having amassed 12 senior caps, in 2007 he took part in the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship in the Netherlands, and also scored the competition's first goal when Jong Oranje beat Israel 1-0. He also played in their second match against Portugal (2-1 win) to secure a semi final spot and to qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics. In the semi finals against England the score was 1-1 after 120 minutes, in the following penalty shootout with 32 kicks taken, the Dutch reached their second straight final winning the shootout 13-12. The Dutch went on to retain their 2006 title by beating Serbia 4-1 in the final. After the tournament he was named in the 'UEFA Team of the tournament'.

[edit] Career stats

(Last updated April 23, 2009)^[3]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Hedwiges Maduro

• Hedwiges Maduro FIFA competition record
• KNVB profile
• Hedwiges Maduro profile and stats at Wereld van Oranje (Dutch)

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