Hedwiges Maduro

Hedwiges Eduard Martinus Maduro (born 13 February 1985) is a Dutch former footballer. Mainly a defensive midfielder he could also operate as a central defender, where he started his career at Ajax at the age of 19.

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)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder, centre-back
Youth career
1991–1996 ASC Waterwijk
1996–2001 Sporting Flevoland
2001–2003 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 19 (3)
2015–2017 Groningen 32 (1)
2017–2018 Omonia 28 (1)
Total 251 (16)
National team
2005–2007 Netherlands U21 9 (1)
2005–2011 Netherlands 18 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He spent several seasons in La Liga, mainly with Valencia where he appeared in 113 competitive games and won the 2008 Spanish Cup. He also competed professionally in Greece and Cyprus.

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 debut in the following campaign, his debut in the competition coming against Roda JC on 27 February 2005 in a 2–1 away win.[3]

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 overall for them, scoring 11 goals.

Valencia

In mid-January 2008, after helping Ajax to the third consecutive Johan Cruijff-schaal, Maduro joined Valencia CF, in a four-and-a-half-year deal worth €3 million – compatriot Ronald Koeman was the team manager.[4] His La Liga debut came late in the month a 0–1 home loss against UD Almería,[5] 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).[6]

In his first full season in Spain, Maduro started playing a small role, a situation which was created after his late return from the 2008 Summer Olympics.[7] However, new coach Unai Emery eventually awarded him minutes due to injuries and suspensions, and he performed well in various positions, including right-back.[8][9] On 25 April 2009 he scored his first competitive goal for the club, netting from a corner kick to make it 1–1 against FC Barcelona in an eventual 2–2 home draw;[10] with the team finally finishing in sixth position he made more than 30 appearances 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.[11][12][13]

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,[14][15] 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.[16][17][18]

With Míchel gone from the bench and Emery being hired as his replacement, Maduro was quickly deemed surplus to requirements.[19]

PAOK

On 2 January 2014, it was announced that Maduro would sign with Greece's PAOK FC for two and a half years.[20] The deal was confirmed five days later.[21]

In February 2015, nursing a hand injury, Maduro requested a leave of absence and visited his former club Ajax.[22] After being linked to Feyenoord,[23] his contract expired and both parties agreed to part ways.[24]

Omonia

On 20 July 2017, the 32-year-old Maduro signed a two-year contract with Cypriot First Division side AC Omonia for an undisclosed fee, arriving from FC Groningen.[25] He made his debut on 10 September in the season opener, a 2–1 home win against Ethnikos Achna FC.[26]

On 9 August 2018, Maduro announced his retirement through a short video on Twitter.[27][28]

International career

Shortly after making his league debut with Ajax, Maduro won 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[29] 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.[30] He also played in the second match, a 2–1 win against Portugal which secured a semi-final spot and qualification to the Olympic tournament.

In the semi-finals against England (1–1 after 120 minutes) Maduro successfully converted his penalty shootout attempt, as Holland won it 13–12 after 32 shots.[31] 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'.[32]

Personal life

Maduro's father was originally from Aruba, and his mother was from Curaçao, both islands in the Caribbean.[33]

Career statistics

Club

[34][35]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other[nb 1] Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ajax 2004–05 1220010--132
2005–06 283609020453
2006–07 150717020311
2007–08 1543120–205
Total 7091621904010911
Valencia 2007–08 1104000–150
2008–09 2216060–341
2009–10 18020121–321
2010–11 1814020–241
2011–12 700010–80
Total 762160211001133
Sevilla 2012–13 2604000–300
2013–14 000010–10
Total 260401000310
PAOK 2013–14 924120–153
2014–15 101104010161
Total 193516010314
Groningen 2015–16 281218120403
2016–17 4000001050
Total 321218130453
Omonia 2017–18 2810000–281
Total 251164345528035722
Notes
  1. Includes Eredivisie and Superleague Greece playoffs

Honours

Club

Ajax

Valencia

PAOK

International

Netherlands Under-21

Individual

References
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  5. "El Almería gana en Mestalla y acelera la autodestrucción del Valencia" [Almería win in Mestalla and accelerate Valencia's self-destruction]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 27 January 2008. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
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  10. "More than a draw (2–2)". FC Barcelona. 25 April 2009. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
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  28. "I want to thank God, my family, coaches, teammates, fans, doctors and all the people that have always believed in me. Without you I wouldn't be the person who I am. And I want to thank you for that since I have decided to end my career as a professional football player. Thank you". Twitter. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
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