Maceo Rigters
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Date of birth | 22 January 1984 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) |
Striker | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
–2003 | Ajax | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2003–2004 | SC Heerenveen | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2004–2005 | Dordrecht | 17 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
2005–2007 | NAC Breda | 61 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
2007–2011 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2008 | → Norwich City (loan) | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2008–2009 | → Barnsley (loan) | 19 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2010 | → Willem II (loan) | 28 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
2011–2012 |
Gold Coast United | 22 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
Total | 153 | (22) | |||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
2007 | Netherlands U21 | 9 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Maceo Rigters (born 22 January 1984) is a Dutch former professional
Club career
Heerenveen, Dordrecht and NAC Breda
Rigters started his football career at Eredivisie club, Heerenveen where he made his senior debut during the 2002–03 season. He had a short spell at Eerste Divisie club Dordrecht in the 2004–05 season. On 1 January 2005, he signed a four-and-half-year contract with Eredivisie club NAC Breda, where he scored just five goals in 61 appearances.[1]
Blackburn Rovers
Rigters was signed by
Rigters played only one more league game for the club that season on 11 February 2008, and after struggling to make an impact at the club,
On 8 August he joined
He then eventually returned to play for Blackburn on 2 January 2010 when he featured for 18 minutes against
Free agent
Following the expiration of his Rovers contract, on 19 August 2011, Rigters joined up with
Gold Coast United
Rigters had initially traveled to New Zealand in the hope of signing a contract with
International career
Rigters scored on his debut for the Netherlands national under-21 team on 5 February 2005 when he came on as a second-half substitute in a 3–0 win over Russia Under-21s, scoring the third Dutch goal.[10] On 23 March he scored as the Dutch Under-21s drew 1–1 with Czech Republic Under-21s.[11]
He was called up by under-21 team coach
In the semi-finals against England Under-21s, Rigters scored a 90th-minute equaliser with a bicycle kick to take the match to extra time and eventually a penalty shoot-out, in which Rigters also scored as well, and the Dutch team won the shoot-out 13–12. He was also voted Man of the match for the second time.[13]
The Dutch went on to retain their 2006 title by beating
References
- ^ a b "Deportivo return for 'Toro'". UEFA. 1 February 2005. Retrieved 6 June 2008.
- ^ "Dutch hero Rigters joins Blackburn". SoccerWay. 2 July 2007. Retrieved 6 June 2008.
- ^ "Blackburn seal Rigters transfer". BBC Sport. 2 July 2007. Retrieved 2 July 2007.
- ^ a b "Rigters joins Barnsley on loan". Sky Sports. 8 August 2008. Retrieved 8 August 2008.
- ^ "Blackburn's Rigters joins Norwich". BBC Sport. 19 March 2008. Retrieved 19 March 2008.
- ^ "Rigters joins Willem II on loan". rovers.co.uk. 31 August 2010. Archived from the original on 5 September 2010. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
- ^ and is now coming back to think over a deal from Aberdeen fc"Phoenix, Rigters deal breaks down". theworldgame.sbs.com.au. 23 August 2011. Archived from the original on 7 October 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
- ^ "Miron To Axe Alex For Rigters". FourFourTwo Australia. 31 August 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
- ^ "Smith Makes Way For Rigters". FourFourTwo Australia. 1 August 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
- ^ a b Scholten, Berend (14 June 2007). "Rigters relishing surprise role". UEFA. Archived from the original on 21 June 2007. Retrieved 6 June 2008.
- ^ "Czechs hold the Jong Oranje". UEFA. 23 March 2007. Retrieved 6 June 2008.
- ^ Scholten, Berend (17 June 2007). "De Haan's sweet symphony". UEFA. Archived from the original on 10 October 2007. Retrieved 6 June 2008.
- ^ Scholten, Berend (21 June 2007). "Gym lessons help Rigters reign". UEFA. Archived from the original on 24 February 2008. Retrieved 6 June 2008.
- ^ Harrold, Michael (23 June 2007). "Rigters relishes 'fantastic' feat". UEFA. Retrieved 6 June 2008.
- ^ Haslam, Andrew (29 June 2007). "UEFA.com's U21 dream team". UEFA. Archived from the original on 3 July 2007. Retrieved 6 June 2008.
External links
- Maceo Rigters at Soccerbase