Nico Maier

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2000|July|2|df=y}}

| birth_place = Bern, Switzerland

| height = 1.73 m

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Wil

| clubnumber = 10

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2020

| youthclubs1 = Young Boys

| years1 = 2018–2022

| clubs1 = Young Boys U21

| caps1 = 51

| goals1 = 26

| years2 = 2020–2023

| clubs2 = Young Boys

| caps2 = 5

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2022–2023

| clubs3 = → Wil (loan)

| caps3 = 24

| goals3 = 5

| years4 = 2023–

| clubs4 = Wil

| caps4 = 41

| goals4 = 3

| nationalyears1 = 2014

| nationalteam1 = Switzerland U15

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| club-update = 4 November 2024

| nationalteam-update = 25 April 2021

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Nico Maier (born 2 July 2000) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Wil.{{Soccerway|nico-maier/572188|accessdate=}}

Club career

After having signed his first professional contract mid-2020–21 season,{{Cite web|last=Mantegazzi|first=Elia|date=2021-01-20|title=Noi lavoriamo per aiutare ragazzi, ma sta a loro compiere l'ultimo grande passo|url=https://www.tio.ch/sport/calcio/1487482/yb-u21-ultimo-ragazzi-mangiarratti|access-date=2021-04-25|website=Ticinonline|language=it}}{{Cite web|date=8 November 2020|title=Lotomba-Ersatz – YB verpflichtet Verteidiger Maceiras|url=https://www.bernerzeitung.ch/yb-verpflichtet-verteidiger-maceiras-377374425752|access-date=2021-04-25|website=Berner Zeitung|language=de}} Nico Maier made his professional debut for BSC Young Boys on the 22 April 2021, coming on as a substitute in a 2–1 Swiss Super League away win against FC Zürich, while Young Boys had just became national champions.{{Cite web|title=Resultate Nachrichten - FC Zürich 1-2 Young Boys|url=https://www.luzernerzeitung.ch/sport/live-resultate/fussball/super-league/ma9181932/fc-zuerich_bsc-young-boys/liveticker|access-date=2021-04-25|website=Luzerner Zeitung|language=de}}

Only three days later, he made his first debut for Bern, delivering his first assist on Mambimbi's opening goal, helping his team achieving a 2–1 win against FC Sion.{{Cite news|last=Schnorhk|first=Valentin|date=2021-04-25|title=Football - YB n'a pas fait de cadeau à Sion|language=fr|work=Le Matin|url=https://www.lematin.ch/story/yb-na-pas-fait-de-cadeau-a-sion-494375204342|access-date=2021-04-25|issn=1018-3736}}{{Cite news|date=25 April 2021|title=Super League: Young Boys ouvre déjà le score contre Sion|language=fr|work=Le Nouvelliste|url=https://www.lenouvelliste.ch/dossiers/fc-sion/articles/super-league-young-boys-ouvre-deja-le-score-contre-sion-1069452}}

On 14 June 2022, Maier joined Wil on a season-long loan.{{cite web|publisher=Wil|url=https://fcwil.ch/2022/06/14/nico-maier-wird-von-yb-ausgeliehen/|title=Nico Maier wird von YB ausgeliehen|date=14 June 2022|access-date=13 October 2022|language=de}} On 19 June 2023, Wil made the transfer permanent and signed a two-year contract with Maier.{{cite web|publisher=Wil|url=https://fcwil.ch/2023/06/19/fc-wil-1900-uebernimmt-maier-und-cueni-definitiv/|title=FC Wil 1900 übernimmt Maier und Cueni definitiv|trans-title=FC Wil 1900 definitely takes over Maier and Cueni|date=19 June 2023|access-date=12 September 2023|language=de}}