Viktor Maier

{{short description|Kyrgyzstani-German footballer (born 1990)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Viktor Maier

| image =

| full_name =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1990|5|16}}

| birth_place = Kant, Kirghiz SSR, Soviet Union

| height = 1.84 m

| position = Winger

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = BW Schinkel{{cite news |url=https://www.noz.de/lokales/sv-meppen/artikel/493278/mittelfeldspieler-viktor-maier-im-portrat |title=Mittelfeldspieler Viktor Maier im Porträt |trans-title=Midfielder Viktor Maier in portrait |website=NOZ.de |publisher=Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung |date=20 July 2015 |access-date=28 July 2018 |language=German}}

| youthyears2 = {{0|0000}}–2006

| youthclubs2 = VfL Osnabrück

| youthyears3 = 2006–2009

| youthclubs3 = Hamburger SV

| years1 = 2008–2011

| clubs1 = Hamburger SV II

| caps1 = 31

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2011

| clubs2 = Sportfreunde Lotte

| caps2 = 0

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2012–2013

| clubs3 = VfL Osnabrück II

| caps3 = 28

| goals3 = 8

| years4 = 2013

| clubs4 = TSV Havelse

| caps4 = 6

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2014–2016

| clubs5 = SV Meppen

| caps5 = 63

| goals5 = 14

| years6 = 2016–2017

| clubs6 = FC Emmen

| caps6 = 20

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2017–2021

| clubs7 = SC Wiedenbrück

| caps7 = 60

| goals7 = 16

| years8 = 2021–2023

| clubs8 = FC Eintracht Rheine

| caps8 = 40

| goals8 = 8

| years9 = 2023–2024

| clubs9 = SV Vorwärts Nordhorn

| caps9 =

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| nationalyears1 = 2005–2006

| nationalteam1 = Germany U16

| nationalcaps1 = 4

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2006–2007

| nationalteam2 = Germany U17

| nationalcaps2 = 10

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2015–

| nationalteam3 = Kyrgyzstan

| nationalcaps3 = 23

| nationalgoals3 = 4

| medaltemplates =

| club-update = 08:07, 4 July 2024 (UTC)

| nationalteam-update = 11 June 2022

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Viktor Maier ({{langx|ru|Виктор Майер|Viktor Mayer}}; born 16 May 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger. Born in what is now Kyrgyzstan to ethnic German parents and growing up in Germany, he plays for the Kyrgyzstan national team.

Early life

Maier was born in Kant, Kirghiz SSR, Soviet Union, but emigrated with his parents to Osnabrück, Germany, when he was just ten months old.{{cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/viktor-maier_fussballer-zwischen-zwei-welten-633443/artikel |title=Viktor Maier: Fußballer zwischen zwei Welten|publisher=Kicker|access-date=21 August 2015}}

Career

Maier was called up in May 2015 by Aleksandr Krestinin to represent Kyrgyzstan national team in the 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers against Bangladesh and Australia.{{cite web|url=http://ffkr.kg/sostav-nacionalnoj-sbornoj-kyrgyzstana// |title=Состав Национальной сборной Кыргызстана |publisher=ffkr.kg|accessdate=19 May 2015|language=Russian}} He made his debut in a 3–1 victory against Bangladesh, playing the full match.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=275171/match=300317416/index.html#nosticky |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150613015456/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=275171/match=300317416/index.html#nosticky |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 June 2015 |title=Bangladesh 1–3 Kyrgyzstan|publisher=FIFA.com|accessdate=11 June 2015}}

Career statistics

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|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year{{cite web |url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/59461.html |title=Viktor Maier |website=National-Football-Teams.com |access-date=29 March 2016}}

National teamYearAppsGoals
rowspan="6"|Kyrgyzstan

|2015

70
201660
201741
201810
201930
202223
colspan="2"|Total234

:Scores and results list Kyrgyzstan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Maier goal.

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|+ List of international goals scored by Viktor Maier

scope="col"|No.

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Venue

!scope="col"|Opponent

!scope="col"|Score

!scope="col"|Result

!scope="col"|Competition

align="center"|110 October 2017Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar{{fb|MYA}}align="center"|2–0align="center"|2–22019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
align="center"|28 June 2022rowspan="3"|Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan{{fb|SIN}}align="center"|2–1align="center"|2–1rowspan="3"|2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification
align="center"|3rowspan="2"|11 June 2022rowspan="2"|{{fb|MYA}}align="center"|1–0rowspan="2" align="center"|2–0
align="center"|4align="center"|2–0

References

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