Armin Maier
Armin Maier bin Rafi (born 10 July 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for SV Heimstetten.[2] He is a former member of Singapore national under-22 team.[3][4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Armin Maier Bin Rafi | ||
| Date of birth | 10 July 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Singapore | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | SV Heimstetten | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2015 | FC 07 Albstadt | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016 | FC 07 Albstadt | 26 | (0) |
| 2017 | Young Lions | 4 | (1) |
| 2018 | FC Kreuzlingen[1] | 10 | (2) |
| 2019 | Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Selangor II | 1 | (0) |
| 2022 | Víkingur Ólafsvík | 4 | (0) |
| 2022– | SV Heimstetten | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2018 | Singapore U23 | 5 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 August 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 August 2019 | |||
Club career
Youth
Maier started his career in the German club FC 07 Albstadt in his youth years, having migrated to Germany when he was 5 years old.[5]
Young Lions
In 2017, he signed with the Singapore club, Garena Young Lions for the 2017 S.League season.
Selangor FC II
He has officially joined the team Selangor F.C. II on 26 February 2020.
He had a short spell with Víkingur Ólafsvík in the Icelandic third tier in May 2022.[6]
Career statistics
As of 26 November 2022.[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC 07 Albstadt | 2015/16 | Verbandsliga Württemberg | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Total | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Young Lions FC | 2017 | S.League | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| Total | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
| FC Kreuzlingen | 2018 | 2. Liga Interregional | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | |
| Total | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | ||
| Johor Darul Ta'zim II | 2019 | Malaysia Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Selangor FA II | 2020 | Malaysia Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Víkingur Ólafsvík | 2022 | 2. deild karla | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| SV Heimstetten | 2022–23 | Regionalliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 46 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 3 | ||
International career
Maier is eligible to play for Singapore due to his mother being a Singaporean. He played for the under-23 side.
He is also eligible to play for either Germany or Malaysia, as he possesses a German passport and his grandfather was from the state of Johor.
References
- Kader 1. Mannschaft - FC Kreuzlingen, fck-1905.ch, 10 August 2018
- German career stats - FuPa
- "S.League Transfer Round-Up: Warriors' waiting on approval, Young Lions pounce on Ikhsan Fandi | FourFourTwo". Archived from the original on 2017-07-14. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
- "GARENA YOUNG LIONS UNVEILS SQUAD, NEW KIT AND PARTNERSHIP WITH SINGAPORE CANCER SOCIETY | the Football Association of Singapore". Archived from the original on 2017-06-29. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
- "Fandi's S'pore U20s relishing first international assignment against Mauritius". TODAYonline. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- Iceland career stats - KSÍ
- "Armin Maier Statistics". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 November 2017.