Maro Bonsu-Maro (born 26 February 1997) is a Cook Islands footballer who currently plays for Manukau United and the Cook Islands national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 February 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Manukau United | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2014 | Central United | ||
| 2014–2017 | Auckland City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | Puaikura | 3 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Central United | ||
| 2018 | Tupapa Maraerenga | ||
| 2018–2021 | Auckland City | 25 | (7) |
| 2021– | Manukau United | 30 | (14) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Cook Islands U17 | 8 | (2) |
| 2022– | Cook Islands | 0 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 August 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:31, 17 March 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editBonsu-Maro competed in the 2017 OFC Champions League with Puaikura.[1] He scored three goals in the Qualifying Stage.[2] Later that year he joined Central United of the NRFL Premier.[3] The following year he joined another Cook Islands club, Tupapa Maraerenga, and competed in the 2018 OFC Champions League.[4] He went on to score a hattrick against Veitongo of Tonga[5] and a brace against Pago Youth of American Samoa.[6] He went on to score against Papua New Guinea's Lae City in the Group Stage.[7] For the next season he joined Auckland City of the New Zealand Football Championship.[8] He remained with the club through the 2021 season when he joined Manukau United of the Cook Islands Round Cup.[9]
International
editBonsu-Maro represented the Cook Islands, the country of his mother's birth, at the youth level.[8] He was part of the squad that competed in the 2013 OFC U-17 Championship in Vanuatu.[1] He scored two goals in the team's opening match against Tonga.[10] In 2019 he was included in the under-20 squad for the 2016 OFC U-20 Championship but ultimately did not compete.[3]
In March 2022 Bonsu-Maro was included in the Cook Islands senior squad for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification.[11]
International career statistics
edit| Cook Islands | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 |
Personal
editBonsu-Maro was born in Auckland, New Zealand to a Pukapukan mother and a Ghanaian father.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b "INTERVIEW: Auckland's Maro Bonsu-Maro on adapting to a new club and playing in the OCL for three different clubs". footballoceania.com. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ^ "Bonsu-Maro returns to his roots". Oceania Football Confederation. 2 February 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Five Facts to know about ACFC Forward/Winger, Maro Bonsu-Maro". Auckland Football Federation. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ^ "Veitongo FC 2 Tupapa Maraerenga FC 9". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ^ "Pago Youth 0 Tupapa Maraerenga FC 5". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ^ "Tupapa Maraerenga FC 2 Lae City FC 7". Oceania Football Confederation. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ^ a b c "Five facts about Maro Bonsu Maro". Auckland City FC. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ^ "Bonsu-Maro hunting goals". Cook Islands News. 23 January 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ^ "2013 OFC U-17 Championship - Preliminaries Match Summary" (PDF). Oceania Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ^ Tauira, Kayva (3 March 2022). "Cook Islands National Men's team named for 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers". Cook Islands Football Association. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
External links
edit- Maro Bonsu-Maro at Soccerway
- Maro Bonsu-Maro at Global Sports Archive