Mariana Sofía Speckmaier Fernández (born 26 December 1997) is a professional footballer who last played as a forward for Women's Super League 2 (WSL2) club Durham.[3] Born and raised in the United States to Venezuelan parents, she plays for the Venezuela national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mariana Sofía Speckmaier Fernández[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 December 1997[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Miami, Florida, U.S. | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Forward[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Durham | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Boca United FC | |||
| MAST Makos | |||
| U11-U15 | Sunrise Soccer Club | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Clemson Tigers | 65 | (25) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021 | Washington Spirit | 3 | (0) |
| 2022 | CSKA Moscow | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Valur | 11 | (1) |
| 2023 | Washington Spirit | 5 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Wellington Phoenix | 21 | (10) |
| 2024–2025 | Melbourne City | 22 | (7) |
| 2025– | Durham | 6 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Venezuela U20 | 3 | (1) |
| 2021– | Venezuela | 34 | (4) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 September 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 6 June 2025 | |||
Early life
editHigh school and college career
editSpeckmaier has attended the MAST Academy in Miami, Florida and the Clemson University in Clemson, South Carolina.[5]
Club career
editIn January 2021, Speckmaier was selected by Washington Spirit in the 2021 NWSL Draft.[6]
On 21 February 2022, Speckmaier signed for Russian club CSKA Moscow on a two-year contract.[7] As three days later began the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, she did not join the club and the deal was aborted.
In May 2022, Speckmaier signed with Valur.[8] She made six appearances for the club.[9]
On 28 June 2023, Washington Spirit re-signed Speckmaier to a short-term national team replacement contract.[10]
In August 2023, Speckmaier joined New Zealand club Wellington Phoenix.[11]
Speckmaier played for Melbourne City in the 2024-25 A-League Premiership season and was a part of the squad which won the title and went undefeated during the regular season, as she contributed 11 goals in 28 appearances overall for the club.[12]
On 13 August 2025, it was announced that Speckmaier had joined WSL2 side Durham, transferring for an undisclosed fee from Melbourne City.[13] She scored in her competitive debut with Durham on 7 September 2025 in a 2–0 win over Portsmouth.[14]
International career
editSpeckmaier represented Venezuela at the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[9] She made her senior debut on 8 April 2021.[15]
Career statistics
editInternational goals
edit- Scores and results list Venezuela's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 6 April 2023 | Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba, Argentina |  Argentina | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 2. | 3 June 2025 | Estadio Nuevo Mirador, Algeciras, Spain |  New Zealand | 1–0 | 1–2 | |
Honors
editWashington Spirit
Melbourne City
- A-League Women: Premiership: 2024–25
- AFC Women's Champions League
- Runners-up: 2024–25
Individual
References
edit- ↑ "List of Players" (PDF). FIFAdata. 21 November 2016. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- 1 2 3 "Mariana Speckmaier". Washington Spirit. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ↑ Comito, Matt (13 August 2025). "International star departs Melbourne City for overseas opportunity after stellar stint". A-Leagues.
- ↑ "Speckmaier's strike for the ages". FIFA. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- 1 2 "Mariana Speckmaier". Clemson Tigers. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ↑ Decker, Ian (13 January 2021). "Washington Spirit select Mariana Speckmaier 39th overall in the 2021 NWSL Draft". Washington Spirit.
- ↑ "Mariana Speckmaier joined WFC CSKA". CSKA Moscow. 21 February 2022.
- ↑ Sindri Sverrisson (5 May 2022). "Valur fær tvo erlenda leikmenn". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 May 2022.
- 1 2 Mariana Speckmaier at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ↑ "Washington Spirit Signs Two National Team Replacement Players" (Press release). Washington Spirit. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ↑ "Phoenix sign Venezuela international". Wellington Phoenix. 18 August 2023.
- ↑ Comito, Matt (13 August 2025). "International star departs Melbourne City for overseas opportunity after stellar stint". A-Leagues. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
- ↑ "Durham sign Venezuelan international striker Mariana Speckmaier". Durham Women FC. 13 August 2025. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
- ↑ "Match Report | Portsmouth 0 – 2 Durham". Durham Women FC. 7 September 2025. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
- ↑ Latreite, Joaquín (8 April 2021). "Venezuela y Argentina empataron en el primer amistoso". Fémina Fútbol (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ↑ "Five-month streak ends as Phoenix star scoops March award". A-League Women. 8 April 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
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