Adrian Mara
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adrian Rickson Mara | ||
| Date of birth | 1 August 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Solomon Islands | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Real Kakamora | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Real Kakamora | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Real Kakamora | ||
| 2019- | Kossa | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2016 | Solomon Islands U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2019 | Solomon Islands U23 | 2 | (3) |
| 2017– | Solomon Islands | 3 | (4) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 December 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 December 2017 | |||
Adrian Mara, sometimes Rickson is used as a last name (born 1 August 1998), is a Solomon Islands footballer who plays as a forward for Kossa in the Telekom S-League and the Solomon Islands national football team.
Club[]
Mara started his career at the same club where he made his debut: Real Kakamora. He became known in the Solomon Islands when he won the golden boot in the . After this season, in 2016, he was drafted into the first team and soon he became a regular in the starting line up.
In 2019 he moved to Kossa
International[]
Mara was called up for the Solomon Islands national football team by Spanish head coach Felipe Vega-Arango for the 2017 Pacific Mini Games from 2 to 15 December. He made his debut on 2 December 2017 in an 8-0 victory over Tonga national football team. Mara replaced Benjamin Totori in the 70th minute and scoring two goals in the 71 minute and the 88 minute of play.[1][2]
He took part of Solomon Islands U23 squad for 2019 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament scoring three goals helping Solomon Islands to reach the final against New Zealand. Unfortunately he got injured and did not play the final match.
International goals[]
- Scores and results list the Solomon Islands' goal tally first.[3]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2 December 2017 | Port Vila Municipal Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu |  Tonga |
4–0 | 8–0 | 2017 Pacific Mini Games |
| 2. | 8–0 | |||||
| 3. | 9 December 2017 | Port Vila Municipal Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu |  Tuvalu |
2–0 | 6–0 | 2017 Pacific Mini Games |
| 4. | 6–0 |
References[]
- ^ "2017 Pacific Mini Games: Tonga - Solomon Islands". Oceaniafootball.com. 2 December 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- ^ "Azariah Soromon breaks through as Oceania's new wonderkid". Oceaniafc.com. 3 January 2018. Archived from the original on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ "Mara, Adrian". National Football Teams. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
External links[]
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- Living people
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- Association football forwards
- Solomon Islands international footballers
- Solomon Islands footballers
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