Raphael Guillermo Eduardo Maitimo , is a Dutch-born naturalized Indonesian professional football player who is currently playing for Persija.
Education
Although having professional sporting commitments Maitimo also finished his bachelor"s degree in Economics of Commerce with Sports Marketing & Management as his minor. Maitimo followed a special program for professional athletes, at the Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, to complete his Bachelor of Economics.
Career
Maitimo started his football career at the age of 6 years old, for club VV Nieuwerkerk in the Netherlands. Already after two years Maitimo was scouted from several professional Dutch clubs, one being Feyenoord where he took his first steps of his professional career. Maitimo spent his whole youth career at Feyenoord Academy.
In Feyenoord youth, Maitimo played together with Robin van Persie.
He made his debut at a senior level with club Football Club Dordrecht in the Eerste Divisie which is the second-highest division of football in the Netherlands. Maitimo continued his professional senior career in the China League One with club Bureau International du Travail or ILO Football Club. After two solid seasons in China, he made his next move to Indonesia.
In 2011 Maitimo signed with Liga Primer Indonesia club Bali Devata. A short stint in 2012 Maitimo played for VV Capelle in Topklasse.
In May 2013 Maitimo signed for Mitra Kukar in the Indonesian Super League.
He played 35 matches and scored 1 goal in 2013 season for Mitra Kukar. He also scored 3 goals in 6 matches playing in 2014 Inter Island Cup. In January 2015, he signed with Sriwijaya.
In his early career he played alongside Wesley Sneijder and Arjen Robben in the Netherlands U15, Netherlands U16 and Netherlands U17.
On October 2010 Maitimo got invited by the Football Association of Indonesia to become a part of Indonesia national team After a long process with finalizing documents, Maitimo finally made his international debut for the Indonesia national team on 25 November 2012 in the 2012 AFF Suzuki Cup against Laos.
He also scored his first international goal in the match as a 1–1 equalizer with a looping header. The game ended in a 2–2 draw.
On 26 March 2014 Maitimo scored winning goal in the match between Andorra and Indonesia, held in Spain.
During 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification Indonesia changed five coaches, and Maitimo was the only player in the squad invited by all five of them. A highlight in his international career was the friendly match at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta on the 7th of June 2013 against the Netherlands. In this match Maitimo met his former teammates Robin van Persie, Wesley Sneijder and Arjen Robben.
National team
International goals
Score and Result list Indonesia"a goal tally first.