Mariana Speckmaier

Mariana Speckmaier
Personal information
Full name Mariana Sofía Speckmaier Fernández[1]
Date of birth (1997-12-26) 26 December 1997[2]
Place of birth Miami, Florida, United States
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)
2025–2026 Durham 17 (4)
2026– Heart of Midlothian 1 (2)
International career‡
2016 Venezuela U20 3 (1)
2021– Venezuela 34 (4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 6 June 2025

Mariana Sofía Speckmaier Fernández (born 26 December 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish Women's Premier League (SWPL) club Heart of Midlothian. Born and raised in the United States to Venezuelan parents, she plays for the Venezuela national team.

Early life

Speckmaier was born in Florida[3] and lives in Miami.[4]

High school and college career

Speckmaier has attended the MAST Academy in Miami, Florida and the Clemson University in Clemson, South Carolina.[4]

Club career

In January 2021, Speckmaier was selected by Washington Spirit in the 2021 NWSL Draft.[5]

On 21 February 2022, Speckmaier signed for Russian club CSKA Moscow on a two-year contract.[6] 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.[7] She made six appearances for the club.[8]

On 28 June 2023, Washington Spirit re-signed Speckmaier to a short-term national team replacement contract.[9]

In August 2023, Speckmaier joined New Zealand club Wellington Phoenix.[10]

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.[11]

On 13 August 2025, it was announced that Speckmaier had joined WSL2 side Durham, transferring for an undisclosed fee from Melbourne City.[12] She scored in her competitive debut with Durham on 7 September 2025 in a 2–0 win over Portsmouth.[13]

On 13 July 2026, Speckmaier was announced at Heart of Midlothian.[14]

International career

Speckmaier represented Venezuela at the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[8] She made her senior debut on 8 April 2021.[15]

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results list Venezuela's goal tally first.
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.6 April 2023Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba, Argentina Argentina1–01–1Friendly
2.3 June 2025Estadio Nuevo Mirador, Algeciras, Spain New Zealand1–01–2

Honors

Washington Spirit

Melbourne City

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "List of Players" (PDF). FIFAdata. 21 November 2016. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Mariana Speckmaier". Washington Spirit. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  3. ↑ "Speckmaier's strike for the ages". FIFA. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Mariana Speckmaier". Clemson Tigers. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  5. ↑ Decker, Ian (13 January 2021). "Washington Spirit select Mariana Speckmaier 39th overall in the 2021 NWSL Draft". Washington Spirit.
  6. ↑ "Mariana Speckmaier joined WFC CSKA". CSKA Moscow. 21 February 2022.
  7. ↑ Sindri Sverrisson (5 May 2022). "Valur fær tvo erlenda leikmenn". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  8. 1 2 Mariana Speckmaier at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  9. ↑ "Washington Spirit Signs Two National Team Replacement Players" (Press release). Washington Spirit. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  10. ↑ "Phoenix sign Venezuela international". Wellington Phoenix. 18 August 2023.
  11. ↑ Comito, Matt (13 August 2025). "International star departs Melbourne City for overseas opportunity after stellar stint". A-Leagues. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  12. ↑ "Durham sign Venezuelan international striker Mariana Speckmaier". Durham Women FC. 13 August 2025. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  13. ↑ "Match Report | Portsmouth 0 – 2 Durham". Durham Women FC. 7 September 2025. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  14. ↑ "Mariana makes Hearts move". Hearts F.C. 13 July 2026. Retrieved 12 July 2026.
  15. ↑ Latreite, Joaquín (8 April 2021). "Venezuela y Argentina empataron en el primer amistoso". Fémina Fútbol (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  16. ↑ "Five-month streak ends as Phoenix star scoops March award". A-League Women. 8 April 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
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