Maro Bonsu-Maro Explained

Maro Bonsu-Maro
Birth Date:1997 2, df=yes
Birth Place:Auckland, New Zealand
Height:1.78 m
Position:Forward
Currentclub:Manukau United
Youthyears1:–2014
Youthclubs1:Central United
Youthyears2:2014–2017
Youthclubs2:Auckland City
Years1:2017
Caps1:3
Goals1:1
Years2:2017–2018
Years3:2018
Years4:2018–2021
Caps4:25
Goals4:7
Years5:2021–
Caps5:30
Goals5:14
Nationalyears1:2013
Nationalteam1:Cook Islands U17
Nationalcaps1:8
Nationalgoals1:2
Nationalyears2:2022–
Nationalteam2:Cook Islands
Nationalcaps2:0
Nationalgoals2:0
Club-Update:15 August 2022 (UTC)
Nationalteam-Update:13:31, 17 March 2022 (UTC)

Maro Bonsu-Maro (born 26 February 1997) is a Cook Islands footballer who currently plays for Manukau United and the Cook Islands national team.

Club career

Bonsu-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

Bonsu-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

Cook Islands
YearAppsGoals
202200
Total00

Personal

Bonsu-Maro was born in Auckland, New Zealand to a Pukapukan mother and a Ghanaian father.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: INTERVIEW: Auckland's Maro Bonsu-Maro on adapting to a new club and playing in the OCL for three different clubs . 21 March 2019 . footballoceania.com . 17 March 2022.
  2. Web site: Bonsu-Maro returns to his roots . 2 February 2017 . Oceania Football Confederation . 17 March 2022.
  3. Web site: Five Facts to know about ACFC Forward/Winger, Maro Bonsu-Maro . Auckland Football Federation . 17 March 2022.
  4. Web site: Bonsu-Maro, Al Kalisy happy to be Navy Blue . Auckland City FC . 17 March 2022.
  5. Web site: Veitongo FC 2 Tupapa Maraerenga FC 9 . Oceania Football Confederation . 17 March 2022.
  6. Web site: Pago Youth 0 Tupapa Maraerenga FC 5 . Oceania Football Confederation . 17 March 2022.
  7. Web site: Tupapa Maraerenga FC 2 Lae City FC 7 . Oceania Football Confederation . 17 March 2022.
  8. Web site: Five facts about Maro Bonsu Maro . Auckland City FC . 17 March 2022.
  9. Web site: Bonsu-Maro hunting goals . 23 January 2021 . Cook Islands News . 17 March 2022.
  10. Web site: 2013 OFC U-17 Championship - Preliminaries Match Summary . Oceania Football Confederation . 17 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160315100357/http://210.48.80.94/OFC/Portals/0/Images/Articles/TGA_COK%20Match%20Summary.pdf . 15 March 2016 . dead.
  11. Web site: Tauira . Kayva . Cook Islands National Men's team named for 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers . 3 March 2022 . Cook Islands Football Association . 17 March 2022.

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