Maceo Rigters
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maceo Rigters | ||
| Date of birth | 22 January 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2003 | Ajax | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2004 | Heerenveen | 2 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Dordrecht | 17 | (8) |
| 2005–2007 | NAC Breda | 61 | (5) |
| 2007–2011 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Norwich City (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Barnsley (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Willem II (loan) | 28 | (5) |
| 2011–2012 | Gold Coast United | 22 | (4) |
| 2014– | ZSGO/WMS (amateur club) | ||
| Total | 153 | (22) | |
| National team | |||
| 2007 | Netherlands U21 | 9 | (6) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Maceo Rigters (born 22 January 1984) is a Dutch former footballer, who last played for Gold Coast United in the Australian A-League. His previous clubs include Heerenveen, Dordrecht, NAC Breda and Blackburn Rovers. He is also a former player for the Netherlands Under-21 team.
Rigters started his football career at Eredivisie club, Heerenveen where he made his senior debut during the 2002–03 season. He had a short spell at Eerste Divisie club Dordrecht in the 2004–05 season. On 1 January 2005, he signed a four-and-half-year contract with Eredivisie club NAC Breda, where he scored just five goals in 61 appearances.
Rigters was signed by Blackburn Rovers for an undisclosed fee on 2 July 2007, with the striker signing a four-year contract with the Lancashire club. He made his first official appearance for Blackburn Rovers in a UEFA Intertoto Cup match against Lithuanian club, FK Vėtra on 22 July 2007 as a second-half substitute replacing Benni McCarthy in the 65th minute. His first start came on 30 August against Finnish club, MyPa, in a UEFA Cup first round match, and he made his Premier League debut on 29 September.
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