 Mariappa playing for Watford in 2017 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Adrian Joseph Mariappa[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 3 October 1986[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Harrow, London, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[3][4] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Wealdstone | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 19 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| –2005 | Watford | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2012 | Watford | 216 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Reading | 29 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2016 | Crystal Palace | 39 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2020 | Watford | 81 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Bristol City | 25 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Macarthur FC | 19 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Burton Albion | 8 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Salford City | 25 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Wealdstone | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2012– | Jamaica | 72 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 July 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Adrian Joseph Mariappa (born 3 October 1986) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for National League club Wealdstone. Born in England, he represents the Jamaica national team.
He progressed through Watford's youth academy and started playing for the first team in the 2005–06 season. Although primarily a centre-back, he spent some of his early professional career at right back due to competition for places in the middle. In his first spell at Watford, he made 248 first-team appearances, including 19 in the Premier League. This included a run of 114 consecutive league appearances, the fourth-longest streak in Watford's history. Mariappa captained Watford at under-18, reserve and first-team levels, and was the club's vice-captain in his final few years at Vicarage Road.
Mariappa accepted his first call-up to Jamaica's international team in May 2012.[5] He won his first cap against Guyana later that month, and transferred to Premier League side Reading in July 2012. He made 29 league appearances for the club before joining Premier League side Crystal Palace in September 2013, following Reading's relegation to the Championship. Returning to Watford before the 2016–17 season, Mariappa made seven league appearances that season.
- ^ "Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 released lists". Premier League. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
- ^ "Adrian Mariappa". WatfordFC. Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ^ "Profiles:Adrian Mariappa". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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