Maceo Rigters was born on 22 January 1984 and is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a striker for SC Heerenveen, Dordrecht, NAC Breda and Willem II in the Netherlands, for Blackburn Rovers, Norwich City and Barnsley in England, and for Gold Coast United in Australia.
11 Facts About Maceo Rigters
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Maceo Rigters is a former player for the Netherlands Under-21 team.
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Maceo 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.
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Maceo Rigters made his first official appearance for Blackburn Rovers in a UEFA Intertoto Cup match against Lithuanian club FK Vetra on 22 July 2007 as a second-half substitute replacing Benni McCarthy in the 65th minute.
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In July 2009 Maceo Rigters was told he was free to find himself a new club.
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Maceo Rigters subsequently undertook a trial at Southend United in an attempt to earn himself a contract with the club.
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Maceo Rigters initially traveled to New Zealand in the hope of signing a contract with Wellington Phoenix, however despite being offered a contract, Maceo Rigters turned it down due to a disagreement on wages.
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Maceo Rigters was called up by under-21 team coach Foppe de Haan as a last minute addition to the squad for the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship on the eve of the tournament which was held in the Netherlands.
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Maceo Rigters won the penalty from which Ryan Babel scored the first Dutch goal and he scored the second Dutch goal of the match and was named Man of the match by UEFA.
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Maceo Rigters was voted Man of the match for the second time.
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Maceo Rigters scored the third goal, his fourth of the tournament, which put him ahead of England's Leroy Lita and gave him the Golden Boot as top scorer.