Adrian Mara

Adrian Mara, sometimes Rickson is used as a last name (born 1 August 1998), is a Solomon Islands footballer who plays as a forward for Kossa in the Telekom S-League and the Solomon Islands national football team.

Adrian Mara
Personal information
Full name Adrian Rickson Mara
Date of birth (1998-08-01) 1 August 1998
Place of birth Solomon Islands
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Real Kakamora
Number 11
Youth career
Real Kakamora
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Real Kakamora
2019- Kossa
National team‡
2016 Solomon Islands U20 4 (0)
2019 Solomon Islands U23 2 (3)
2017– Solomon Islands 3 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 December 2017
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 December 2017

Club

Mara started his career at the same club where he made his debut: Real Kakamora. He became known in the Solomon Islands when he won the golden boot in the 2015-16 Telekom U19 S-League. After this season, in 2016, he was drafted into the first team and soon he became a regular in the starting line up.

In 2019 he moved to Kossa

International

Mara was called up for the Solomon Islands national football team by Spanish head coach Felipe Vega-Arango for the 2017 Pacific Mini Games from 2 to 15 December. He made his debut on 2 December 2017 in an 8-0 victory over Tonga national football team. Mara replaced Benjamin Totori in the 70th minute and scoring two goals in the 71 minute and the 88 minute of play.[1][2]

He took part of Solomon Islands U23 squad for 2019 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament scoring three goals helping Solomon Islands to reach the final against New Zealand. Unfortunately he got injured and did not play the final match.

International goals
Scores and results list the Solomon Islands' goal tally first.[3]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.2 December 2017Port Vila Municipal Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu Tonga4–08–02017 Pacific Mini Games
2.8–0
3.9 December 2017Port Vila Municipal Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu Tuvalu2–06–02017 Pacific Mini Games
4.6–0

References
  1. "2017 Pacific Mini Games: Tonga - Solomon Islands". Oceaniafootball.com. 2 December 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  2. "Azariah Soromon breaks through as Oceania's new wonderkid". Oceaniafc.com. 3 January 2018. Archived from the original on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  3. "Mara, Adrian". National Football Teams. Retrieved 18 December 2017.


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