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| name = Sanjeev Maria<br />
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| fullname = Sanjeev Kumar Maria<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|9|2|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Chandigarh]], India<br />
| height = <!--{{height|m=0.00}}--><br />
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| position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]<br />
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| years1 = 2002–2003<br />
| clubs1 = AG Haryana Audit<br />
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| years2 = 2003–2004<br />
| clubs2 = [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]<br />
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| years3 = 2004–2005<br />
| clubs3 = [[Fransa-Pax FC|Fransa-Pax]]<br />
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| years4 = 2005–2009<br />
| clubs4 = [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]<br />
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| years5 = 2009–2010<br />
| clubs5 = [[Salgaocar F.C.|Salgaocar]]<br />
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| years6 = 2010–2012<br />
| clubs6 = [[Peerless SC|Peerless]]<br />
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| nationalyears1 = 2006<br />
| nationalteam1 = [[India national football team|India]] <br />
| nationalcaps1 = 5<br />
| nationalgoals1 = 0<br />
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'''Sanjeev Kumar Maria''' (born 2 September 1980) was a former Indian professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[defender (association football)|defender]]. He played in both the [[National Football League (India)|National Football League]] and [[I-League]] for [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]], [[Fransa-Pax FC|Fransa-Pax]], and [[Salgaocar F.C.|Salgaocar]]. He also represented [[India national football team|India]] internationally in 2006 on five occasions.<br />
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==Career==<br />
Born in [[Chandigarh]], Maria started his career with local side AG Haryana Audit before moving to [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]] in the [[National Football League (India)|National Football League]].<ref>{{cite news|title=AIFF's first list of transfers|url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/2003/06/03/stories/2003060304672000.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221135815/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/2003/06/03/stories/2003060304672000.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 December 2016|accessdate=12 December 2016|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=3 June 2003}}</ref> He made a defensive error in an NFL match against [[Sporting Clube de Goa|Sporting Goa]] on 28 December 2003 which allowed the match to end 2–2.<ref>{{cite news|title=Haywards hold Bagan|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20031229/sports.htm#12|accessdate=13 December 2016|work=Tribune India|date=28 December 2003}}</ref> After the season ended, Maria signed with [[Fransa-Pax FC|Fransa-Pax]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Transfers 2004|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/transfers2004.html|accessdate=13 December 2016|work=IndianFootball.de}}</ref> He stayed with the Goan side for a season before returning to Mohun Bagan and staying with the side for four seasons. While with the Kolkata club, Maria also represented [[West Bengal football team|West Bengal]] in the [[Santosh Trophy]]. He was part of the West Bengal side which were defeated in the final of the [[Santosh Trophy]] by [[Punjab football team (India)|Punjab]] on 25 October 2006.<ref>{{cite news|title=61st Santosh Trophy|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/santosh/news/2006news.html|accessdate=13 December 2016|work=IndianFootball.de|date=25 October 2006}}</ref><br />
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Before the [[2009–10 I-League|2009–10]] season, it was announced that Maria had signed with [[Salgaocar F.C.|Salgaocar]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Indian Football Photographs — Mohammedan Sporting Club|date=1 August 2009|url=http://india-soccer.blogspot.com/2009_08_01_archive.html|access-date=13 December 2016|work=India-Soccer|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230712101844/http://india-soccer.blogspot.com/2009/08/|archive-date=12 July 2023}}</ref> He stayed with the Goan side for a season before ending his career with Peerless in the [[Calcutta Football League]].<br />
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==International==<br />
Maria represented [[India national football team|India]] internationally five times in 2006.<ref name="NFT">{{cite web|title=Maria, Sanjeev Kumar|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/13190/Sanjeev_Kumar_Maria.html|website=National-Football-Teams}}</ref><br />
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==Career statistics==<br />
===International===<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"<br />
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! colspan=3 | [[India national football team|India national team]]<ref name="NFT"/><br />
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|-<br />
!Year!!Apps!!Goals<br />
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|2006||5||0<br />
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!Total||5||0<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Maria, Sanjeev}}<br />
[[Category:1980 births]]<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:Indian men's footballers]]<br />
[[Category:Mohun Bagan Super Giant players]]<br />
[[Category:Fransa-Pax FC players]]<br />
[[Category:Salgaocar FC players]]<br />
[[Category:Men's association football defenders]]<br />
[[Category:Footballers from Chandigarh]]<br />
[[Category:I-League players]]<br />
[[Category:21st-century Indian sportsmen]]<br />
[[Category:India men's international footballers]]<br />
[[Category:Peerless SC players]]</div>Igornhx