Mariana Sofía Speckmaier Fernández (born 26 December 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish Women's Premier League (SWPL) club Heart of Midlothian. Born and raised in the United States to Venezuelan parents, she plays for the Venezuela national team.
Early life Speckmaier was born and raised in Florida and grew up in Miami. She is eligible to represent Venezuela through her father. Her older sister, Paulina, represented Venezuela at the 2014 South American U-20 Women's Championship. Venezuela under-20 coach José Catoya learned of Speckmaier through her sister and contacted her father about representing the country.
High school and college career Speckmaier attended MAST Academy in Miami. During her high-school career, she set a Miami-Dade County single-season record with 67 goals and was named First Team All-Dade. She also played club football for Boca United FC in the Elite Clubs National League.
Speckmaier delayed the start of her college career to represent Venezuela at the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup before joining the Clemson Tigers in 2017. She scored a hat-trick in her collegiate debut, a 4–0 win over SIU Edwardsville, becoming the second Clemson player to score a hat-trick in her first match. She finished her freshman season with a team-high seven goals and was named to the ACC All-Freshman Team. Speckmaier led Clemson with ten goals in 2018 and six in 2019. She was named to the All-ACC second team in both 2018 and 2020, finishing her Clemson career with 25 goals and six assists.
Club career In January 2021, Speckmaier was selected by Washington Spirit with the 39th overall pick in the 2021 NWSL Draft. She made three appearances for the club during the 2021 season before being waived in December.
On 21 February 2022, Speckmaier signed a two-year contract with Russian club CSKA Moscow. She trained with the club during pre-season in Turkey, but decided not to return to Russia after the Russian invasion of Ukraine began three days after she signed, and did not make an appearance for CSKA.
In May 2022, Speckmaier signed with Valur. She made six league appearances for the club. On 28 June 2023, Washington Spirit re-signed Speckmaier to a short-term national team replacement contract.
In August 2023, Speckmaier joined New Zealand club Wellington Phoenix.
Speckmaier played for Melbourne City in the 2024-25 A-League Premiership season and was a part of the squad which won the title and went undefeated during the regular season, as she contributed 11 goals in 28 appearances overall for the club.
On 13 August 2025, it was announced that Speckmaier had joined WSL2 side Durham, transferring for an undisclosed fee from Melbourne City. She scored in her competitive debut with Durham on 7 September 2025 in a 2–0 win over Portsmouth.
On 13 July 2026, Speckmaier joined Heart of Midlothian from Durham on a one-year contract for an undisclosed fee. She started Hearts' first match in European competition on 5 August, a 2–1 win over FC Gintra in the UEFA Women's Champions League, and assisted Ellen Dolan for the club's first European goal. Speckmaier scored twice in Hearts' opening league match on 16 August, a 6–0 win over Aberdeen.
International career Speckmaier was called into the Venezuela under-20 team in 2016. At the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, she scored in a 3–1 group-stage defeat to Germany, becoming the first Venezuelan player to score at a FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. The match was her first appearance for Venezuela.
She made her senior international debut on 8 April 2021. Speckmaier scored her first senior international goal against India on 1 December 2021, equalising in a 2–1 win at the 2021 International Women's Football Tournament of Manaus. She made four appearances for Venezuela at the 2022 Copa América Femenina.
Speckmaier scored against Chile in a 1–0 friendly win on 25 June 2022 and against Argentina in a 1–1 draw on 6 April 2023. On 3 June 2025, she scored in a 2–1 friendly defeat to New Zealand. She subsequently appeared in all four of Venezuela's matches at the 2025 Copa América Femenina. Speckmaier also represented Venezuela during the 2025–26 CONMEBOL Women's Nations League, including the final match against Uruguay on 9 June 2026.
Career statistics International goals Scores and results list Venezuela's goal tally first. No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 1 December 2021 Arena da Amazônia, Manaus, Brazil 1–1 2–1 2021 International Women's Football Tournament of Manaus 2. 25 June 2022 Estadio La Granja, Curicó, Chile 1–0 1–0 Friendly 3. 6 April 2023 Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba, Argentina 1–0 1–1 4. 3 June 2025 Estadio Nuevo Mirador, Algeciras, Spain 1–0 1–2
Honours Washington Spirit NWSL Championship: 2021
Valur Besta deild kvenna: 2022 Icelandic Women's Football Cup: 2022
Melbourne City A-League Women Premiership: 2024–25 AFC Women's Champions League runner-up: 2024–25
Individual A-League Women Player of the Month: March 2024
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