
Mahari Cortijo
Mahari Cortijo is a United States Virgin Islands international footballer who plays as a midfielder.
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In 2018 Cortijo played for youth club 18.3 Massive FC. In July he scored a hat-trick against Brand Nu FC to remain third in the U.S. Virgin Islands Soccer Association’s Under-15 League standings.[1] On the final match day of the season, Cortijo scored a goal as 18.3 Massive beat Raymix SC 12–0. The team ended the season with the most points in the league table.[2] Cortijo served as the team captain and was its top scorer as it ultimately won the championship that season.[3][4]
Cortijo was selected to represent the USVI at the youth level in 2017 CONCACAF U-17 Championship qualifying[5] and 2019 CONCACAF U-17 Championship qualifying.[6]
In March 2021 he was called up to the senior squad for a warm-up friendly and its first two 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.[7][8] He eventually made his senior debut on June 5, 2021 against El Salvador in the same competition, coming on as a substitute in the 59th minute.[9][10]
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