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{{Short description|Footballer (born 1986)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2014}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Adrian Mariappa
| image = Mariappa 2017.jpg
| caption = Mariappa playing for [[Watford F.C.|Watford]] in 2017
| fullname = Adrian Joseph Mariappa<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/1697130 |title=Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 released lists |publisher=Premier League |date=26 June 2020 |access-date=12 July 2020}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1986|10|3}}<ref name="Hugman2009-10">{{Cite book
 | editor-first = Barry J.
 | editor-last = Hugman
 | title = The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10
 | year = 2009
 | publisher = Mainstream Publishing
 | isbn = 978-1-84596-474-0}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[London Borough of Harrow|Harrow]], [[London]], England
| height = {{height|ft=6|in=0}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.watfordfc.com/teams/first-team/adrian-mariappa|title=Adrian Mariappa|website=WatfordFC|access-date=16 January 2018|archive-date=2 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200102124810/http://www.watfordfc.com/teams/first-team/adrian-mariappa|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=BBC>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/shared/bsp/hi/football/statistics/players/m/mariappa_299877.stm|title=Profiles:Adrian Mariappa|website=BBC Sport|access-date=31 January 2012}}</ref>
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2005
| youthclubs1 = [[Watford F.C.|Watford]]
| years1 = 2005–2012
| clubs1 = [[Watford F.C.|Watford]]
| caps1 = 216
| goals1 = 4
| years2 = 2012–2013
| clubs2 = [[Reading F.C.|Reading]]
| caps2 = 29
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2013–2016
| clubs3 = [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]]
| caps3 = 39
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2016–2020
| clubs4 = [[Watford F.C.|Watford]]
| caps4 = 81
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2020–2021
| clubs5 = [[Bristol City F.C.|Bristol City]]
| caps5 = 25
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2021–2022
| clubs6 = [[Macarthur FC]]
| caps6 = 19
| goals6 = 3
| years7 = 2022–2023
| clubs7 = [[Burton Albion F.C.|Burton Albion]]
| caps7 = 8
| goals7 = 1
| years8 = 2023–2024
| clubs8 = [[Salford City F.C.|Salford City]]
| caps8 = 39
| goals8 = 0
| years9= 2024–2025
| clubs9= [[Wealdstone F.C.|Wealdstone]]
| caps9 = 41
| goals9 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2012–
| nationalteam1 = [[Jamaica national football team|Jamaica]]
| nationalcaps1 = 72<!--if you update this number, remember to update the date below-->
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| club-update = 20:47, 23 June 2025 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 1 July 2024
| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's [[association football|football]]}}
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{{MedalCompetition|[[CONCACAF Gold Cup]]}}
{{Medal|RU|[[2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup|2015 United States–Canada]]|[[2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup squads#Jamaica|Team]]}}
}}

'''Adrian Joseph Mariappa''' (born 3 October 1986) is a professional [[Association football|footballer]] who last played as a [[Defender (association football)|defender]] for {{English football updater|Wealdsto}} club [[Wealdstone F.C.|Wealdstone]]. Born in England, he represents the [[Jamaica national football team|Jamaica national team]].

He progressed through Watford's youth academy and started playing for the first team in the [[2005–06 Watford F.C. season|2005–06 season]]. Although primarily a centre-back, he spent some of his early professional career at right back due to competition for places in the middle. In his first spell at Watford, he made 248 first-team appearances, including 19 in the [[Premier League]]. This included a run of 114 consecutive league appearances, the fourth-longest streak in Watford's history. Mariappa captained Watford at under-18, reserve and first-team levels, and was the club's vice-captain in his final few years at [[Vicarage Road]].

Mariappa accepted his first call-up to [[Jamaica national football team|Jamaica's international team]] in May 2012.<ref name=Jamaica/> He won his first cap against [[Guyana national football team|Guyana]] later that month, and transferred to [[Premier League]] side [[Reading F.C.|Reading]] in July 2012. He made 29 league appearances for the club before joining Premier League side Crystal Palace in September 2013, following Reading's relegation to the [[Football League Championship|Championship]].  Returning to Watford before the 2016–17 season, Mariappa made seven league appearances that season.

==Club career==
===Watford===
[[file:Adrian Mariappa 2 (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.9|Mariappa with Watford in 2011]]
Born in [[Harrow, London|Harrow]], Mariappa joined Watford's youth system at the age of eight. At the age of 15 he was initially told he would be released by the club. While in the Watford academy Mariappa trained with athletics and basketball clubs to improve his sprinting and jumping techniques.<ref name="Guardian-Mar19">{{cite web|title=Watford's Adrian Mariappa: 'I can't see myself going back to eating meat'|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/mar/14/watford-adrian-mariappa-vegan-fa-cup-quarter-final-crystal-palace|work=The Guardian|date=14 March 2019|access-date=14 March 2019}}</ref> He captained the club's under-18 side during their [[FA Youth Cup]] quarter-final against [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]],<ref>[http://www.watfordfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10400~641431,00.html "Watford Yth 0–2 Tottenham Yth"]{{Dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. Watford F.C. 17 March 2005. Retrieved 17 April 2012.</ref> and later captained the reserve team.<ref>[http://www.watfordfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10400~1096429,00.html "Watford 2 Aldershot 1"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515220313/http://www.watfordfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10400~1096429,00.html |date=15 May 2012 }}. Watford F.C. 21 August 2007. Retrieved 17 April 2012.</ref>

Mariappa was selected as an unused substitute in Watford's last league game of the [[2004-05 Watford F.C. season|2004–05 season]].<ref name=wfcpro>{{cite web |url=http://www.watfordfc.com/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10400~33429,00.html |title=Profiles:Adrian Mariappa |publisher=Watford F.C |access-date=28 October 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091124192615/http://www.watfordfc.com/page/ProfilesDetail/0%2C%2C10400~33429%2C00.html |archive-date=24 November 2009 |url-status=dead  }}</ref> After signing his first professional contract with the club that summer,<ref>[http://www.watfordfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10400~661559,00.html "Squad rebuilding starts"]  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120826083122/http://www.watfordfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10400~661559%2C00.html |date=26 August 2012 }}. Watford F.C. 5 May 2005. Retrieved 17 April 2012.</ref> Mariappa made his first team debut in a [[Football League Cup|League Cup]] match against [[Notts County]] on 23 August 2005, playing 90 minutes in a 3–1 Watford win.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/watford/9379292.stm "Adrian Mariappa handed new Watford deal"]. BBC Sport. 28 January 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2012.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.watfordfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10400~703971,00.html|title=Academy Trio's debut delight|publisher=Watford F.C|access-date=28 October 2009|date=24 August 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120312124223/http://www.watfordfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10400~703971,00.html|archive-date=12 March 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> He made another cup start against [[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]] in the 3rd round. During the [[2005-06 Watford F.C. season|2005–06]] season he also made three league appearances, including a clean sheet in his first league start, against [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]] on the final day of the regular season.<ref name=soccerbase/> Mariappa did not play any of Watford's play-off games, but was an unused substitute in the [[2006 Football League Championship play-off Final|final]], in which the team won promotion to the [[Premier League]].<ref name=2006Playoffs>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/4771857.stm |title=Leeds 0–3 Watford |website=BBC Sport |date=21 May 2006 |access-date=19 May 2019}}</ref>

Watford started their [[2006-07 Watford F.C. season|2006–07]] Premier League campaign at [[Everton F.C.|Everton]], with Mariappa starting in central defence in place of first-team regular [[Jay DeMerit]]. He was substituted at half-time, and, aside from a League Cup appearance against [[Accrington Stanley F.C.|Accrington Stanley]], did not make another first-team appearance until December 2006, when in an away match at [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] he came on for the injured [[James Chambers (English footballer)|James Chambers]] at right-back. He continued in that position, playing regularly for the rest of the season.<ref name=soccerbase>{{cite web|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=41227|title=Adrian Mariappa:All time playing career|publisher=Centurycomm|website=Soccerbase|access-date=28 October 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091008234658/http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=41227| archive-date= 8 October 2009 | url-status= live}}</ref>

With Watford back in the Championship for [[2007-08 Watford F.C. season|2007–08]], Mariappa found himself largely on the substitute bench, making 13 league starts and 3 in other competitions, as Watford again reached the play-offs.<ref name=soccerbase/> By contrast, he started 45 games in all competitions in the [[2008-09 Watford F.C. season|2008–09]] season, under the management of [[Aidy Boothroyd]], [[Malky Mackay]] and latterly [[Brendan Rodgers]], and scored his first senior goal for Watford in a 3–1 defeat at [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolves]] on 31 January 2009.<ref name=soccerbase/><ref>{{cite news
|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/7856707.stm
|title=Wolves 3–1 Watford
|publisher=[[BBC]]
|date=31 January 2009 |access-date=1 September 2009}}</ref> At the end of the season he signed a two-year extension to his contract.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.watfordfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10400~1649390,00.html|title=Mariappa deal is signed and sealed|publisher=Watford F.C|access-date=28 October 2009|date=14 May 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120312124235/http://www.watfordfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10400~1649390,00.html|archive-date=12 March 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In the absence of injured captain [[Jay DeMerit]], Mariappa skippered Watford for the first time on 12 September 2009, in a 1–0 victory at [[Vicarage Road]] against [[Barnsley F.C.|Barnsley]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.watfordfc.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10400~48719,00.html|title=Watford 1–0 Barnsley|publisher=Watford F.C|date=12 September 2009|access-date=28 October 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090927181247/http://www.watfordfc.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10400~48719,00.html|archive-date=27 September 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> He retained the captaincy during DeMerit's absence, and scored his second senior goal in October 2009, on his 100th professional appearance.<ref>Smith, Frank (30 October 2009). [http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/archive/2009/10/30/Sport+%28sport%29/4710275.Watford_skipper_backs_Lloyd_Doyley_to_lift_roof_off_Vicarage_Road/ "Watford skipper backs Lloyd Doyley to lift roof off Vicarage Road"]. ''Watford Observer''. pp. 70–71.<!--was featured both in the hard copy and online--> Retrieved 17 April 2012.</ref> Watford finished the [[2009–10 Watford F.C. season|2009–10 season]] 16th in the Championship; Mariappa was the only player to start each of the club's games in the Football League, FA Cup and League Cup.<ref name=soccerbase2>[http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=2741&comp_id=2&teamTabs=stats "Watford: Player appearances"]. ''Soccerbase.'' Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 April 2012.</ref><ref>[http://www.statto.com/football/teams/watford/2009-2010/results Watford 2009–2010: Results"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120413044721/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/watford/2009-2010/results |date=13 April 2012 }}. ''Statto.com''. Tony Brown. Retrieved 17 April 2012.</ref> [[2010–11 Watford F.C. season|2010–11]] followed a similar pattern to the previous campaign; Mariappa started every game for which he was available,<ref name=talksport/> and was one of Watford's six scorers in the team's 6–1 away win against Millwall.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/8997907.stm "Millwall 1–6 Watford"]. BBC Sport. 18 September 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2012.</ref> He was also appointed as the club's vice captain during the season.<ref name=talksport/> However, Mariappa was sent off for the first time in his career on 19 March 2011, in a 2–1 defeat to Middlesbrough.<ref name=soccerbase/> The resulting suspension ended Mariappa's run of 113 consecutive league appearances, the fourth highest in Watford's history.<ref name=talksport>[http://www.talksport.co.uk/magazine/features/2012-01-30/talksport-transfer-spotlight-facts-stats-and-video-arsenal-and-newcastle-target-adrian-mariappa "talkSPORT Transfer Spotlight: facts, stats and video of Arsenal and Newcastle target Adrian Mariappa"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120202060622/http://www.talksport.co.uk/magazine/features/2012-01-30/talksport-transfer-spotlight-facts-stats-and-video-arsenal-and-newcastle-target-adrian-mariappa |date=2 February 2012 }}. [[TalkSPORT]]. 30 January 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2012.</ref>

Mariappa continued to play in the [[2011–12 Watford F.C. season|2011–12 season]] under new manager [[Sean Dyche]]. He was the focus of transfer speculation during the January 2012 transfer window when Watford received a number of bids for him from Premier League clubs. Three bids from [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] were rejected;<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/jan/31/newcastle-watford-adrian-mariappa-pardew?newsfeed=true | location=London | newspaper=The Guardian | title=Newcastle in final bid for Watford's Adrian Mariappa, says Alan Pardew | date=31 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/sport/football/footballnews/9494544.Pardew_denies_low_bid_was_to_unsettle_Mariappa/r/?action=complain&cid=10037474|title=Newcastle United boss denies claims low bid aimed to unsettle Watford defender Adrian Mariappa|website=This Is Local London|access-date=6 February 2012|date=26 January 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130505070034/http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/sport/football/footballnews/9494544.Pardew_denies_low_bid_was_to_unsettle_Mariappa/r/?action=complain&cid=10037474|archive-date=5 May 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> an offer from [[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]] was accepted, but Mariappa rejected a move.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11678/7468551/Mariappa-rejects-Wigan-chance|title=Mariappa rejects Wigan chance | website=Sky Sports|access-date=17 April 2012}}</ref> He stayed at the club until the following summer, and his good form saw players and fans vote him 2011–12 [[Watford F.C. Player of the Season|Watford Player of the Season]].<ref name="POTY">Matthews, Anthony (28 April 2012). [http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/sport/9676944.Mariappa_wins_Player_of_the_Season_award/ "Mariappa wins Player of the Season"]. ''Watford Observer''. Retrieved 30 April 2012. Full article printed in the ''Watford Observer''. p. 62. 27 April 2012.</ref>

===Reading===
[[File:Adrian Mariappa (cropped).png|thumb|upright=0.9|alt=Adrian Mariappa on the football pitch wearing Reading's 2012–13 away kit|Mariappa playing for [[Reading F.C.|Reading]] in 2013.]]
On 17 July 2012, it was announced that Mariappa had joined [[Reading F.C.|Reading]] on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.readingfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10306~2851710,00.html |title=Mariappa signs from Watford |date=18 July 2012 |access-date=19 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120719022710/http://www.readingfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10306~2851710,00.html |archive-date=19 July 2012 |url-status=dead  }}</ref> Media estimates of the transfer fee ranged from £2m to £3m.<ref>{{cite news |last=Smith |first=Frank |date=17 July 2012 |url=http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/sport/9821317.Reading_confirm_Mariappa_signing/ |title=Reading confirm Mariappa signing |newspaper=Watford Observer |access-date=19 July 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Fordham |first=Jonny |date=16 July 2012 |url=http://www.getreading.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/adrian-mariappa-set-join-reading-4198899 |title=Adrian Mariappa set to join Reading FC in time for Portugal |newspaper=Reading Post |access-date=30 September 2013}}</ref>

===Crystal Palace===
Mariappa signed for newly promoted Premier League club [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee on 2 September 2013.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23934881|title=Transfer deadline day: Adrian Mariappa signs for Crystal Palace|website=BBC Sport|date=2 September 2013|access-date=2 September 2013}}</ref>

At the end of his three-year deal, it was confirmed on 13 June 2016 that he would be released by Crystal Palace on expiry of his contract.<ref>{{cite web|title=Six Players Released By Crystal Palace|url=https://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/2016/june/six-players-released-by-crystal-palace/|website=cpfc.co.uk|date=13 June 2016|access-date=20 June 2016}}</ref>

===Return to Watford===
On 30 August 2016, Mariappa re-joined [[Watford F.C.|Watford]] on a three-year deal after a four-year absence.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Return Of The Mapps |url=https://www.watfordfc.com/club/return-mapps |publisher=Watford F.C. |date=30 August 2016 |access-date=30 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911022922/https://www.watfordfc.com/club/return-mapps |archive-date=11 September 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He made his 250th Watford start against [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]] in a 1–0 win on 3 March 2018, winning Man of the Match for his performance.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Mariappa "Massive For Us" |url=https://www.watfordfc.com/teams/first-team/mariappa-massive-us |publisher=Watford F.C. |date=3 March 2018 |access-date=5 March 2018 |archive-date=5 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180305202822/https://www.watfordfc.com/teams/first-team/mariappa-massive-us |url-status=dead }}</ref>

=== Bristol City ===
Following a defensive injury crisis, on 11 November 2020 Bristol City signed Mariappa on a short term deal.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bristol City sign former Watford defender on free transfer |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54897794 |access-date= 11 November 2020 |work= www.bbc.co.uk  |date= 11 November 2020 |language=en-gb}}</ref> On 14 May 2021 he was released by the club at the end of his contract.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bristol City announce Retained List|url=https://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/bristol-city-announce-retained-list/|access-date=18 July 2021|website=Bristol City|date=14 May 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

=== Macarthur FC ===
On 29 November 2021, [[A-League Men]] side [[Macarthur FC]] announced that they had signed Mariappa.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://macarthurfc.com.au/news/adrian-mariappa-joins-the-bulls|title=Adrian Mariappa joins the Bulls|date=29 November 2021|access-date=29 November 2021|website=[[Macarthur FC]]}}</ref> He made his debut against Western Sydney Wanderers on 11 December 2021 in a 0-2 win as the first Jamaican player to play in the Australian national league.

===Burton Albion===

On 7 October 2022, he returned to England to sign a short term deal with League One side [[Burton Albion F.C.|Burton Albion]].<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63179907, Adrian Mariappa: Ex-Watford defender joins Burton Albion on short-term deal, BBC Sport, 7 October 2022</ref>

On 18 January 2023, Mariappa left the club after his short-term deal expired.<ref>https://www.burtonalbionfc.co.uk/news/2023/january/1801-departures/, ADRIAN MARIAPPA AND TYLER ONYANGO DEPART BURTON ALBION, Burton Albion, 18 January 2023</ref>

===Salford City===
On 23 March 2023, Mariappa signed for [[EFL League Two]] club [[Salford City F.C.|Salford City]] on a short-term contract until the end of the season.<ref>{{cite web |last=Blackett |first=Tom |url=https://www.theleaguepaper.com/latest-news/football-league-division-two/salford-city/397402/adrian-arrives-to-aid-ammies/ |title=Adrian arrives to aid Ammies |date=26 March 2023 |access-date=9 April 2023 |work=The Football League Paper}}</ref> On 10 July 2023, Mariappa signed a new one-year contract.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.salfordcityfc.co.uk/news/2023/july/10/mariappa-signs-new-contract-100723/| title=New Contract for Adrian Mariappa| work=Salford City FC| date=10 July 2023| access-date=24 February 2025}}</ref> On 21 May 2024, the club announced he would be released when the contract expired.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-21 |title=Salford City: Mariappa heads exit list from League Two strugglers |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cd11j7868rxo |access-date=2024-05-21 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref>

===Wealdstone===
On 27 June 2024, Mariappa agreed to sign for [[National League (division)|National League]] side [[Wealdstone F.C.|Wealdstone]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wealdstone-fc.com/post/stones-sign-former-premier-league-star-adrian-mariappa|title=Stones sign former Premier League star Adrian Mariappa|website=www.wealdstone-fc.com|date=27 June 2024|accessdate=1 July 2024}}</ref> where he was appointed as captain.<ref>{{cite web |title= Latics vs. Wealdstone|publisher=Oldham Athletic F.C. |date= 13 December 2024 |url=https://www.oldhamathletic.co.uk/news/2024/december/13/latics-vs--wealdstone/ |access-date= 23 June 2025}}</ref> On 23 June 2025, it was announced that Mariappa had left the club.<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=WealdstoneFC |number=1937172901188288678 |title=We can announce that defender Adrian Mariappa has departed Wealdstone. We thank Adrian for his professionalism and leadership last season and wish him the best of luck for the future!}}</ref>

==International career==
Mariappa is eligible for the [[Fiji national football team|Fiji national team]] through his [[Fijians|Fijian]] father.<ref name = "Fiji">[http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/1a59a391-7971-478c-9406-1f161f0707de/language/en-US/Default.aspx "Star with Fijian roots sees red"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140503065345/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/1a59a391-7971-478c-9406-1f161f0707de/language/en-US/Default.aspx |date=3 May 2014 }}. [[Oceania Football Confederation]]. 22 March 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2012.</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120324072720/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/affederation/generic/01/09/75/14/fifa_statutes_072008_en.pdf "VII. Eligibility to play for association teams"]. [[FIFA]]. May 2008. Retrieved 17 April 2012.</ref> In late 2010 he was named by the [[Fiji Football Association]] in the 50-member national training squad to prepare for the [[2011 Pacific Games]] in New Caledonia, but did not take up the place.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=162728|title=English defender in national squad|publisher=The Fiji Times Online|date=25 December 2010|access-date=24 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006084114/http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=162728|archive-date=6 October 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Both of Mariappa's maternal grandparents are from Jamaica. In 2012 he accepted a call up to the [[Jamaica national football team|Jamaica]] squad, for a friendly against Guyana.<ref name=Jamaica>Smith, Frank (14 May 2012). [http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/sport/9704371.Watford_duo_called_up_by_Jamaica/ "Watford duo called up by Jamaica"]. ''Watford Observer''. Retrieved 14 May 2012.</ref> His first match in an international competition came on 9 June 2012, in a 2–1 World Cup qualifying win against Guatemala.<ref>[https://int.soccerway.com/players/adrian-mariappa/2546/ "Jamaica: A. Mariappa"]. Soccerway. Retrieved 19 July 2012.</ref>

==Personal life==
Mariappa is of Fijian (paternal) and Jamaican (maternal) descent.<ref name = "Fiji"/><ref name=Jamaica/> {{As of|March 2019|post=,}} Mariappa had been a [[vegan]].<ref name="Guardian-Mar19"/>

==Career statistics==
===Club===
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|rowspan="8"|[[Watford F.C.|Watford]]
|[[2005–06 Watford F.C. season|2005–06]]<ref name="Games played by Adrian Mariappa in 2005/2006">{{Soccerbase season|41227|2005|name=Adrian Mariappa|access-date=5 December 2013}}</ref>
|[[EFL Championship|Championship]]
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|[[2006–07 Watford F.C. season|2006–07]]<ref name="Games played by Adrian Mariappa in 2006/2007">{{Soccerbase season|41227|2006|name=Adrian Mariappa|access-date=5 December 2013}}</ref>
|[[Premier League]]
|19||0||5||0||1||0||colspan=2|—||25||0
|-
|[[2007–08 Watford F.C. season|2007–08]]<ref name="Games played by Adrian Mariappa in 2007/2008">{{Soccerbase season|41227|2007|name=Adrian Mariappa|access-date=5 December 2013}}</ref>
|Championship
|25||0||2||0||2||0||1<ref group=lower-alpha>Appearance in [[2008 Football League play-offs#Championship|Championship play-offs]]</ref>||0||30||0
|-
|[[2008–09 Watford F.C. season|2008–09]]<ref name="Games played by Adrian Mariappa in 2008/2009">{{Soccerbase season|41227|2008|name=Adrian Mariappa|access-date=5 December 2013}}</ref>
|Championship
|39||1||3||0||5||0||colspan=2|—||47||1
|-
|[[2009–10 Watford F.C. season|2009–10]]<ref name="Games played by Adrian Mariappa in 2009/2010">{{Soccerbase season|41227|2009|name=Adrian Mariappa|access-date=5 December 2013}}</ref>
|Championship
|46||1||1||0||2||0||colspan=2|—||49||1
|-
|[[2010–11 Watford F.C. season|2010–11]]<ref name="Games played by Adrian Mariappa in 2010/2011">{{Soccerbase season|41227|2010|name=Adrian Mariappa|access-date=5 December 2013}}</ref>
|Championship
|45||1||2||0||2||0||colspan=2|—||49||1
|-
|[[2011–12 Watford F.C. season|2011–12]]<ref name="Games played by Adrian Mariappa in 2011/2012">{{Soccerbase season|41227|2011|name=Adrian Mariappa|access-date=5 December 2013}}</ref>
|Championship
|39||1||2||0||1||0||colspan=2|—||42||1
|-
!colspan=2|Total
!216!!4!!15!!0!!15!!0!!1!!0!!247!!4
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Reading F.C.|Reading]]
|[[2012–13 Reading F.C. season|2012–13]]<ref name="Games played by Adrian Mariappa in 2012/2013">{{Soccerbase season|41227|2012|name=Adrian Mariappa|access-date=5 December 2013}}</ref>
|Premier League
|29||1||2||0||1||0||colspan=2|—||32||1
|-
|[[2013–14 Reading F.C. season|2013–14]]<ref name="Games played by Adrian Mariappa in 2013/2014">{{Soccerbase season|41227|2013|name=Adrian Mariappa|access-date=5 December 2013}}</ref>
|Championship
|0||0||colspan=2|—||1||0||colspan=2|—||1||0
|-
!colspan=2|Total
!29!!1!!2!!0!!2!!0!!colspan=2|—!!33!!1
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]]
|[[2013–14 Crystal Palace F.C. season|2013–14]]<ref name="Games played by Adrian Mariappa in 2013/2014"/>
|Premier League
|24||1||2||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||26||1
|-
|[[2014–15 Crystal Palace F.C. season|2014–15]]<ref name="Games played by Adrian Mariappa in 2014/2015">{{Soccerbase season|41227|2014|name=Adrian Mariappa|access-date=1 September 2014}}</ref>
|Premier League
|12||0||2||0||2||0||colspan=2|—||16||0
|-
|[[2015–16 Crystal Palace F.C. season|2015–16]]<ref name="Games played by Adrian Mariappa in 2015/2016">{{cite web
| title = Games played by Adrian Mariappa in 2015/2016
| url = http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=41227&season_id=144
| publisher = Soccerbase
| access-date = 1 September 2014}}</ref>
|Premier League
|3||0||1||0||3||0||colspan=2|—||7||0
|-
!colspan=2|Total
!39!!1!!5!!0!!5!!0!!colspan=2|—!!49!!1
|-
|rowspan="5"|Watford
|[[2016–17 Watford F.C. season|2016–17]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|41227|2016|name=Adrian Mariappa|access-date=8 April 2017}}</ref>
|Premier League
|7||0||1||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||8||0
|-
|[[2017–18 Watford F.C. season|2017–18]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|41227|2017|name=Adrian Mariappa|access-date=14 May 2018}}</ref>
|Premier League
|28||0||1||0||1||1||colspan=2|—||30||1
|-
|[[2018–19 Watford F.C. season|2018–19]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|41227|2018|name=Adrian Mariappa|access-date=20 January 2019}}</ref>
|Premier League
|26||0||4||0||2||0||colspan=2|—||32||0
|-
|[[2019–20 Watford F.C. season|2019–20]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|41227|2019|name=Adrian Mariappa|access-date=31 October 2019}}</ref>
|Premier League
|20||0||1||0||2||0||colspan=2|—||23||0
|-
!colspan=2|Total
!81!!0!!7!!0!!5!!1!!colspan=2|—||93!!1
|-
|[[Bristol City F.C.|Bristol City]]
|[[2020–21 Bristol City F.C. season|2020–21]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|41227|2020|name=Adrian Mariappa|access-date=26 December 2020}}</ref>
|Championship
|25||0||2||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||27||0
|-
|[[Macarthur FC]]
|[[2021–22 Macarthur FC season|2021–22]]
|[[A-League Men]]
|19||3||0||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||19||3
|-
|[[Burton Albion F.C.|Burton Albion]]
|[[2022–23 Burton Albion F.C. season|2022–23]]<ref name="22/23">{{Soccerbase season|41227|2022|name=Adrian Mariappa|access-date=19 April 2023}}</ref>
|[[EFL League One|League One]]
|8||1||2||0||0||0||2{{efn|name=FAT|Appearance(s) in [[FA Trophy]]}}||0||12||1
|-
| rowspan="3"|[[Salford City F.C.|Salford City]]
|[[2022–23 Salford City F.C. season|2022–23]]<ref name="22/23"/>
|[[EFL League Two|League Two]]
|7||0||0||0||0||0||2<ref group=lower-alpha>Appearance(s) in [[2023 English Football League play-offs#League Two|League Two play-offs]]</ref> ||0||9||0
|-
|[[2023-24 Salford City F.C. season|2023-24]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|41227|2023|name=Adrian Mariappa|access-date=12 April 2025}}</ref>
|League Two
|32||0||1||0||3||0||2{{efn|name=FAT}}||0||38||0
|-
!colspan=2|Total
!39!!0!!1!!0!!3!!0!!4||0||47||0
|-
|[[Wealdstone F.C.|Wealdstone]]
|[[2024-25 National League|2024-25]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|41227|2024|name=Adrian Mariappa|access-date=12 April 2025}}</ref>
|[[National League (English football)|National League]]
|41||0||2||0||colspan=2|—||0||0||43||0
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!497!!10!!36!!0!!30!!1!!7!!0!!570!!11
|}

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===International===
{{updated|30 March 2022|<ref name="Adrian Mariappa">{{NFT player|id=47625|name=Adrian Mariappa|accessdate=5 December 2013}}</ref>}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ International statistics
|-
! National team !! Year !! Apps !! Goals
|-
|rowspan="9"|[[Jamaica national football team|Jamaica]]
| 2012 || 6 || 0
|-
| 2013 || 9 || 0
|-
| 2014 || 4 || 0
|-
| 2015 || 16 || 1
|-
| 2016 || 7 || 0
|-
| 2018 || 1 || 0
|-
| 2019 || 6 || 0
|-
| 2021 || 9 || 0
|-
| 2022 || 6 || 0
|-
! colspan="2" | Total !! 64 !! 1
|}

:''Scores and results list Jamaica's goal tally first.''<ref name="Adrian Mariappa"/>

{| class="wikitable"
! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| align=center | 1 || 4 September 2015 || [[Independence Park (Jamaica)|Independence Park]], [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]], Jamaica || {{fb|NCA}} || align=center | '''2'''–3 || align=center | 2–3 || [[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF third round|2018 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|}

==Honours==
'''Watford'''
*[[Football League Championship play-offs]]: [[2006 Football League play-offs#Championship|2006]]<ref name=2006Playoffs/>
*[[FA Cup]] runner-up: [[2018–19 FA Cup|2018–19]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48236232 |title=Manchester City 6–0 Watford |first=Phil |last=McNulty |website=BBC Sport |date=18 May 2019 |access-date=18 May 2019}}</ref>

'''Crystal Palace'''
*FA Cup runner-up: [[2015–16 FA Cup|2015–16]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36292265 |title=Crystal Palace 1–2 Manchester United |first=Phil |last=McNulty |website=BBC Sport |date=21 May 2016 |access-date=19 May 2019}}</ref>

'''Jamaica'''
*[[CONCACAF Gold Cup]] runner-up: [[2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup|2015]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/33670944|title=Jamaica 1–3 Mexico|work=BBC Sport |date=27 July 2015}}</ref>

'''Individual'''
*[[Watford F.C. Player of the Season|Watford Player of the Season]]: [[2011–12 Watford F.C. season|2011–12]]<ref name="POTY"/>
*[[A-Leagues All Stars Game|A-Leagues All Star]]: [[2022 A-Leagues All Stars Game|2022]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/7747208/alm-young-guns-get-shot-against-barcelona/|title=ALM young guns get shot against Barcelona|first=Anna|last=Harrington|date=20 May 2022|access-date=20 May 2022|website=[[The Canberra Times]]}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20131002183758/http://www.cpfc.co.uk/team/player-profile/index.aspx?playerid=299877&tcmuri=1034187 Adrian Mariappa profile] at Crystal Palace F.C.
* {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20140715114119/http://www.jamaicafootballfederation.com/v1/adrian-mariappa-reggae-boyz-defender/ Adrian Mariappa profile]}} at the Jamaica Football Federation
* {{Soccerbase}}
* {{NFT player}}
* {{Premier League player}}

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