Adelaide Utd sign Curacao international

Adelaide United have signed a left-back with international experience for Curacao for the looming A-League season.

Michael Maria, a 24-year-old who has played 20 internationals for the Dutch Caribbean island, will link again with Adelaide's new coach Gertjan Verbeek.

Maria, who has played under Verbeek in Germany and the Netherlands, most recently played for Charlotte Independence in the United States' second-tier.