Mariska Manshaden is the beloved mother of Donyell Malen, a Dutch-born professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund and the Netherlands national team.
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She is no longer with Donyell's father
Mariska is no longer with Donyell's father Robert Malen. Donyell took the last name of his Surinamese father.
His father played football for the Surinamese youth team.
Following her separation from Donyell's father, she became a single mom. Growing up, Donyell spent most of his time at her parents' house.
Mariska in an interview said, Donyell never missed a father figure in his life because her parents were also a bit like his parents.
According to her, football was the sport for them. Her father supported Donyell in everything and when her father died, it hit hard on Donyell.
She met her current husband when Donyell was seven
Mariska gave love a second chance when she met her current husband George Hilverink. She met him when her son was seven years old.
They first moved in with him at Hotel/cafe de Boemerang in Anna Palowna, stayed there for two years, and then moved to Breezand.
Donyell met his three half-siblings. He found his older brother in the form of his oldest half-brother who was then 19.
Her mother fueled football interest in her son
It was her mother who fueled football interest in Donyell. He spent a lot of time with his grandmother growing up and played football with her.
According to Donyell, when he was three years old, his grandmother gave him the ball and told him to stop the ball and pass it back.
She named the game "Stop and Shoot". They usually did it for hours a day.
She plays the pivotal part in her son's success story
When Donyell was nine years old, he was scouted by Ajax. Mariska would take him back and forth from Breezand to Amsterdam four times a week.
After eight years in Amsterdam, Donyell chose to leave the club for English club Arsenal despite the club's great deal of resistance.
Mariska said she didn't expect that step at all but Donyell wanted to start all over again.
Mariska never wanted to be able to reproach herself that her choice would become his choice, and he would miss out on something as a result so she supported his decision.
Both mother and son moved to England together. Donyell was sixteen at the time.
According to Mariska, moving to London was very tough for her because she had nothing to do there while it all went smoothly with Donyell.
Her husband was alone in Breezand but he would visit them once on a weekend.
After two years at Arsenal, Donyell rang her saying he wanted to leave, back to Holland because he had a doubt whether he would eventually get a chance at Arsenal.
In late August 2017, Donyell joined the reserve team of PSV and made his senior debut for the club the following year.
Donyell started living on his own but Mariska traveled over two hundred kilometers every week not to miss his match.
Donyell signed a five-year contract in July 2021 with Borussia Dortmund and in September scored his first Champions League goal for the club in a 1-0 win over Sporting CP.
Her son is the father of two
Donyell is the father of two. He shares two kids with his wife Delisha Chanayla Malen.
They welcomed their first child, a son London Felipe Lou in 2020. Their second child, another son was born in 2023.
Donyell is the club's top scorer in the league with 13 goals in his 2023-24 season.
In an interview with Borussia Dortmund, he said he started scoring after his son's birth in March.
Net Worth
Her net worth is currently under review. As of now, we have the net worth of her son. Her son has a net worth of around $10 million.