His first league match was on 20 September at ADO Den Haag, where he replaced the injured Sander Keller after 67 minutes.

[2][3] In the 2017–18 season, Van der Maarel was named FC Utrecht Player of the Year by the club's supporters and thereby won the David di Tommaso Trophy.

[4] On 22 February 2021, Van der Maarel signed a two-year contract extension, keeping him part of Utrecht until 2023.

At that point, he had made 307 official appearances for the club, making him sixth on the all-time list of most games played for Utrecht.

[6][7] On 5 October 2011, Van der Maarel was called up for Netherlands U21, for the European U21 Championship group 4 qualifiers at Finland and Poland.