Cristian Óscar Maidana (born January 24, 1987) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a winger for Paraguayan club Tembetary.
 Maidana playing for Spartak Moscow in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cristian Óscar Maidana | ||
| Date of birth | January 24, 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Resistencia, Chaco Province, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tembetary | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2006 | Banfield | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2007 | Banfield | 41 | (0) |
| 2008–2011 | Spartak Moscow | 34 | (3) |
| 2009 | → Recreativo (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| 2011 | → Huracán (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2011–2014 | Rangers de Talca | 31 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | → Atlante (loan) | 25 | (3) |
| 2013 | → Argentinos Juniors (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Philadelphia Union | 54 | (3) |
| 2016 | Houston Dynamo | 30 | (3) |
| 2017 | Al Ahli | 6 | (0) |
| 2017 | Rionegro Águilas | 12 | (0) |
| 2018 | Deportivo Capiatá | 37 | (4) |
| 2019 | CSA | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Olimpia | 30 | (1) |
| 2021 | Cobresal | 5 | (1) |
| 2022 | Boca Unidos | 28 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Los Andes | 33 | (5) |
| 2024– | Tembetary | 12 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2006 | Argentina U20 | 7 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 June 2024 | |||
Club career
editBanfield
editMaidana made his professional debut for Banfield in 2006, and rapidly established himself as a regular first-team player.
Europe
editIn December 2007, the Argentine club reached an agreement with Spartak Moscow for Maidana's transfer to the Russian side for a $3.5 million fee.
On January 16, 2009, he was loaned to Recreativo Huelva.
In the second half of the year, he returned to Spartak but was seriously injured in his very first game after the comeback (a Russian Cup match against FC Moscow).
Latin America
editOn December 14, 2010, Maidana was loaned to Huracán, back in Argentina.[1]
In the middle of 2011 he signed with the club Rangers de Talca of Chile, being together with Gabriel Roth, star reinforcements for the talquino team which won promotion to the first division. In early 2012, renewed its link with Rangers for the next 2 seasons.
On July 19, 2012, the Rangers president, Richard Pini, confirmed his move to Atlante of Mexico. On July 26, 2012, Jose Antonio Garcia, CEO of Atlante confirmed his arrival at the club.[2]
For the 2013–2014 season Maidana returned to Argentina to play for Argentinos Juniors.
Philadelphia Union
editMaidana signed with Major League Soccer club Philadelphia Union on January 15, 2014. His first goal for the Union was the winning goal in a 2–1 win at Sporting Kansas City on May 14, 2014.[3]
Houston Dynamo
editOn December 7, 2015, Maidana was traded to Houston Dynamo alongside teammate Andrew Wenger in exchange for allocation money and the #6 selection in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft.[4]
International career
editMaidana made his debut for Argentina U20 on May 18, 2006, in the Toulon Tournament in a 1–0 loss to China.[5] He traveled with Argentina for the 2006 World Cup as an extra player for training purposes.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Huracán abrió el libro de pases: contrató a Cristian Maidana". Cancha Llena (in Spanish). December 14, 2010. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
- ^ "Atlante annuncia a Cristian Maidana como su ultimo refuerzo". terra.com (in Spanish). July 26, 2012. Retrieved July 26, 2012.
- ^ "Union add Maidana". philadelphiaunion.com. January 15, 2014. Archived from the original on April 3, 2015. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
- ^ "Houston Dynamo acquire Cristian Maidana, Andrew Wenger from Philadelphia Union". December 7, 2015.
- ^ "XXXIV. Tournoi Espoirs de Toulon 2006 - Details". Archived from the original on October 20, 2009. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
- ^ "Google Translate".
External links
edit- Guardian statistics at the Wayback Machine (archived 29 April 2012)
- Cristian Maidana – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
- Cristian Maidana at Soccerway