Giancarlo Maldonado

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In this
Spanish name, the first or paternal surname
is Maldonado and the second or maternal family name is Marrero.
Giancarlo Maldonado
Maldonado in 2008
Personal information
Full name Giancarlo Gregorio Maldonado Marrero
Date of birth (1982-06-29) 29 June 1982 (age 41)
Place of birth
Caracas, Venezuela
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2001
River Plate UY
 12 (3)
2001–2002 Nacional Táchira 21 (8)
2002–2003
Mineros
 31 (5)
2003–2006
Maracaibo
 35 (27)
2006–2007
O'Higgins
 32 (16)
2007–2011
Atlante
 106 (51)
2009 → Xerez (loan) 11 (1)
2010 → Chivas USA (loan) 10 (2)
2011–2012
Atlas
 16 (2)
2012–2013
Mineros
 17 (5)
2012–2013
Deportivo Táchira
 18 (4)
2013–2014
Estudiantes de Merida
 13 (6)
2013–2014
Deportivo Táchira
 16 (3)
2014–2015
Atlante
 24 (11)
2015 Real España 9 (0)
2016
Atletico Venezuela
 18 (5)
2016–2017
Deportivo Táchira
 23 (9)
2017 Alebrijes de Oaxaca 14 (7)
2017–2018 Club San José 17 (1)
2018 Atlante 14 (3)
2018–2019
Deportivo Táchira
 27 (3)
2019–2020 Academia Puerto Cabello 16 (1)
2021–2022 Metropolitan FA 0 (0)
International career
2003–2011 Venezuela 65 (22)
Managerial career
2023 Yalmakán
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Giancarlo Gregorio Maldonado Marrero (Spanish pronunciation: [xjanˈkaɾlo maldoˈnaðo], born 29 June 1982) is a Venezuelan footballer who plays as a striker.

Club career

River Plate

Maldonado began his footballing career in Uruguay, where he started out in the youth teams of

Mineros de Guayana
.

Maracaibo

In 2003 Maldonado signed for Unión Atlético Maracaibo where he stayed for three seasons and scored 22 goals. During his time at the club he played 5 games without scoring in the 2004 Copa Libertadores and scored 3 goals in his 6 appearances in the 2006 Copa Libertadores.

O'Higgins

In 2006 Maldonado joined Chilean club

O'Higgins
where he scored 21 goals in his 42 appearances.

Atlante

Maldonado joined

Cancún, Mexico. Maldonado finished the Apertura 2007 campaign as second top goalscorer with 18 goals. His 18 goals for Atlante and the 8 that he had scored earlier in the year with C.D. O'Higgins earned him the 2007 Golden Boot of the Americas award, sharing the honour with Martín Palermo of Boca Juniors.[1] In the Clausura 2008, Maldonado was again Atlante's top scorer, this time with 7 goals, the reigning champions Atlante were however unable to defend their title, missing out on the playoffs following a 3–2 loss to C.F. Monterrey
.

Having won the Apertura 2007 Atlante qualified for the

Cruz Azul
2–0 on aggregate.

Xerez

Maldonado was signed for an undisclosed fee by newly promoted Spanish

Xerez C.D. on 25 August 2009 after impressing for Atlante in the 2009 Peace Cup in Málaga, Spain. He made his league debut for Xerez on 30 August 2009 in a 2–0 loss to RCD Mallorca and left the club on 30 December 2009 to join his former club Atlante F.C.

Chivas

Maldonado was signed by

Chivas USA during the summer transfer widow after spending two years with Atlante. He had three goals and one assist in league and Superliga. His contract option was declined after only scoring two goals in 10 appearances in league games.[2]

Atlas

Maldonado was transferred on loan to

Club Atlas on 5 December 2011.[3] After long negotiations Maldonado was bought by Atlas on 20 December 2011 but had to give Ricardo Jimenez and Hebert Alferez transfers and some money to Atlante so the transfer could happen.[4]

International career

Having made a name for himself as a promising young attacker playing in the youth ranks of

Uruguayan Football Association approached him to play at youth level for the Uruguay national team. Maldonado rejected the offers however and chose instead to play for Venezuela
, his county of birth and to help the sport in Venezuela.

"I just felt the need to fight for my country and help their football to grow."[5]

Maldonado, Venezuela's all-time leading goal scorer, made his debut for the national team on 20 August 2003 in a friendly against

Copa América 2007, scoring Venezuela's opening goal of the tournament in the 2–2 draw with Bolivia
and helping them make it through the first round for the first time ever. Venezuela would later exit the tournament after losing 4–1 to Uruguay.

Maldonado scored the first goal in a historic match where Venezuela beat Brazil 2–0 in a friendly match played in front of 54,045 fans in Boston, USA.[6] The result marked the first time Venezuela had ever recorded a victory against the Brazilians in 17 attempts.

Maldonado also played a key role in Venezuela's 2010 World Cup Qualification campaign, scoring 6 goals in 15 appearances.

Personal life

He is the son of

Javier and Andres
also play professional football in Venezuela.

Career statistics

Club

Accurate as of 14 September 2012
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
River Plate
 2001 7 1 7 1
2002 5 2 5 2
Total 12 3 12 3
Nacional Táchira 2001–02 21 8 21 8
Total 21 8 21 8
Mineros de Guayana
 2002–03 31 5 31 5
Total 31 5 31 5
Maracaibo 2003–04
2004–05
2005–06
Total 35 27 35 27
O'Higgins
 2006 16 8 16 8
2007
 16 8 16 8
Total 32 16 32 16
Atlante 2007–08 26 22 5 3 0 0 31 25
2008–09 27 5 4 1 6 2 37 8
2009–10 15 1 0 0 0 0 15 1
2010–11 15 4 2 1 0 0 17 5
2011–12 12 5 0 0 0 0 12 5
Total 95 37 11 5 6 2 112 44
Xerez (loan) 2009–10 9 0 1 1 0 0 10 1
Total 9 0 1 1 0 0 10 1
Chivas USA (loan) 2010 10 2 1 0 0 0 11 2
Total 10 2 1 0 0 0 11 2
Atlas
 2011–12 16 2 0 0 0 0 16 2
Total 16 2 0 0 0 0 16 2
Mineros de Guayana
 2012–13 6 3 0 0 3 0 9 3
Total 6 3 0 0 3 0 9 3
Career totals 267 103 13 6 9 2 289 111

International goals

Honours

Club

Nacional Táchira
Unión Atlético Maracaibo
Atlante

International

Individual

  • Bota de Oro (1): 2007

References

  1. ^ "Venezolano Maldonado recibe "Bota de Oro" (Spanish)". Ministerio del Poder Popular para la Comunicación y la Información. 24 June 2008. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2009.
  2. ^ "Latest News | Chivas USA". Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
  3. ^ "Giancarlo Maldonado y Jorge Villalpando, primeros refuerzos del Atlas". www.mediotiempo.com. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Mediotiempo - Noticias deportivas y de última hora".
  5. ^ a b "Maldonado carrying Vinotinto hopes". FIFA. 7 May 2008. Archived from the original on 9 May 2008. Retrieved 6 September 2009.
  6. ^ "Venezuela beat Brazil, make history". FIFA. 7 June 2008. Archived from the original on 7 June 2008. Retrieved 6 September 2009.
  7. ^ Giancarlo Maldonado - International Goals

External links

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