Giancarlo Maldonado
Maldonado in 2008
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Giancarlo Gregorio Maldonado Marrero | ||
| Date of birth | 29 June 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Caracas, Venezuela | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Alebrijes de Oaxaca | ||
| 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 Tachira | 18 | (4) |
| 2013–2014 | Estudiantes de Merida | 13 | (6) |
| 2013–2014 | Deportivo Tachira | 16 | (3) |
| 2014–2015 | Atlante | 24 | (11) |
| 2015 | Real España | 9 | (0) |
| 2016 | Atletico Venezuela | 18 | (5) |
| 2016–2017 | Deportivo Tachira | 23 | (9) |
| 2017– | Alebrijes de Oaxaca | 14 | (7) |
| National team | |||
| 2003–2011 | Venezuela | 64 | (22) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 January 2017 (UTC). |
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Giancarlo Gregorio Maldonado Marrero (Spanish pronunciation: [xjanˈkarlo maldoˈnaðo], born 29 June 1982) is a Venezuelan footballer that currently plays for Alebrijes de Oaxaca as a striker.
Maldonado began his footballing career in Uruguay, where he started out in the youth teams of Montevideo club River Plate, going on his first team debut in 1999 but first team opportunities were limited and he twice returned to his home country of Venezuela on loan. First he went on loan to Nacional Táchira, where his father was the manager, for the 2001–2002 season and despite only scoring 8 goals he helped the now defunct club to their only title. The following season Maldonado was on loan at Mineros de Guayana.
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.
In 2006 Maldonado joined Chilean club O'Higgins where he scored 21 goals in his 42 appearances.
Maldonado joined México Primera División side Atlante F.C. in July 2007, scoring on his debut in a friendly against Tecamachalco. He made his league debut for Atlante on 4 August 2007 against Jaguares scoring his side's only goal in a match that finished in a 1–1 draw. His goals for Atlante helped the team win the Apertura 2007 title, their third title and an historic one in their first season since relocating from Mexico City to 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. 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.
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