Luis Maldonado (footballer, born 1996)

Luis Alberto Maldonado Morocho (born 15 May 1996) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Italian Serie D club Pistoiese.

Luis Maldonado
Personal information
Full name Luis Alberto Maldonado Morocho
Date of birth (1996-05-15) 15 May 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Pasaje, Ecuador
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Pistoiese
Number 28
Youth career
0000–2008 Junín
2008 Kléber Franco Cruz
2009 Urseza
2014–2015 Chievo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Pinzolo Valrendena
2015–2016 Chievo 0 (0)
2015–2016Este (loan) 36 (2)
2016–2020 Arzignano 114 (29)
2020–2022 Catania 45 (2)
2022 Catanzaro 6 (0)
2022–2023 Lecco 17 (0)
2023 Turris 11 (0)
2023–2024 Campobasso 37 (8)
2024– Pistoiese 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 November 2024

Career

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In 2015, he was sent on loan to Este in the Italian fourth division Serie D from Italian Serie A club Chievo.

While playing for Arzignano in the Italian fourth division, he received offers from the second and third division but could not join due to not having citizenship of the European Union at the time.[1]

In 2020, Maldonado signed for Italian third division Serie C team Catania. After the league initially did not register him due to question about his legal status, he was accepted to play on 8 October 2020.[2]

On 20 January 2022, he moved to Catanzaro in Serie C.[3]

On 12 August 2022, Maldonado signed with Lecco.[4] On 10 January 2023, he moved to Turris.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Luis Maldonado: “Prigioniero del mio passaporto, solo con la promozione…” sarannofamosicalcio.com
  2. ^ "Luis Maldonado, tesseramento valido: "Sono felice, mi sembra di rinascere"" (in Italian). Catania. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  3. ^ "LUIS MALDONADO È UN NUOVO CALCIATORE DEL CATANZARO" (in Italian). Catanzaro. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Ufficiale: Luis Maldonado é un nuovo giocatore del Lecco" (in Italian). Lecco. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  5. ^ "MALDONADO E' DELLA TURRIS. ARDIZZONE CEDUTO AL LECCO" (in Italian). Turris. 10 January 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
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