Braian Ezequiel Maidana Talavera (born 22 July 1999) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a winger for Juventud Unida of San Miguel,

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Career

Maidana is a product of the

Huracán Huracán (; ; , "one legged"), often referred to as ''U Kʼux Kaj'', the "Heart of Sky", is a Kʼicheʼ Maya god of wind, storm, fire and one of the creator deities who participated in all three attempts at creating humanity. He also caused th ...

youth system. He signed his first professional contract in November 2017. Maidana was promoted into interim manager Néstor Apuzzo's first-team squad in December 2019 for a Primera División encounter with

Arsenal de Sarandí Arsenal Fútbol Club (), usually referred as Arsenal de Sarandí , or simply Arsenal, is an Argentine sports club from the Sarandí district of Avellaneda Partido, Greater Buenos Aires. The football team currently plays in Primera Nacional, t ...

, with the winger subsequently making his senior debut during a 2–0 home defeat; he replaced Agustín Curruhinca with nine minutes remaining at the

Estadio Tomás Adolfo Ducó The Estadio Tomás A. Ducó is a football stadium in Argentina, located in the Parque Patricios neighborhood of Buenos Aires. The stadium is the home ground of Club Atlético Huracán and has a capacity of 48,340 spectators. Built between 1941 an ...

. In February 2020, he renewed his contract until June 2023. His second appearance arrived in the

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on 10 January 2021, again against Arsenal; in an away loss. At the end of July 2021, Maidana joined

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club

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on loan until the end of 2022.Una de cal y una de arena para Santamarina
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Maidana, Braian 1999 births Living people Footballers from La Matanza Partido Argentine men's footballers Men's association football forwards Argentine Primera División players Primera Nacional players Club Atlético Huracán footballers 21st-century Argentine sportsmen