Cristian Óscar Maidana (born January 24, 1987) is an Argentine

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who plays as a winger for Argentino Quilmes.

Club career

Banfield

Maidana made his professional debut for Banfield in 2006, and rapidly established himself as a regular first-team player.

Europe

In December 2007, the Argentine club reached an agreement with

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for Maidana's transfer to the Russian side for a $3.5 million fee. On January 16, 2009, he was loaned to

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. 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

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Latin America

On December 14, 2010, Maidana was loaned to

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, back in Argentina. In the middle of 2011 he signed with the club

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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

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of Mexico. On July 26, 2012, Jose Antonio Garcia, CEO of Atlante confirmed his arrival at the club. For the 2013–2014 season Maidana returned to Argentina to play for

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Philadelphia Union

Maidana signed with

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club

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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.

Houston Dynamo

On December 7, 2015, Maidana was traded to

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alongside teammate

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in exchange for allocation money and the #6 selection in the

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International career

Maidana made his debut for

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on May 18, 2006, in the

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in a 1–0 loss to

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. He traveled with

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for the

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as an extra player for training purposes.

Career statistics

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