Adrián Alejandro Maidana (born 30 November 1988) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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for Talleres, on loan from

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Career

Maidana began his career with

Primera B Nacional Primera Nacional (usually called simply Nacional B, (English "National B Division"), and known as Primera B Nacional until the 2019–20 season) is the second division of the Argentine football league system. The competition is made up of 38 team ...

Belgrano Belgrano may refer to: People * Joaquín Belgrano (1773–1848), an Argentine patriot * José Denis Belgrano (1844–1917), Spanish painter * Joseph Belgrano (1762–1823), Argentine military officer and politician, brother of Manuel * Manuel Be ...

. He made his professional debut on 20 June 2009 during a 2–1 defeat to

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, which was one of three appearances in 2008–09 which ended with Belgrano losing in the promotion play-offs to

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. They were promoted two seasons later, with Maidana having featured twenty-four times. Ahead of 2011–12, Maidana was loaned to

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. He scored his first senior goal in August 2011 against

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. He returned to Belgrano two years later, which preceded an immediate loan move to

on 18 July 2013. After two goals in thirty games on loan with Brown, with Maidana back with his parent club, he was loaned out for a third time to Primera B Nacional side Nueva Chicago. Seven months later, in February 2015, Maidana departed Belgrano permanently to rejoin Brown; now in the third tier. He netted goals in matches with Tristán Suárez and

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as the club won promotion to the

2016 Primera B Nacional The 2016 Argentine Primera B Nacional was the 31st season of the Argentine second division. The season began in January and ended in July. Twenty-two teams competed in the league, sixteen returning from the 2015 season, two teams that were releg ...

. July 2019 saw Maidana loaned to Primera B Metropolitana's Talleres.

Career statistics

Honours

;Sarmiento *

: 2011–12 ;Brown *

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Maidana, Adrián 1988 births Living people Footballers from Córdoba Province, Argentina Argentine men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Primera Nacional players Primera B Metropolitana players Club Atlético Belgrano footballers Club Atlético Sarmiento footballers Club Atlético Brown footballers Club Atlético Nueva Chicago footballers Talleres de Remedios de Escalada footballers 21st-century Argentine sportsmen