William Antonio Maldonado López (born January 3, 1990) is a
Salvadoran
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professional footballer, who plays as a
midfielder
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.
Club career
San Salvador FC
Maldonado's professional career began on July 3, 2007 when he signed a contract with now defunct
Salvadoran
Salvadorans (), also known as Salvadorians, are citizens of El Salvador, a country in Central America. Most Salvadorans live in El Salvador, although there is also a significant Salvadoran diaspora, particularly in the United States, with smalle ...
national league club,
San Salvador FC. He was one of six players from the
El Salvador U17 national team, that would sign for San Salvador that season. The others were Ricardo Orellana, Diego Chavarría,
Xavier García, Óscar Arroyo and
Fabricio Alfaro.
He first gained the attention of league teams as a member of the 2006–2007
El Salvador U17 national team, where he showed a lot of potential, with his creative passing, speed and exceptional free kicks.
He made his professional debut on September 23, 2007, in a league match against
Alianza, and scored his first goal on October 7 that same year in a match against
FAS. His second goal came four months later on February 20 in a 2–2 away draw against
Chalatenango.
Return to FAS
In May 2017, Maldonado signed again with FAS for the Apertura 2017. With FAS, Maldonado reached the semi-finals of the Apertura 2018, but they were defeated by Alianza.
In December 2018, FAS did not renew Maldonado's contract.
International career
Maldonado made his debut, aged only 17, for
El Salvador
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in a November 2007
friendly match
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against
Jamaica
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, coming on as a late sub for
Shawn Martin. The match has been his only senior international so far.
Career statistics
Club
:''As of March 19, 2017.''
Honours
*
Santa Tecla
**
Primera División (1):
Clausura 2015
References
External links
*
1990 births
Living people
Footballers from Santa Ana, El Salvador
Men's association football midfielders
Salvadoran men's footballers
21st-century Salvadoran sportsmen
El Salvador men's international footballers
San Salvador F.C. footballers
C.D. FAS footballers
Santa Tecla F.C. footballers
2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
El Salvador men's under-20 international footballers
El Salvador men's youth international footballers
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