María Maldonado (field hockey)
Chilean field hockey player (born 1997)
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María Jesús Maldonado Maira (born 13 August 1997) is a Chilean field hockey player.[1] She plays for Spanish club Sanse Complutense [es].
Career
Club hockey
In August 2024, Maldonado moved to Spain to play for Sanse Complutense [es].[2][3]
National team
Maldonado made her international debut for the Chile senior team in 2017 at a test series in Cape Town, South Africa.[4]
Maldonado made her junior debut at the 2016 Pan-Am Junior Championship, where the team won a bronze medal.[5] From this tournament, the team qualified for the 2016 Junior World Cup where Maldonado also represented Chile.[6]
Maldonado was part of the Chile team at the 2017 Pan American Cup.[7] At the tournament, the team recorded a historic 4–3 victory over the United States.[8]
At the 2018 South American Games in Cochabamba, Bolivia, Maldonado represented Chile in the women's hockey tournament where the team won a bronze medal.[9]
Personal life
Her brother, José, also plays hockey and is a member of the Chilean men's national team.
