María Maldonado (field hockey)

María Jesús Maldonado Maira (born 13 August 1997) is a Chilean field hockey player.^[1] She plays for Spanish club Sanse Complutense^[es].

Career

In August 2024, Maldonado moved to Spain to play for Sanse Complutense^[es].^[2]^[3]

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]

Her brother, José, also plays hockey and is a member of the Chilean men's national team.

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