Alexandro Maidana

Alexandro Maidana
Personal information
Full name Alexandro Maidana Mendieta
Date of birth (2005-07-26) 26 July 2005
Place of birth Caacupé, Paraguay
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Talleres
Number 3
Youth career
Guaraní
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023–2026 Guaraní 29 (3)
2023 → Atyrá (loan) 23 (2)
2024 → Resistencia (loan) 24 (4)
2026– Talleres 9 (2)
International career‡
2025 Paraguay U20 4 (0)
2026– Paraguay 4 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:26, 9 June 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 08:41, 26 June 2026 (UTC)

Alexandro Maidana Mendieta (born 26 July 2005) is a Paraguayan professional football player who plays as a left-back for Argentine Primera División club Talleres, and the Paraguay national team.

Club career

A youth product of Guaraní, Maidana began his senior career in 2023 on loan with Atyrá in the Paraguayan División Intermedia. The following season, he went on loan with Resistencia in the same division.[1] In 2025, he returned to Guaraní and played for their senior team in the Paraguayan Primera División. On 27 February 2026, he transferred to the Argentine Primera División club Talleres on a long-term contract.[2]

International career

Maidana was part of the Paraguay U20s at the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[3] He was called up to the senior Paraguay national team for a set of friendlies in March 2026.[4] He debuted in a friendly 1–0 win over Greece on 26 March 2026.[5]

On 1 June 2026, he was named by head coach Gustavo Alfaro in Paraguay's 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[6]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 25 June 2026
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Paraguay 202641
Total41

Scores and results list Paraguay's goal tally first.

List of international goals scored by Alexandro Maidana
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
15 June 2026Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay2 Nicaragua4–04–0Friendly

References

  1. ↑ Flores, Javier (27 February 2026). "El lateral izquierdo paraguayo que llegaría a Talleres: quién es Alexandro Maidana". www.lavoz.com.ar.
  2. ↑ "Alexandro Maidana deja el "Legendario" para sumarse a Talleres de Córdoba - Guaraní - ABC Color". www.abc.com.py.
  3. ↑ "Guaraní: Maidana, sensible resta legendaria - Guaraní - ABC Color". www.abc.com.py.
  4. ↑ "Andrés Cubas, lesión y baja en Paraguay: entra Lucas Romero". www.abc.com.py (in Spanish). 20 March 2026. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
  5. ↑ "Alexandro Maidana debutó con Paraguay y sueña con ir al Mundial marzo 2026 - Canal Showsport". 28 March 2026.
  6. ↑ "Coupe du monde 2026: découvrez la liste des 26 joueurs du Paraguay avec Julio Enciso". RMC Sport (in French). 1 June 2026. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
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