Jesús Maraude

Jesús Maraude
Personal information
Date of birth (2008-02-12) 12 February 2008
Place of birth Tarija, Bolivia
Position Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Club Always Ready
Youth career
–2024 Club Bolivar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2025- Club Always Ready 23 (1)
International career
2025 Bolivia U17 9 (2)
2025- Bolivia 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 00:15 (UTC) 27 May 2026

Jesús Maraude (born 2 February 2008) is a Bolivian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Club Always Ready and the Bolivia national football team.[1]

Early and personal life

Born in Tarija, he is the son of Argentine footnall coach and former player Juan Alberto Maraude.[2][3] Maraude began playing as a child in San José de Tarija and later moved to García Ágreda and subsequently played for Albiceleste, his father's soccer school. From the age of 12 years-old he was in the youth academy of Club Bolivar.[2]

Club career

At the start of 2025, he joined Club Always Ready.[2] He made his debut in April 2025 against GV San José. Having won the league title with Club Always Ready he scored his scored his first professional goal against Club Deportivo Guabirá that year.[3]

International career

Maraude played for the Bolivia U15 team at the 2023 South American U-15 Championship. He went on to be a key player and captain of the Bolivia national under-17 football team that played at the 2025 South American U-17 Championship and qualified for the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup, playing as a number 10. Playing at the championships in Qatar, he scored a panenka style penalty kick against South Africa.[2][4]

Maraude was called up to the senior Bolivia national football team for their match against Peru in 2025.[3] He continued with the national team in the friendly match against Trinidad and Tobago on 15 March 2026, in a 3–0 win.[5][6]

Honours

National titles

Title Club Country Year
Bolivian Primera División Club Always Ready Bolivia 2025

References

  1. ↑ "Jesus Maraude". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Jesús Maraude: "We can play on equal terms against any team"". Vision360. 25 April 2025. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 "JESÚS MARAUDE, THE BIRTH OF A FOOTBALL STAR". newsapg.com. 25 Dec 2025. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
  4. ↑ ""Enjoy it": the message from the father of Jesús Maraude, captain of the Bolivian Under-17 team". Redundo. 3 November 2025. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
  5. ↑ "Bolivia vs. Trinidad and Tobago". Soccerway. 15 March 2026. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
  6. ↑ "Youngsters Centella and Maraude made their debut in the victory of the Green". Unitel.bo. 15 March 2026. Retrieved 27 March 2026.