Deportivo Maldonado
| Full name | Club Deportivo Maldonado | ||
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| Nickname(s) | El Depor Verdirrojo Rojiverde Batacazo | ||
| Founded | August 25, 1928 | ||
| Ground | Estadio Domingo Burgueño, Maldonado, Uruguay | ||
| Capacity | 22,000 | ||
| Chairman | Malcolm Caine | ||
| Manager | Martín Piñeyro | ||
| League | Segunda División | ||
| 2024 | Primera División, 16th of 16 (relegated by average) | ||
| Website | deportivomaldonadosad | ||
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Club Deportivo Maldonado is a football club from Maldonado, Uruguay. They currently play in the Uruguayan Segunda División following their relegation from the Uruguayan Primera División at the end of the 2024 season.
History
Club Deportivo Maldonado, SAD have a history of being a Middle Men club used by third-party owners, where top flight South American clubs will sell players to the team before they are immediately sold or loaned to another club, with the player never appearing for Deportivo Maldonado. Notable players who've made this type of transfer include Allan, Jonathan Calleri, Gerónimo Rulli, Hernán Toledo, Alex Sandro, Marcelo Estigarribia,[1] Willian José[2] and Iván Piris.[3]
Current squad
- As of 15 September 2024[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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References
- ^ Aarons, Ed (10 October 2016). "Welcome to Deportivo Maldonado, where the big names never actually play". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
- ^ Scott, Nate (19 March 2014). "Tiny Uruguayan soccer club makes millions as undercover transfer market middle-man". USA Today. Bloomberg and transfermarkt contributed the content. Gannett Satellite Information Network. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
- ^ "IVAN RODRIGO PIRIS Operazioni di mercato" (PDF) (Press release) (in Italian). A.S. Roma. 1 August 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 February 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
- ^ "Listado 1ra División" (in Spanish). Club Deportivo Maldonado, SAD. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
External links
- Official website (in Spanish)
- Official website of the parent sports club (in Spanish)