Education
Born in Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul, Maidana finished his formation with Criciúma.
Born in Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul, Maidana finished his formation with Criciúma.
He made his first team – and Série A – debut on 23 November 2014, starting in a 1–1 away draw against Flamengo. On 7 September 2015 Maidana rescinded his contract with Criciúma, with the club still holding a percentage of his rights. Fifteen days later he joined, who paid R$ 2 million for 60% of his rights to Monte Cristo European Commission. On 15 May 2015 Maidana was included in Brazil under-20s" final list ahead of that year"s Fédération internationale de football association U-20 World Cup.