In 2015, he was sent on loan to Este in the Italian fourth division Serie D from Italian Serie A club Chievo.
While playing for Arzignano in the Italian fourth division, he received offers from the second and third division but could not join due to not having citizenship of the European Union at the time.[1]
In 2020, Maldonado signed for Italian third division Serie C team Catania. After the league initially did not register him due to question about his legal status, he was accepted to play on 8 October 2020.[2]