Personal information | |||
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Full name | Walter Maximiliano Rueda | ||
Date of birth | 2 December 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Atlanta | ||
Number | 14 | ||
Youth career | |||
Instituto de Paraná | |||
Patronato | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2016–2017 | Belgrano de Paraná | 23 | (0) |
2017 | Atlético Neuquén | – | (–) |
2018 | Sportivo Urquiza | – | (–) |
2018–2019 | Atlético Paraná | 19 | (1) |
2019–2022 | Almagro | 78 | (8) |
2023 | Cobresal | 20 | (1) |
2024– | Atlanta | 9 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 April 2024 |
Walter Maximiliano Rueda (born 2 December 1997), known as Maximiliano Rueda or Maxi Rueda, [2] [3] is an Argentine footballer who plays as a midfielder for Atlanta in the Primera Nacional.
Born in Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina, Rueda was with both Instituto de Paraná and Patronato as a youth player. He started his career at minor categories of the Argentine football playing for Belgrano de Paraná [ es], Atlético Neuquén, [4] Sportivo Urquiza and Atlético Paraná. [5] [6]
In July 2019, he signed with Almagro. [7] [6] In August 2020, he renewed his contract until December 2022. [2]
In 2023, he moved to Chile and joined Cobresal in the top division. [8] [3] They becoming the runner-up in the 2023 season and qualified to the 2024 Copa Libertadores. [9]
In 2024, he returned to Argentina and signed with Atlanta in the Primera Nacional. [10] [9]
He uses his middle name, Maximiliano, to distinguish himself from his father of the same name, Walter. [2]