Alejandro Maciel

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| name = Alejandro Maciel

| image =

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| fullname = Alejandro Ramón Maciel

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|4|22|df=y}}

| birth_place = El Porvenir, Argentina

| height = 1.83 m{{cite news|title=Santamarina suma a Alejandro Maciel|url=https://www.lavozdetandil.com.ar/2018/06/21/santamarina-suma-a-alejandro-maciel|accessdate=31 March 2019|work=La Voz de Tandil|date=21 June 2018}}

| position = Centre-back

| currentclub = Olimpia

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| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Sportivo Eldorado

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| youthclubs2 = Boca Juniors

| youthyears3 = 2016–2018

| youthclubs3 = → Talleres (loan)

| years1 = 2018–2022

| clubs1 = Talleres

| caps1 = 0

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2018–2019

| clubs2 = → Santamarina (loan)

| caps2 = 4

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2019–2020

| clubs3 = → Villa Dálmine (loan)

| caps3 = 21

| goals3 = 1

| years4 = 2020–2021

| clubs4 = → Central Córdoba SdE (loan)

| caps4 = 27

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2022

| clubs5 = → Banfield (loan)

| caps5 = 33

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2023–2025

| clubs6 = Banfield

| caps6 = 66

| goals6 = 1

| years7 = 2025–

| clubs7 = Olimpia

| caps7 = 0

| goals7 = 0

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| club-update = 14:39, 10 January 2025 (UTC)

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Alejandro Ramón Maciel (born 22 April 1997) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Olimpia.{{cite news|title=Argentina - A. Maciel|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/alejandro-ramon-maciel/503346/|accessdate=31 March 2019|work=Soccerway}}

Career

Maciel began with Sportivo Eldorado, before joining Boca Juniors.{{cite news|title=Alejandro Maciel y su ilusión en Boca Juniors|url=http://www.deportesmisiones.com.ar/futbol/futbol-misionero/2014/10/27/alejandro-maciel-y-su-ilusion-en-boca-juniors/|accessdate=31 March 2019|work=Deportes Misiones|date=27 October 2014}}{{cite news|title=Alejandro Maciel: con 17 años, de Eldorado a la primera de Boca Juniors|url=https://misionesonline.net/2015/01/22/alejandro-maciel-con-17-anos-de-eldorado-a-la-primera-de-boca-juniors/|accessdate=31 March 2019|work=Misiones Online|date=22 January 2015}}{{cite news|title=Dos juveniles a Talleres|url=http://www.planetabocajuniors.com.ar/dos-juveniles-a-talleres/|accessdate=31 March 2019|work=Planeta Boca Juniors|date=31 August 2016}} In August 2016, Maciel joined Talleres' academy on loan. The deal was made permanent in January 2018, with Maciel joining as part of the transfer that took Emanuel Reynoso to Boca Juniors.{{cite news|title=Quiénes son los juveniles que cede Boca para comprar a Bebelo Reynoso|url=http://www.planetabocajuniors.com.ar/quienes-son-los-juveniles-que-cede-boca-para-comprar-a-bebelo-reynoso/|accessdate=31 March 2019|work=Planeta Boca Juniors|date=24 January 2018}}{{cite news|title=Otro misionero involucrado en el pase de Bebelo Reynoso a Boca|url=https://misionesonline.net/2018/01/24/misionero-involucrado-pase-bebelo-reynoso-boca/|accessdate=31 March 2019|work=Misiones Online|date=24 January 2018}} He was promoted into Talleres' senior squad from December 2017, being an unused substitute for fixtures with Colón, Defensa y Justicia and Gimnasia y Esgrima in the 2017–18 Primera División campaign.{{cite news|title=Quién es Maciel, el defensor que podría debutar en Talleres ante Atlético Tucumán|url=https://mundod.lavoz.com.ar/futbol/quien-es-maciel-el-defensor-que-podria-debutar-en-talleres-ante-atletico-tucuman|accessdate=31 March 2019|work=Mundo D - La Voz|date=7 March 2018}} On 22 June 2018, Maciel was loaned to Primera B Nacional's Santamarina.{{cite news|title=Ficha Estadistica de ALEJANDRO MACIEL|url=http://www.bdfa.com.ar/jugadores-ALEJANDRO-RAMON-MACIEL-112803.html|accessdate=31 March 2019|work=BDFA}}{{cite news|title=Alejandro Maciel, otro refuerzo del aurinegro|url=https://www.eleco.com.ar/deportes/alejandro-maciel-otro-refuerzo-del-aurinegro/|accessdate=31 March 2019|work=El Eco|date=22 June 2018}} After an ankle injury, his pro bow came in March 2019 versus Almagro.{{cite news|title=Alejandro Maciel comenzó la recuperación junto al plantel|url=https://www.lavozdetandil.com.ar/2018/10/30/alejandro-maciel-comenzo-la-recuperacion-junto-al-plantel|accessdate=31 March 2019|work=La Voz de Tandil|date=30 October 2018}}

Maciel spent the 2019–20 campaign on loan with Villa Dálmine, scoring once in twenty-one appearances.{{cite news|title=El regreso de casi un equipo entero en Talleres|url=https://mundod.lavoz.com.ar/futbol/el-regreso-de-casi-un-equipo-entero-en-talleres|accessdate=26 June 2020|work=Mundo D|date=16 June 2020}}

After a loan spell at Central Córdoba SdE from October 2020 until the end of 2021, Maciel signed a one-year loan deal with Banfield.[https://eldopolis.com/news/alejandro-maciel-es-nuevo-refuerzo-de-banfield/ Alejandro Maciel es nuevo refuerzo de Banfield], eldopolis.com, 7 January 2022

Career statistics

{{updated|26 June 2020}}.

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|Cup !colspan="2"\|Continental !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="3"\|Talleres \|2017–18 \|rowspan="2"\|Primera División \|0	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	0	0	0	0
2018–19 \|0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
colspan="2"\|Total !0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
rowspan="1"\|Santamarina (loan) \|2018–19 \|rowspan="2"\|Primera B Nacional \|4	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	0	0	4	0
rowspan="1"\|Villa Dálmine (loan) \|2019–20 \|21	1	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	0	0	21	1
colspan="3"\|Career total !25	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	1