María Jesús Maldonado Maira (born 13 August 1997) is a Chilean field hockey player.

[2][3] Maldonado made her international debut for the Chile senior team in 2017 at a test series in Cape Town, South Africa.

[5] From this tournament, the team qualified for the 2016 Junior World Cup where Maldonado also represented Chile.

[8] At the 2018 South American Games in Cochabamba, Bolivia, Maldonado represented Chile in the women's hockey tournament where the team won a bronze medal.

[9] Her brother, José, also plays hockey and is a member of the Chilean men's national team.