Jonathan Maidana
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jonathan Ramón Maidana | ||
| Date of birth | July 29, 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Adrogué, Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | River Plate | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Los Andes | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004 | Los Andes | 37 | (3) |
| 2005–2008 | Boca Juniors | 66 | (1) |
| 2008–2010 | Metalist Kharkiv | 49 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Banfield (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2010– | River Plate | 165 | (5) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005 | Argentina U-20 | 2 | (1) |
| 2011– | Argentina | 3 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 April 2015. | |||
Jonathan Ramón Maidana (born July 29, 1985) is an Argentine professional football who plays as a centre back for River Plate.
Career
After an initial period in Los Andes, Maidana transferred to Boca Juniors and made his debut with a 9-minute substitute appearance in a 2–2 draw with São Paulo F.C. in the 2006 Recopa Sudamericana. On 31 August 2008, Metalist Kharkiv secured Maidana's transfer. Two years later, in January 2010, he was loaned to reigning Argentine champions Banfield.[1]
After six months in Banfield, Maidana joined River Plate, rivals of his former team Boca Juniors. The defender scored River's winning goal in the 1–0 victory over Boca for the 2010 Apertura's Superclásico.[2]
International career
Maidana represented the Argentina national under-20 football team. In 2008, he made his debut for the U-23 team in an unofficial friendly against Guatemala, scoring in the 5–0 victory.
Honours
Club
- Boca Juniors
- Copa Sudamericana (2): 2005, 2006
- Recopa Sudamericana (1): 2006
- Argentine Primera División (2): 2006 Clausura, 2008 Apertura
- Copa Libertadores (1): 2007
- River Plate
- Primera B Nacional (1): 2011–12 Primera B Nacional
- Argentine Primera División (1): 2014 Final
- Copa Campeonato: 2013–14
- Copa Sudamericana (1): 2014
- Recopa Sudamericana (2): 2015 2016
- Copa Libertadores (1): 2015
- Suruga Bank Championship (1): 2015
International
- Argentina
- Copa América: Runner-up 2016
References
- ↑ El Gallego Maidana at Olé (Spanish)
- ↑ Claudio Mauri (2010-11-16). "River tuvo la fuerza que le faltó a Boca para levantarse". Cancha Llena (in Spanish). Retrieved 2010-11-17.
External links
- Jonathan Maidana – FIFA competition record
- Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI
- Statistics at BDFA (Spanish)
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