Jonathan Maidana

Jonathan Maidana

220px Jonathan Maidana in 2010
Personal information
Full name	Jonathan Ramón Maidana
Date of birth	(1985-07-29) July 29, 1985
Place of birth	Adrogué, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height
Position(s)	Centre back
Team 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)
International career‡
2005	Argentina U-20	2	(1)
2011–	Argentina	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 April 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 May 2016

Jonathan Ramón Maidana (born July 29, 1985) is an Argentine football central defender who also can play on the side. He currently plays 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.

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.

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

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 (1): 2015
• Copa Libertadores (1): 2015
• Suruga Bank Championship: 2015

External links

• Jonathan Maidana – FIFA competition record
• Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI
• Statistics at BDFA (Spanish)