Linton Maina

German footballer

Linton MainaPersonal information

Full name|  Linton Maina
Date of birth|  (1999-06-23) 23 June 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth|  Berlin, Germany
Height|  1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)|  Attacking midfielder
Team information

Current team

|  1\. FC Köln
Number|  37
Youth career
2003–2011|  SV Pfefferwerk
2011–2014|  SV Empor Berlin
2014–2018|  Hannover 96
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2018–2022|  Hannover 96|  91|  (11)
2022–|  1\. FC Köln|  64|  (4)
International career‡
2014–2015|  Germany U16|  3|  (0)
2015|  Germany U17|  4|  (0)
2016–2017|  Germany U18|  6|  (1)
2017–2018|  Germany U19|  8|  (1)
2018|  Germany U20|  1|  (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:26, 18 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:51, 12 November 2018 (UTC)

Linton Maina (born 23 June 1999) is a German professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Bundesliga club 1\. FC Köln.

## Career

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Maina made his professional debut for Hannover 96 on 18 March 2018, coming on as a substitute for Marvin Bakalorz on matchday 27 of the 2017–18 season of the Bundesliga in a 0–1 away loss against Borussia Dortmund.[1]

On 19 May 2022, it was announced that Maina would join Bundesliga side 1\. FC Köln for the 2022–23 season on a free transfer. He signed a contract with the team until 2025.[2]

## Personal life

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Maina was born in Berlin to a Kenyan father and a German mother.[3]

## Career statistics

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As of match played 18 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition  Club  | Season  | League  | Cup  | Other  | Total

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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals
Hannover 96 | 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0
2018–19 | Bundesliga  | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 21 | 1
2019–20 | 2\. Bundesliga | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 25 | 2
2020–21 | 2\. Bundesliga  | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 19 | 2
2021–22 | 2\. Bundesliga  | 27 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | 30 | 6
Total  | 91 | 11 | 6 | 0 | — | 97 | 11
1\. FC Köln | 2022–23 | Bundesliga  | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8[a] | 0 | 42 | 3
2023–24 | Bundesliga  | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 32 | 1
2024–25 | 2\. Bundesliga  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0
Total  | 64 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 74 | 4
Career total  | 155 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 171 | 15

1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

## References

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1. ^ "Borussia Dortmund - Hannover 96 1:0 (Bundesliga 2017/2018, 27. Round)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 18 March 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
2. ^ "FC verpflichtet Linton Maina". 1\. FC Köln (in German). Retrieved 19 May 2022.
3. ^ Abong'o, Robert (16 August 2018). "Linton Maina impresses for Hannover - catches the eye of Man United scouts". The Standard (Kenya). Retrieved 30 August 2018.

## External links

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* Linton Maina at DFB (also available in German)
* Linton Maina at kicker (in German)

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1\. FC Köln - current squad

* 1 Schwäbe
* 3 Heintz
* 4 Hübers (c)
* 5 Soldo
* 6 Martel
* 7 Ljubičić
* 8 Huseinbašić
* 9 Waldschmidt
* 11 Kainz
* 12 Nickisch
* 13 Uth
* 15 Kilian
* 16 Obuz
* 17 Paqarada
* 18 Carstensen
* 19 Lemperle
* 20 Pentke
* 21 Tigges
* 22 Christensen
* 23 Adamyan
* 24 Pauli
* 29 Thielmann
* 33 Dietz
* 34 Harchaoui
* 35 Finkgräfe
* 37 Maina
* 38 Bakatukanda
* 39 Schmid
* 40 Urbig
* 42 Downs
* 43 Čuber Potočnik
* 44 Köbbing
* 47 Olesen
* Manager: Struber

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*[Nickisch]: Jonas Nickisch
*[Pauli]: Julian Pauli
*[Harchaoui]: Fayssal Harchaoui
*[Bakatukanda]: Elias Bakatukanda
*[Čuber Potočnik]: Jaka Čuber Potočnik
*[Köbbing]: Matthias Köbbing