Linton Maina

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

Linton Maina
Personal information
Full name Linton Maina
Date of birth (1999-06-23) 23 June 1999
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 39 (3)
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 15:39, 22 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:51, 12 November 2018 (UTC)

Career

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

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

References
  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.


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