| 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 | 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 | 115 | (9) |
| 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 as of 16 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:51, 12 November 2018 (UTC) | |||
Linton Maina (born 23 June 1999) is a Kenyan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Bundesliga club 1. FC Köln.
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, Malagasy father and a German mother.[3]
Career statistics
- As of match played 16 May 2026
| Club | Season | League | DFB-Pokal | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | 31 | 5 | ||
| 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 26 | 2 | ||
| Total | 115 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 131 | 11 | ||
| Career total | 206 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 228 | 22 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
Honours
1.FC Koln
References
- "Borussia Dortmund - Hannover 96 1:0 (Bundesliga 2017/2018, 27. Round)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 18 March 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- "FC verpflichtet Linton Maina". 1. FC Köln (in German). Archived from the original on 3 October 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
- 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.
- "Uth mit dem Schlusspunkt: Köln steigt als Zweitliga-Meister in die Bundesliga auf". kicker.
External links
- Linton Maina at DFB (also available in German)
- Linton Maina at kicker (in German)