Jonathan Maidana

Jonathan Maidana
Personal information
Full name Jonathan Ramón Maidana
Date of birth July 29, 1985 (1985-07-29) (age 26)
Place of birth Adrogué, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current club River Plate
Number 6
Youth career
Los Andes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2004 Los Andes 37 (3)
2005–2008 Boca Juniors 44 (0)
2008–2010 Metalist Kharkiv 34 (0)
2010 → Banfield (loan) 13 (0)
2010– River Plate 52 (3)
National team‡
2005 Argentina U-20 2 (1)
2011- Argentina 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:15, 6 August 2011 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12:24, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

Jonathan Ramón Maidana (born July 29, 1985) is an Argentine football central defender. He currently plays for River Plate.

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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

Boca Juniors

References

  1. ^ El Gallego Maidana at Olé (Spanish)
  2. ^ Claudio Mauri (2010-11-16). "River tuvo la fuerza que le faltó a Boca para levantarse" (in Spanish). Cancha Llena. http://www.canchallena.com/1325601-river-tuvo-la-fuerza-que-le-falto-a-boca-para-levantarse. Retrieved 2010-11-17. 

External links

Club Atlético River Plate – current squad
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