Jonatan Maidana

Jonatan Ramón Maidana (born 29 July 1985) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

Jonatan Maidana

Maidana with River Plate in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Jonatan Ramón Maidana[1]
Date of birth	(1985-07-29) 29 July 1985 (age 39)[1]
Place of birth	Adrogué, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Youth career
	Los Andes
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2005	Los Andes	37	(3)
2005–2008	Boca Juniors	44	(0)
2008–2010	Metalist Kharkiv	34	(0)
2010	→ Banfield (loan)	13	(0)
2010–2019	River Plate	196	(4)
2019–2020	Toluca	43	(3)
2021–2024	River Plate	27	(0)
International career
2005	Argentina U20	1	(1)
2011–2016	Argentina	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club 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 for $3.15 million.^[2] Two years later, in January 2010, he was loaned to reigning Argentine champions Banfield.^[3]

After six months in Banfield, Maidana joined River Plate,^[4] rivals of his former team Boca Juniors. Maidana first goal for River^[5] was the winning goal in the 1–0 victory over Boca for the 2010 Apertura's Superclásico.^[6]

In January 2019, Maidana signed for Mexican side Toluca.^[7] On 18 December 2020, he left Toluca.^[8]

On 13 February 2021, Maidana agreed his return to River Plate.^[9]

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.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 June 2023^[10]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental[a]		Other[b]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Los Andes	2004–05	Primera B Metropolitana	37	3	0	0	–		–		37	3
Boca Juniors	2005–06	Argentine Primera División	0	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
	2006–07		16	0	0	0	7	1	–		23	1
	2007–08		28	0	0	0	15	0	–		43	0
	Total		44	0	0	0	22	1	–		66	1
Metalist	2008–09	Ukrainian Premier League	20	0	3	0	10	0	–		33	0
	2009–10		14	0	1	0	4	0	–		19	0
	Total		34	0	4	0	14	0	–		29	0
Banfield (loan)	2009–10	Argentine Primera División	13	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	21	0
River Plate	2010–11	Argentine Primera División	34	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	34	3
	2011–12	Primera Nacional	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	36	0
	2012–13	Argentine Primera División	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	0
	2013–14		29	0	1	0	5	1	0	0	35	1
	2014		15	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	20	0
	2015		16	0	1	0	14	1	4	0	35	1
	2016		11	0	0	0	4	0	2	0	17	0
	2016–17		22	1	5	0	3	0	1	0	31	1
	2017–18		14	0	6	2	11	0	1	0	32	2
	2018–19		5	0	3	0	7	0	1	0	16	0
	Total		196	4	16	2	48	2	10	0	270	8
Toluca	2018–19	Liga MX	10	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	12	0
	2019–20		21	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	25	2
	2020–21		12	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	1
	Total		43	3	4	0	2	0	0	0	49	3
River Plate	2021	Argentine Primera División	13	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	18	0
	2022		7	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	12	0
	2023		5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
	Total		25	0	5	0	6	0	0	0	36	0
Career total			392	10	29	2	100	3	10	0	531	15

1. Includes the Copa Libertadores, Copa Sudamericana and UEFA Europa League.
2. Includes the FIFA Club World Cup, Recopa Sudamericana and Supercopa Argentina.

Honours

Boca Juniors

• Copa Sudamericana (1): 2005
• 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 (2): 2014 Final, 2023
• Copa Campeonato: 2013–14
• Copa Sudamericana (1): 2014
• Recopa Sudamericana (2): 2015 2016
• Copa Libertadores (2): 2015, 2018
• Suruga Bank Championship (1): 2015
• Copa Argentina (2): 2016, 2017
• Supercopa Argentina (2): 2017, 2019

Argentina

• Copa América: Runner-up 2016
• Superclásico de las Américas: 2017