Iago Maidana
Iago Justen Maidana Martins (born 6 February 1996), known as Iago Maidana, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a central defender for Chinese Super League club Henan.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Iago Justen Maidana Martins | ||
| Date of birth | 6 February 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Cruz Alta, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Henan | ||
| Number | 36 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2012 | Cerâmica | ||
| 2012 | Gramadense | ||
| 2012–2014 | Criciúma | ||
| 2015–2016 | São Paulo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Criciúma | 13 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | São Paulo | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | → São Bernardo (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Paraná (loan) | 24 | (5) |
| 2018 | → Atlético Mineiro (loan) | 25 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | Atlético Mineiro | 15 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | → Sport Recife (loan) | 50 | (8) |
| 2021 | → Gil Vicente (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | América Mineiro | 26 | (3) |
| 2024– | Henan | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2015 | Brazil U20 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:05, 1 March 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Born in Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul,[1] Maidana finished his formation with Criciúma. He made his first team – and Série A – debut on 23 November 2014, starting in a 1–1 away draw against Flamengo.[2]
On 7 September 2015 Maidana rescinded his contract with Criciúma, with the club still holding a percentage of his rights.[3] Fifteen days later he joined São Paulo, who paid R$ 2 million for 60% of his rights to Monte Cristo EC.[4]
On 5 January 2018, Maidana joined Atlético Mineiro on a season-long loan deal. A year later, he transferred on a permanent basis, signing a four-year contract with the club.[5]
Maidana was sent on loan to Sport Recife for the 2020 season, in which he was the team's joint-top scorer with seven goals.[6] On 9 March 2021, his loan was extended for an additional season.[7] On 29 July, however, Sport released him from his contract due to financial difficulties.[8]
On 23 August 2021, Maidana signed a season-long loan deal with Portuguese Primeira Liga side Gil Vicente.[9] He made two Taça de Portugal appearances before leaving the club in December.
On 13 January 2022, Maidana joined América Mineiro on a two-year deal.[10]
On 9 February 2024, Maidana joined Chinese Super League club Henan.[11]
International career
On 15 May 2015 Maidana was included in Brazil under-20s' final list ahead of that year's FIFA U-20 World Cup.[12]
Career statistics
- As of 30 November 2023[13]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Criciúma | 2014 | Série A | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 2015 | Série B | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| São Paulo | 2016 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| São Bernardo (loan) | 2017 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Paraná (loan) | 2017 | Série B | 24 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 26 | 5 | ||||
| Atlético Mineiro (loan) | 2018 | Série A | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | ||
| Atlético Mineiro (loan) | 2019 | Série A | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | ||
| 2020 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||
| Sport Recife (loan) | 2020 | Série A | 34 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 39 | 7 | |||
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 16 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 38 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 55 | 8 | ||
| Gil Vicente (loan) | 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| América Mineiro | 2022 | Série A | 17 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | — | 35 | 4 | ||
| 2023 | 30 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | — | 50 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 47 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 141 | 15 | 48 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 238 | 18 | ||
Honours
References
- Iago Maidana apresenta maturidade proporcional à altura: 1,95m (Iago Maidana shows maturity proportional to his height: 1.95m); Globo Esporte, 26 January 2015 (in Portuguese)
- Em jogo de testes, Fla empata com o Criciúma, primeiro rebaixado à Série B (In a test match, Fla draws with Criciúma, first relegated to Série B); Globo Esporte, 23 November 2014 (in Portuguese)
- Criciúma libera Iago Maidana, mas mantém percentual sobre zagueiro (Criciúma releases Iago Maidana, but maintains percentage over the stopper); Globo Esporte, 7 September 2015 (in Portuguese)
- São Paulo paga R$ 2 milhões a clube da 3ª divisão goiana por 60% de Iago (São Paulo pays R$ 2 million to a club of Goiás' 3rd division for 60% of Iago); Globo Esporte, 22 September 2015 (in Portuguese)
- Iago Maidana e Zé Welison assinam novo contrato com o Atlético (Iago Maidana and Zé Welison sign new contracts with Atlético); Super Esportes, 7 January 2019 (in Portuguese)
- Artilheiro no Sport, Maidana projeta surpreender Internacional e vê jogo como "divisor de águas" (Sport's top scorer, Maidana plans to surprise Internacional and sees game as a watershed); Globo Esporte, 9 February 2021 (in Portuguese)
- Sport chega a acordo com o Atlético-MG e renova com Iago Maidana por mais uma temporada (Sport reaches agreement with Atlético-MG and renews Iago Maidana loan for an additional season); Globo Esporte, 9 March 2021 (in Portuguese)
- "Sport acerta rescisão de contrato com Maidana, do Atlético-MG" [Sport agree to revocation of Maidana's contract, from Atlético-MG] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 29 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- "OFICIAL: Maidana assina com o Gil Vicente" [OFFICIAL: Maidana signs with Gil Vicente] (in Portuguese). TVI24. 23 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- "Zagueiro Iago Maidana é contratado pelo América" [Defender Iago Maidana is signed by América] (in Brazilian Portuguese). América Mineiro. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- "公告" (in Chinese). dongqiudi. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- Micale corta quatro atletas e divulga relacionados para o Mundial Sub-20 (Micale cuts four players and releases the called up for U-20 World Cup); Globo Esporte, 15 May 2015 (in Portuguese)
- Iago Maidana at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
External links
- Meu Time na Rede profile (in Portuguese)
- Iago Maidana at Soccerway