Linton Maina
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Full name
Linton Maina
Date of birth
23 June 1999
Place of birth
Berlin, Germany
Height
1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Linton Maina | ||
| Date of birth | 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 | 111 | (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 25 April 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.
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]
