Iago Maidana

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Iago Maidana
Personal information
Full name Iago Justen Maidana Martins
Date of birth (1996-02-06) 6 February 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Cruz Alta, Brazil
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Henan FC
Number 36
Youth career
2010–2012 Cerâmica
2012 Gramadense
2012–2014 Criciúma
2015–2016 São Paulo
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2015 Criciúma 13 (0)
2016–2018 São Paulo 0 (0)
2017São Bernardo (loan) 1 (0)
2017Paraná (loan) 24 (5)
2018Atlético Mineiro (loan) 25 (0)
2019–2022 Atlético Mineiro 15 (1)
2020–2021Sport Recife (loan) 50 (8)
2021Gil Vicente (loan) 0 (0)
2022–2024 América Mineiro 26 (3)
2024– Henan FC 0 (0)
International career
2015 Brazil U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:05, 1 March 2023 (UTC)

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 FC.

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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On 7 September 2015 Maidana rescinded his contract with Criciúma, with the club still holding a percentage of his rights.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]
ClubSeasonLeagueState LeagueCupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Criciúma 2014 Série A 3030
2015 Série B 0010020120
Total3010020000000150
São Paulo 2016 Série A0000100100
São Bernardo (loan) 2017 1010
Paraná (loan) 2017 Série B24520265
Atlético Mineiro (loan) 2018 Série A220301010270
Atlético Mineiro (loan) 2019 Série A71700000141
2020 10101030
Total718010001000171
Sport Recife (loan) 2020 Série A3463120397
2021 409130161
Total38612200000050558
Gil Vicente (loan) 2021–22 Primeira Liga 00200020
América Mineiro 2022 Série A1735030101354
2023 300906050500
Total473140900015100854
Career total14115482250001717023818

Honours

Club

São Paulo
Atlético Mineiro

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References

  1. 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)
  2. 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)
  3. 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)
  4. 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)
  5. 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)
  6. 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)
  7. 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)
  8. "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.
  9. "OFICIAL: Maidana assina com o Gil Vicente" [OFFICIAL: Maidana signs with Gil Vicente] (in Portuguese). TVI24. 23 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  10. "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.
  11. "公告" (in Chinese). dongqiudi. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  12. 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)
  13. Iago Maidana at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 March 2024.