# Linton Maina
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{{short description|German footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Linton Maina
|fullname = Linton Maina
|image =
|caption =
|height = 1.73 m
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1999|6|23}}
|birth_place = [Berlin](/source/Berlin), Germany
|position = [Attacking midfielder](/source/Midfielder)
|currentclub = [1. FC Köln](/source/1._FC_K%C3%B6ln)
|clubnumber = 37
|youthyears1 = 2003–2011
|youthclubs1 = SV Pfefferwerk
|youthyears2 = 2011–2014
|youthclubs2 = SV Empor Berlin
|youthyears3 = 2014–2018
|youthclubs3 = [Hannover 96](/source/Hannover_96_II)
|years1 = 2018–2022
|clubs1 = [Hannover 96](/source/Hannover_96)
|caps1 = 91
|goals1 = 11
|years2 = 2022–
|clubs2 = [1. FC Köln](/source/1._FC_K%C3%B6ln)
|caps2 = 114
|goals2 = 9
|nationalyears1 = 2014–2015
|nationalteam1 = [Germany U16](/source/Germany_national_under-16_football_team)
|nationalcaps1 = 3
|nationalgoals1 = 0
|nationalyears2 = 2015
|nationalteam2 = [Germany U17](/source/Germany_national_under-17_football_team)
|nationalcaps2 = 4
|nationalgoals2 = 0
|nationalyears3 = 2016–2017
|nationalteam3 = [Germany U18](/source/Germany_national_under-18_football_team)
|nationalcaps3 = 6
|nationalgoals3 = 1
|nationalyears4 = 2017–2018
|nationalteam4 = [Germany U19](/source/Germany_national_under-19_football_team)
|nationalcaps4 = 8
|nationalgoals4 = 1
|nationalyears5 = 2018
|nationalteam5 = [Germany U20](/source/Germany_national_under-20_football_team)
|nationalcaps5 = 1
|nationalgoals5 = 0
|pcupdate = 16 May 2026
|ntupdate = 17:51, 12 November 2018 (UTC)
}}
'''Linton Maina''' (born 23 June 1999) is a Kenyan professional [footballer](/source/Association_football) who plays as an [attacking midfielder](/source/Midfielder) for [Bundesliga](/source/Bundesliga) club [1. FC Köln](/source/1._FC_K%C3%B6ln).
==Career==
Maina made his professional debut for [Hannover 96](/source/Hannover_96) on 18 March 2018, coming on as a substitute for [Marvin Bakalorz](/source/Marvin_Bakalorz) on matchday 27 of the [2017–18 season](/source/2017%E2%80%9318_Bundesliga) of the [Bundesliga](/source/Bundesliga) in a 0–1 away loss against [Borussia Dortmund](/source/Borussia_Dortmund).[{{cite web |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/match-report/ma8417166/lineup/ |title=Borussia Dortmund - Hannover 96 1:0 (Bundesliga 2017/2018, 27. Round) |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL |date=18 March 2018 |access-date=19 March 2018}}]
On 19 May 2022, it was announced that Maina would join [Bundesliga](/source/Bundesliga) side [1. FC Köln](/source/1._FC_K%C3%B6ln) for the [2022–23 season](/source/2022%E2%80%9323_Bundesliga) on a free transfer. He signed a contract with the team until 2025.[{{Cite web |url=https://fc.de/fc-info/news/detailseite/details/fc-verpflichtet-linton-maina/ |title=FC verpflichtet Linton Maina |access-date=2022-05-19 |website=[1. FC Köln](/source/1._FC_K%C3%B6ln) |language=de |archive-date=3 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231003164201/https://fc.de/fc-info/news/detailseite/details/fc-verpflichtet-linton-maina/ |url-status=dead }}]
==Personal life==
Maina was born in [Berlin](/source/Berlin) to a [Kenya](/source/Kenya)n, [Malagasy](/source/Malagasy_people) father and a German mother.[{{Cite web|title=Linton Maina impresses for Hannover - catches the eye of Man United scouts |url=https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/sports/article/2001292036/linton-maina-impresses-for-hannover-catches-the-eye-of-man-united-scouts|date=16 August 2018|accessdate=30 August 2018|publisher=[The Standard (Kenya)](/source/The_Standard_(Kenya))|first=Robert|last=Abong'o}}]
==Career statistics==
{{Updated|match played 16 May 2026}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|[DFB-Pokal](/source/DFB-Pokal)
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="6"|[Hannover 96](/source/Hannover_96)
|[2017–18](/source/2017%E2%80%9318_Hannover_96_season)
|[Bundesliga](/source/Bundesliga)
|2||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||2||0
|-
|[2018–19](/source/2018%E2%80%9319_Hannover_96_season)
|Bundesliga
|20||1||1||0||colspan="2"|—||21||1
|-
|[2019–20](/source/2019%E2%80%9320_Hannover_96_season)
|[2. Bundesliga](/source/2._Bundesliga)
|24||2||1||0||colspan="2"|—||25||2
|-
|[2020–21](/source/2020%E2%80%9321_Hannover_96_season)
|2. Bundesliga
|18||2||1||0||colspan="2"|—||19||2
|-
|[2021–22](/source/2021%E2%80%9322_Hannover_96_season)
|2. Bundesliga
|27||6||3||0||colspan="2"|—||30||6
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!91!!11!!6!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!97!!11
|-
|rowspan="5"|[1. FC Köln](/source/1._FC_K%C3%B6ln)
|[2022–23](/source/2022%E2%80%9323_1._FC_K%C3%B6ln_season)
|Bundesliga
|33||3||1||0||8{{efn|name=UECL|Appearances in [UEFA Europa Conference League](/source/UEFA_Conference_League)}}||0||42||3
|-
|[2023–24](/source/2023%E2%80%9324_1._FC_K%C3%B6ln_season)
|Bundesliga
|31||1||1||0||colspan="2"|—||32||1
|-
|[2024–25](/source/2024%E2%80%9325_1._FC_K%C3%B6ln_season)
|2. Bundesliga
|27||3||4||2||colspan="2"|—||31||5
|-
|[2025–26](/source/2025%E2%80%9326_1._FC_K%C3%B6ln_season)
|Bundesliga
|23||2||2||0||colspan="2"|—||25||2
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!114!!9!!8!!2!!8!!0!!130!!11
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!205!!20!!15!!2!!8!!0!!227!!22
|}
{{notelist}}
==Honours==
'''1.FC Koln'''
*[2.Bundesliga](/source/2.Bundesliga): [2024–25](/source/2024%E2%80%9325_2._Bundesliga)[{{Cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/koeln-gegen-klautern-2025-bundesliga-4937379/analyse|title=Uth mit dem Schlusspunkt: Köln steigt als Zweitliga-Meister in die Bundesliga auf|website=kicker}}]
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
* {{DFB|353267}}
* {{kicker player|86142}}
{{1. FC Köln squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Maina, Linton}}
Category:1999 births
Category:Living people
Category:Footballers from Berlin
Category:German people of Kenyan descent
Category:German men's footballers
Category:Germany men's youth international footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Hannover 96 players
Category:Bundesliga players
Category:2. Bundesliga players
Category:1. FC Köln players
Category:21st-century German sportsmen
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