# Jonatan Maidana

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

## 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. Two years later, in January 2010, he was loaned to reigning Argentine champions Banfield.
After six months in Banfield, Maidana joined River Plate, rivals of his former team Boca Juniors. Maidana first goal for River was the winning goal in the 1–0 victory over Boca for the 2010 Apertura's Superclásico.
In January 2019, Maidana signed for Mexican side Toluca. On 18 December 2020, he left Toluca.
On 13 February 2021, Maidana agreed his return to River Plate.

## 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
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | 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 |
| Boca Juniors | 2006–07 | Argentine Primera División | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | – | – | 23 | 1 |
| Boca Juniors | 2007–08 | Argentine Primera División | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | – | – | 43 | 0 |
| Boca Juniors | Total | Total | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | – | – | 66 | 1 |
| Metalist | 2008–09 | Ukrainian Premier League | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 0 |
| Metalist | 2009–10 | Ukrainian Premier League | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 0 |
| Metalist | Total | 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 |
| River Plate | 2011–12 | Primera Nacional | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| River Plate | 2012–13 | Argentine Primera División | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| River Plate | 2013–14 | Argentine Primera División | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| River Plate | 2014 | Argentine Primera División | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| River Plate | 2015 | Argentine Primera División | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| River Plate | 2016 | Argentine Primera División | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| River Plate | 2016–17 | Argentine Primera División | 22 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
| River Plate | 2017–18 | Argentine Primera División | 14 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 2 |
| River Plate | 2018–19 | Argentine Primera División | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| River Plate | Total | 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 |
| Toluca | 2019–20 | Liga MX | 21 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 |
| Toluca | 2020–21 | Liga MX | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| Toluca | Total | 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 |
| River Plate | 2022 | Argentine Primera División | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| River Plate | 2023 | Argentine Primera División | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| River Plate | Total | Total | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 392 | 10 | 29 | 2 | 100 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 531 | 15 |
* ↑ Includes the Copa Libertadores, Copa Sudamericana and UEFA Europa League.
* ↑ 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