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.
Club career Born in Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul,Iago Maidana apresenta maturidade proporcional à altura: 1,95m (Iago Maidana shows maturity proportional to his height: 1.95m); Globo Esporte, 26 January 2015 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.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
On 7 September 2015 Maidana rescinded his contract with Criciúma, with the club still holding a percentage of his rights.Criciúma libera Iago Maidana, mas mantém percentual sobre zagueiro (Criciúma releases Iago Maidana, but maintains percentage over the stopper); Globo Esporte, 7 September 2015 Fifteen days later he joined São Paulo, who paid R$ 2 million for 60% of his rights to Monte Cristo EC.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
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.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
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.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 On 9 March 2021, his loan was extended for an additional season.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 On 29 July, however, Sport released him from his contract due to financial difficulties.
On 23 August 2021, Maidana signed a season-long loan deal with Portuguese Primeira Liga side Gil Vicente. 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.
On 9 February 2024, Maidana joined Chinese Super League club Henan.
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.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
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueState LeagueCupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsCriciúma2014Série A30—————302015Série B0010020———120Total3010020———150São Paulo2016Série A0000100———100São Bernardo (loan)2017—10————10Paraná (loan)2017Série B245————20265Atlético Mineiro (loan)2018Série A2203010—10—270Atlético Mineiro2019Série A717000—00—1412020Série A—1010—10—30Total718010—10—171Sport Recife (loan)2020Série A34631———203972021Série A4091———30161Total386122———50558Gil Vicente (loan)2021–22Primeira Liga00—2000——20América Mineiro2022Série A1735030—101—3542023Série A3009060—50—500Total47314090—151—854Henan FC2024Chinese Super League284—10———2942025Chinese Super League284—40———3242026Chinese Super League151—00———151Total719—50———769Career total21224482300001717031427
Honours Club São Paulo U-20 Copa Libertadores: 2016
Atlético Mineiro Campeonato Mineiro: 2022
References
External links Meu Time na Rede profile