Linton MainaLW#37

1.FC Köln·Bundesliga·Attack - Right Winger

27 years(23/06/1999)1,80mrightGermany, KenyaContract until -

6.80Rating25 matches in 12 months

€3.00mMarket value#13 in 1.FC Köln · #287 in Bundesliga

Last 5rating per match

Bundesliga02.116.4

Bundesliga08.116.8

Bundesliga06.126.3

Bundesliga13.126.4

Bundesliga20.126.6

Form, 12 monthsaverage rating per month

6.60Nov

6.40Dec

7.00Jan

Feb

6.50Mar

6.80Apr

6.60May

Jun

Jul

6.90Aug

7.40Sep

Oct

Club matches1.FC Köln

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Recent results

03 Oct · 13:00Friendlies ClubsA

FC Viktoria Köln—Match stats 19 Sept · 14:30BundesligaA

Hamburger SV—Prediction 12 Sept · 17:30BundesligaH

Werder Bremen—Prediction 04 Sept · 19:30BundesligaA

VfB StuttgartL1:4Prediction 29 Aug · 14:30BundesligaH

1899 HoffenheimW3:2Prediction

Key statsBundesliga · DFB Pokal

Goals10.34 / 90

xG0.040.04 / 90

Assists20.69 / 90

xA0.420.38 / 90

Shots41.38 / 90

Shots on target125%

Key passes72.41 / 90

Pass accuracy90.1%

xG — expected goals: the quality of the chances taken; xA — expected assists: the quality of the chances created. Values per 90 minutes are shown under the totals. What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

Player profileattributes and traits

Player Position average

Attacking65

Technique58

Tactical39

Defending30

Creativity65

Strengths

Finishing
Passing

Weaknesses

No outstanding weaknesses

Player positions: LW · RW

Positions on the pitch

Percentiles per 90per 90 minutes vs positional peers of the league

AttackingPer 90 · Percentile

Goals0.1727%

xG0.126%

Shots1.7521%

Shots on target0.7037%

Conversion %1037%

Big chances missed0.0981%

Dribbles0.7944%

Fouls won0.6110%

Offsides0.0998%

PlaymakingPer 90 · Percentile

Assists0.0011%

xA0.1977%

Key passes1.4977%

Big chances created0.5290%

Accurate passes22.6588%

Pass accuracy %84.698%

Final third passes10.3298%

Long balls0.6163%

Crosses0.3555%

DefendingPer 90 · Percentile

Tackles0.7933%

Interceptions0.3550%

Clearances0.5218%

Blocks0.1761%

Aerial duels won0.090%

Duels won2.274%

Recoveries4.2987%

Dribbled past0.9610%

Fouls0.7081%

Errors leading to goal0.0053%

What a percentile means

The percentile shows what share of players of the same position in this league the player beats on a per-90-minute metric. 90% — better than nine out of ten peers; 50% — the league median. Per 90 minutes removes the effect of playing time.

For fouls, offsides, being dribbled past and goals conceded the scale is inverted: a higher percentile means fewer of them.

vs 52 forwards · Bundesliga · season 25/26 · min 270′ · player 1029′

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79%

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Franck HonoratMönchengladbach · Attack - Right Winger6.87Rating2G6A30age 78%

Marco GrüllWerder Bremen · Attack - Left Winger6.76Rating3G1A28age 78%

Antonio NusaLeipzig · Attack - Left Winger7.07Rating4G3A21age

Profile match = 100 − mean gap of per-90 percentiles across 28 metrics of this position; players of the same league, position group and season with at least 270 minutes.

Reality checkactual vs expected, by season

Goals vs xG

+0.7

+0.7

21.3

25/26

00.0

26/27

Goals xG · total 2 / 1.3

Assists vs xA

-2.6

-3.2

03.2

25/26

+0.6

10.4

26/27

Assists xA · total 1 / 3.6

Bars above xG mean the player scores more than the quality of his chances suggests; a long run below xG is usually a finishing problem, a short one — variance.

Availability

StatusInjuredsince 24.02.2026

Missed matches3last 12 months

National teamGermany U210 caps · 0 goals

Contract until-

Market value€3.00mHighest: €9.00m (15/07/2020)

Season statsSeason 26/27

Competition	Team	Season	Apps	Min	Rating	G	A	G+A	YC	RC
Bundesliga	1. FC Köln	26/27	4	246	7.23	1	1	2	—	—
DFB Pokal	1. FC Köln	26/27	1	15	7.00	—	1	1	—	—

Transfers2

Date	From	To	Fee
2022-07-01	Hannover 96	1. FC Köln	Free
2018-07-01	Hannover 96 U19	Hannover 96	-

Market value

€3.00m Current€9.00m Highest · 15/07/202027/05/2026 Last change

05.06.201827.05.2026

#13 1.FC Köln#287 Bundesliga#163 Germany#299 Right Winger#3.484 Worldwide#305 Year 1999

Value history

Date	Age	Club	Value
05/06/2018	18	Hannover 96 U19	€500k
22/08/2018	19	Hannover 96	€1.00m
22/10/2018	19	Hannover 96	€3.50m
18/12/2018	19	Hannover 96	€4.50m
05/06/2019	19	Hannover 96	€7.00m
13/12/2019	20	Hannover 96	€7.00m
08/04/2020	20	Hannover 96	€6.30m
15/07/2020	21	Hannover 96	€9.00m
10/09/2020	21	Hannover 96	€7.50m
08/02/2021	21	Hannover 96	€4.50m
16/06/2021	21	Hannover 96	€3.00m
13/10/2021	22	Hannover 96	€2.50m
15/12/2021	22	Hannover 96	€2.50m
23/03/2022	22	Hannover 96	€1.80m
16/06/2022	22	Hannover 96	€1.80m
09/11/2022	23	1.FC Köln	€3.50m
29/03/2023	23	1.FC Köln	€4.50m
22/06/2023	23	1.FC Köln	€6.00m
14/12/2023	24	1.FC Köln	€6.00m
27/03/2024	24	1.FC Köln	€5.00m
29/05/2024	24	1.FC Köln	€3.00m
19/12/2024	25	1.FC Köln	€3.00m
19/06/2025	25	1.FC Köln	€4.00m
19/12/2025	26	1.FC Köln	€3.00m
27/05/2026	26	1.FC Köln	€3.00m

xG Statisticsall seasons

Season	League	Club	Apps	Min	G	xG	npxG	A	xA	Sh	KP	xGChain
2026	Bundesliga	FC Cologne	2	99	0	0.04	0.04	1	0.42	1	2	0.46
2025	Bundesliga	FC Cologne	24	1007	2	1.29	1.29	0	3.18	20	17	6.21

What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

xG Expected goals: How many goals an average finisher would score from the same shots. A 0.30 xG shot goes in about 3 times in 10. Goals above xG mean efficient finishing; below — a cold streak or poor finishing.
npxG Non-penalty xG: The same xG without penalties. A penalty alone is worth about 0.76 xG, so npxG is a cleaner view of open-play and set-piece chances.
xA Expected assists: The xG of the shots that followed the player's passes. High xA with few assists means teammates missed good chances.
xGChain xG chain: Team xG from every possession the player touched. It shows involvement in build-up, not only the shot or the final pass, so a deep midfielder can rank high without scoring.
KP Key passes: Passes that led directly to a shot — the volume behind xA.