Pablo Maffeo

Pablo Maffeo
Maffeo with VfB Stuttgart in 2018
Personal information
Full name Pablo Carmine Maffeo Becerra[1]
Date of birth (1997-07-12) 12 July 1997
Place of birth Sant Joan Despí, Spain
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Right back
Club information
Current team
 VfB Stuttgart
Number 7
Youth career
2002–2003 Levante Las Planas
2003–2013 Espanyol
2013–2015 Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Espanyol B 1 (0)
2015–2018 Manchester City 0 (0)
2016 → Girona (loan) 10 (0)
2017–2018 → Girona (loan) 47 (1)
2018– VfB Stuttgart 1 (0)
National team‡
2013 Spain U16 1 (0)
2013 Spain U17 4 (0)
2016 Spain U19 1 (0)
2017– Spain U21 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 August 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 September 2018

Pablo Carmine Maffeo Becerra (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpaβlo maˈfeo]; born 12 July 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for German club VfB Stuttgart as a right back.

Club career

Early career

Born in Sant Joan Despí, Barcelona, Catalonia of Italian descent,[2] Maffeo joined RCD Espanyol's youth setup in 2003, from FC Levante Las Planas. On 7 April 2013, he made his senior debut for the reserves at the age of only 15, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–0 home win agiainst CE Constància for the Segunda División B championship.[3]

Manchester City

On 3 July 2013, Maffeo moved abroad, agreeing to a contract with Manchester City along with compatriot Manu García.[4] He was initially assigned to the under-18 team, progressing through the club's Elite Development squad.

On 29 August 2015, Maffeo was called up by first team manager Manuel Pellegrini for a match against Watford,[5] but remained unused in the 2–0 home win.[6] He would subsequently make the bench on a few more occasions, aside from appearing with the under-19s in UEFA Youth League.[7]

Maffeo made his competitive debut for City 24 August 2016, starting in a 1–0 win over FC Steaua București for the play-off round of the UEFA Champions League.[8] His second start came two months later, in a 0–1 loss at Manchester United for the EFL Cup.[9]

Girona

On 13 January 2016, Maffeo joined Segunda División side Girona FC on loan until June, after signing a new three-year contract with City.[10] He made his professional debut on 7 February, replacing Borja García in a 1–1 home draw against Gimnàstic de Tarragona.[11]

On 27 December 2016, it was announced Maffeo would rejoin Girona on loan until the end of the season.[12] On 15 April 2017, he was sent-off in stoppage time of the 3–3 away draw to CD Tenerife,[13] and ended up contributing with 14 appearances and one goal[14] to a first-ever promotion to La Liga.

On 31 July 2017, Maffeo agreed to a third loan spell at the Estadi Montilivi.[15] He made his debut in the competition on 19 August, starting in a 2–2 home draw against Atlético Madrid.[16]

VfB Stuttgart

On 14 May 2018, Maffeo signed a five-year contract with VfB Stuttgart,[17] with the deal being made effective on 1 July.[18]

Career statistics

As of 1 July 2018[19]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Espanyol B 2012–13 Segunda División B 100000—10
Manchester City 2015–16[20] Premier League 0000000000
2016–17[21] Premier League 0000102030
Girona (loan) 2015–16[20] Segunda División 10000——100
2016–17[21] Segunda División 14100——141
2017–18[22] La Liga 33010——340
VfB Stuttgart 2018–19 Bundesliga ——
Total 581101020621

References

  1. ↑ "List of players under written contract registered between 01/07/2016 and 31/07/2016" (PDF). The Football Association. p. 33. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "El sueño de Maffeo" [Maffeo's dream]. El Periódico de Catalunya (in Spanish). 18 November 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "El Constancia da un paso atrás ante el Espanyol B" [Constancia take a step back against Espanyol B]. Diario de Mallorca (in Spanish). 8 April 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "El Manchester City 'pesca' a otros dos cadetes españoles" [Manchester City 'fish' a further two Spanish cadets] (in Spanish). Cuenta con la Cantera. 3 July 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "Manchester City v Watford: Pellegrini sticks with unchanged side, Maffeo and Roberts on the bench". Manchester Evening News. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  6. ↑ "Man City 2–0 Watford". BBC Sport. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  7. ↑ "UEFA Youth League action: City V Celtic". Manchester City F.C. 8 December 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  8. ↑ "Man City advance to UCL group stage with defeat of Steaua Bucharest". ESPN FC. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  9. ↑ Porter-Men, Alexandra (26 October 2016). "Man City team vs Manchester United includes Kompany and Aleix Garcia but no Aguero". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  10. ↑ "El Girona incorpora el defensa Pablo Maffeo" [Girona add defender Pablo Maffeo] (in Spanish). Girona FC. 13 January 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  11. ↑ "El Girona rescata un punto" [Girona scrape one point]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 7 February 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  12. ↑ Smith, Jonathan (27 December 2016). "Manchester City's Angelino and Pablo Maffeo join Girona on loan". ESPN FC. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  13. ↑ Oatway, Caroline (18 April 2017). "Loan watch: Roberts and Unal score again". Manchester City F.C. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  14. ↑ "El ascenso del Girona tendrá que esperar por culpa de Uche" [Girona's promotion will have to wait because of Uche]. Marca (in Spanish). 28 May 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  15. ↑ "Pablo Maffeo s'estrenarà a Primera en la seva tercera cessió consecutiva al Girona" [Pablo Maffeo will debut in Primera in his third consecutive loan at Girona] (in Catalan). Girona FC. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  16. ↑ "El ADN del Atlético no se ficha" [Atlético's DNA does not work]. Marca (in Spanish). 19 August 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  17. ↑ "New signings for the coming season". VfB Stuttgart. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  18. ↑ "Pablo Maffeo to join VfB Stuttgart". Manchester City F.C. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  19. ↑ "Pablo Maffeo". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  20. 1 2 "Games played by Pablo Maffeo in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  21. 1 2 "Games played by Pablo Maffeo in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Pablo Maffeo in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
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