Masimiliano Doda
Masimiliano Doda (born 17 November 2000) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Italian Serie B club Palermo.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 November 2000[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Mirditë, Albania[1] | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Palermo | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2019 | Sampdoria | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | Palermo | 41 | (1) |
| 2023 | → Imolese (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 April 2023 | |||
Club career
A Sampdoria youth product, Doda was released from the Blucerchiati in 2019 without making a senior appearance.[2] He successively signed for then-Serie D club Palermo on a free transfer, being part of the Rosanero in their first season following the club bankruptcy of June 2019.
After playing 21 games in the 2019–20 Serie D season that was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy, he signed a three-year professional contract with Palermo in July 2020 following the club's promotion to Serie C.[3]
On 17 January 2023, after making no appearances for the Rosanero in the first half of the 2022–23 Serie B campaign, Doda was loaned out to Serie C side Imolese until the end of the season.[4]
International career
Doda is a youth international for Albania. He received his first call-up for the Albania U21 national team in June 2021.[5]
Personal life
Doda is the son of an Albanian former football defender who successively relocated to Genoa for work with his family. He has a younger brother, Armelo, who was a youth player for Sampdoria.[2]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Palermo | 2019–20 | Serie D | 21 | 1 | 1[7] | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | |
| 2020–21 | Serie C | 8 | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | 12 | 0 | 1[8] | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Serie B | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 41 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 48 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 41 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 48 | 1 | ||
- All appearance(s) in promotion play-offs.
References
- Masimiliano Doda at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
- "La scommessa di Doda: "Scaricato dalla Samp, ora voglio la A con il Palermo"" (in Italian). Stadionews. 30 November 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- "Palermo e il tesoro Under, futuro rosanero per Doda" (in Italian). ForzaPalermo.it. 19 July 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- "MASIMILIANO DODA ALL'IMOLESE" (in Italian). Palermo F.C. 17 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- "Doda convocato dall'Albania U21: la gioia dopo l'eliminazione dai play-off" (in Italian). TifosiPalermo.it. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- "M. Doda". Soccerway.
- Coppa Italia Serie D.
- Coppa Italia Serie C.