Pablo Maffeo
Pablo Carmine Maffeo Becerra (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpaβlo maˈfeo]; born 12 July 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for La Liga club Mallorca.
![]() Maffeo with VfB Stuttgart in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Pablo Carmine Maffeo Becerra[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 12 July 1997||
Place of birth | Sant Joan Despí, Spain[2] | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Right-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Mallorca | ||
Number | 15 | ||
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) |
2018–2022 | VfB Stuttgart | 8 | (0) |
2019–2020 | → Girona (loan) | 32 | (0) |
2020–2021 | → Huesca (loan) | 25 | (1) |
2021–2022 | → Mallorca (loan) | 35 | (1) |
2022– | Mallorca | 42 | (2) |
International career | |||
2013 | Spain U16 | 1 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Spain U17 | 7 | (0) |
2016 | Spain U19 | 1 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Spain U21 | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:13, 27 September 2023 (UTC) |
Club career
Early career
Born in Sant Joan Despí, Barcelona, Catalonia, of Italian descent,[3] Maffeo joined RCD Espanyol's youth setup in 2003, from FC Levante Las Planas.[4] 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 against CE Constància in the Segunda División B.[5]
Manchester City
On 3 July 2013, Maffeo and compatriot Manu García moved abroad, agreeing to a contract with Manchester City.[6] He was initially assigned to the under-18 team, progressing through the club's Elite Development squad.
Maffeo was called up by first-team manager Manuel Pellegrini for a match against Watford on 29 August 2015,[7] but remained unused in the 2–0 home win.[8] He would subsequently make the bench on a few more occasions, aside from appearing with the under-19s in UEFA Youth League.[9]
Maffeo made his competitive debut for City 24 August 2016, starting in a 1–0 victory over FC Steaua București in the play-off round of the UEFA Champions League.[10] His second start came two months later, in a 1–0 loss at Manchester United in the EFL Cup.[11]
Girona
On 13 January 2016, after signing a new three-year contract with City, Maffeo joined Segunda División club Girona FC on loan until June.[12] He made his professional debut on 7 February, replacing Borja García in a 1–1 home draw against Gimnàstic de Tarragona.[13]
On 27 December 2016, it was announced Maffeo would rejoin Girona on loan until the end of the season.[14] On 15 April 2017, he was sent-off in stoppage time of the 3–3 away draw with CD Tenerife.[15] He contributed one goal[16] from 14 appearances in a first-ever promotion to La Liga.[4]
Maffeo agreed to a third loan spell at the Estadi Montilivi on 31 July 2017.[17] He made his debut in the competition on 19 August, starting in a 2–2 home draw against Atlético Madrid.[18]
When Maffeo played against FC Barcelona, he man-marked Lionel Messi superbly. This prompted the latter to name the former as the toughest opponent that he had ever faced.[19]
VfB Stuttgart
On 14 May 2018, Maffeo signed a five-year contract with VfB Stuttgart,[20] with the deal being made effective on 1 July.[21] His first appearance in the Bundesliga took place on 26 August, in a 1–0 away loss to 1. FSV Mainz 05 where he featured the full 90 minutes.[22]
Maffeo was loaned back to Girona on 20 June 2019.[23] On 8 September 2020, he joined SD Huesca also in a temporary deal but with an option to make the move permanent.[24] He scored his first goal in the Spanish top division five days later, in the 1–1 draw at Villarreal CF.[25]
Mallorca
On 7 July 2021, Maffeo joined RCD Mallorca on a season-long loan.[26] On 29 June 2022, he agreed to a permanent four-year contract.[27]
Career statistics
- As of match played 22 May 2022
Club | Season | League | National cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Espanyol B | 2012–13[29] | Segunda División B | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
Manchester City | 2015–16[30] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
2016–17[31] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
Girona (loan) | 2015–16[29] | Segunda División | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
2016–17[29] | Segunda División | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||||
2017–18[32] | La Liga | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 34 | 0 | ||||
VfB Stuttgart | 2018–19[29] | Bundesliga | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
Girona (loan) | 2019–20[29] | Segunda División | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
Huesca (loan) | 2020–21[29] | La Liga | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 25 | 1 | |||
Mallorca (loan) | 2021–22[29] | La Liga | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 36 | 1 | |||
Total | 158 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 167 | 3 |
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
- Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs
References
- "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.
- "Pablo Maffeo". Eurosport. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
- López, Marcos; Domènech, Joan (18 November 2016). "El sueño de Maffeo" [Maffeo's dream]. El Periódico de Catalunya (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- Rosell, Carles (9 December 2017). "Pablo Maffeo: La perla de Montilivi criada en Sant Adrià" [Pablo Maffeo: The Montilivi gem raised in Sant Adrià]. Sport (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- "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.
- "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. Archived from the original on 22 October 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- Dixon, James (29 August 2015). "Manchester City v Watford: Pellegrini sticks with unchanged side, Maffeo and Roberts on the bench". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- Bevan, Chris (29 August 2015). "Manchester City 2–0 Watford". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- "UEFA Youth League action: City V Celtic". Manchester City F.C. 8 December 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- "Man City advance to UCL group stage with defeat of Steaua Bucharest". ESPN FC. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
- 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.
- "El Girona incorpora el defensa Pablo Maffeo" [Girona add defender Pablo Maffeo] (in Spanish). Girona FC. 13 January 2016. Archived from the original on 3 January 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
- "El Girona rescata un punto" [Girona scrape one point]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 7 February 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- Smith, Jonathan (27 December 2016). "Manchester City's Angelino and Pablo Maffeo join Girona on loan". ESPN FC. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- Oatway, Caroline (18 April 2017). "Loan watch: Roberts and Unal score again". Manchester City F.C. Archived from the original on 19 May 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- "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.
- "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.
- Pérez, José I. (19 August 2017). "El ADN del Atlético no se ficha" [You can't sign Atlético's DNA]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 August 2017.
- Lea, Greg (15 January 2020). "Lionel Messi picks out his toughest ever opponent – and it's not who you might think". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- "New signings for the coming season". VfB Stuttgart. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- "Pablo Maffeo to join VfB Stuttgart". Manchester City F.C. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- "Mainz schlägt Stuttgart, weil Badstuber stolpert" [Mainz beat Stuttgart, as Badstuber fumbles]. Der Spiegel (in German). 26 August 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- "Pablo Maffeo torna al Girona FC" [Pablo Maffeo returns to Girona FC] (in Catalan). Girona FC. 20 June 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- "Pablo Maffeo joins SD Huesca on loan". VfB Stuttgart. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- Esteve, David (13 September 2020). "Emery también arranca en falso" [False start for Emery as well]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- "Maffeo joins RCD Mallorca on loan". VfB Stuttgart. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- Barlow, Ruairidh (29 June 2022). "Real Mallorca squad begins to take shape with renewals and first signing". Football España. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- "Víctor Maffeo, hermano de Pablo, se incorpora al filial del Girona" [Víctor Maffeo, Pablo's brother, added to Girona reserves] (in Spanish). Be Soccer. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- "Pablo Maffeo". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
- "Games played by Pablo Maffeo in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
- "Games played by Pablo Maffeo in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
- "Games played by Pablo Maffeo in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
External links

- Girona official profile (in Spanish)
- Pablo Maffeo at BDFutbol
- Pablo Maffeo at Soccerbase