Roberto Massimo (born 12 October 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart.[1] Born in Ghana, he has represented Germany at youth level.
 Massimo in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 October 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | VfB Stuttgart | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2014 | SV Lippstadt | ||
| 2014–2017 | Arminia Bielefeld | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Arminia Bielefeld | 7 | (0) |
| 2018– | VfB Stuttgart | 53 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | → Arminia Bielefeld (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | → Académico de Viseu (loan) | 16 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Germany U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Germany U21 | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:29, 13 November 2021 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
Massimo made 18 appearances for Arminia Bielefeld's U-17 team and played seven games for the first team. In May 2018, Massimo signed a contract with Bundesliga side VfB Stuttgart, but initially remained on loan at Bielefeld until 30 June 2019.[2]
On 22 July 2022, Massimo joined Académico de Viseu in Portugal on loan for the 2022–23 season.[3]
International career edit
Massimo was born in Ghana to a Liberian mother and an Italian father. He was raised in Germany[4] and is a German citizen.[5] Massimo is a youth international for the Germany U18s.[6]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of match played 27 January 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Arminia Bielefeld | 2017–18 | 2. Bundesliga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| VfB Stuttgart II | 2019–20 | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg | 7 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | Regionalliga Südwest | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Regionalliga Südwest | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Regionalliga Südwest | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 12 | 1 | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||||
| VfB Stuttgart | 2019–20 | 2. Bundesliga | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 20 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 53 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 58 | 2 | |||
| Arminia Bielefeld (loan) | 2018–19 | 2. Bundesliga | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | |
| Académico de Viseu (loan) | 2022–23 | Liga Portugal 2 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 4 | |
| Career total | 92 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 7 | ||
References edit
- ^ Roberto Massimo at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "New signings for the coming season". VfB Stuttgart. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ "ROBERTO MASSIMO É REFORÇO!" (in Portuguese). Académico de Viseu. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "Arminia Bielefeld: Roberto Massimo lässt Zukunft offen". www.liga-zwei.de. 13 January 2018.
- ^ "Roberto Massimo". DFB.de (in German). Retrieved 19 September 2018.
- ^ "Deutschland U 19 (M) - Schweiz U 19, 2:2, Länderspiel 2018/19 Saison".
External links edit
- Roberto Massimo at WorldFootball.net
- Roberto Massimo at DFB (also available in German)
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