Spanish professional association footballer
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Maffeo and the second or maternal family name is
Becerra .
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 .
Club career
Early career
Born in Sant Joan Despí , Barcelona , Catalonia ,[ 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]
International career
Maffeo was a youth international for Spain .[ 28] On 10 November 2023, he was called up by Argentina manager Lionel Scaloni for games against Uruguay and Brazil in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers , being eligible to play for the latter country through his mother.[ 29]
Personal life
Maffeo's younger brother, Víctor , is also a footballer and a defender.[ 30] He is of Italian descent on his father's side and of Argentine descent on his mother's side.[ 31]
Career statistics
As of match played 22 May 2022
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 .
^ a b c "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 .
^ a b 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 .
^ Román, Carlos (11 November 2023). "Pablo Maffeo: de la España sub'21 con Luis de la Fuente a la Argentina campeona del mundo de Scaloni" [Pablo Maffeo: from Spain under'21s with Luis de la Fuente to Scaloni's Argentina world champions]. Última Hora (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 November 2023 .
^ "Spaniard Maffeo named in Argentina squad for World Cup qualifiers" . Reuters . 11 November 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023 .
^ "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 .
^ "¿Quién es Pablo Maffeo, el joven español que podría jugar en Argentina?" [Who is Pablo Maffeo, the young Spaniard who could play for Argentina?] (in Spanish). Télam . 8 November 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023 .
^ a b c d e f g "Pablo Maffeo" . Soccerway. Retrieved 24 October 2016 .
^ "Games played by Pablo Maffeo in 2015/2016" . Soccerbase . Centurycomm.
^ "Games played by Pablo Maffeo in 2016/2017" . Soccerbase . Centurycomm.
^ "Games played by Pablo Maffeo in 2017/2018" . Soccerbase . Centurycomm.
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