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 SD Huesca, on loan from German club VfB Stuttgart.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Maffeo and the second or maternal family name is Becerra.
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[2]
Place of birth Sant Joan Despí, Spain[2]
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Position(s) Right back
Club information
Current team
 Huesca
(on loan from VfB Stuttgart)
Number 3
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 8 (0)
2019–2020 → Girona (loan) 32 (0)
2020– → Huesca (loan) 13 (1)
National team
2013 Spain U16 1 (0)
2013–2014 Spain U17 7 (0)
2016 Spain U19 1 (0)
2017–2018 Spain U21 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 February 2021

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 0–1 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 0–1 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]

Personal life

Maffeo's younger brother, Víctor, is also a footballer and a defender.[26]

Career statistics
As of match played 6 July 2020[27]
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[28] Premier League 0000000000
2016–17[29] Premier League 0000102030
Girona (loan) 2015–16[28] Segunda División 10000——100
2016–17[29] Segunda División 14100——141
2017–18[30] La Liga 33010——340
VfB Stuttgart 2018–19 Bundesliga 8010——90
Girona (loan) 2019–20 Segunda División 32000——320
Total 9812010201031

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. "Pablo Maffeo". Eurosport. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  3. López, Marcos; Domènech, Joan (18 November 2016). "El sueño de Maffeo" [Maffeo's dream]. El Periódico de Catalunya (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  4. 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.
  5. "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.
  6. "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.
  7. 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.
  8. Bevan, Chris (29 August 2015). "Manchester City 2–0 Watford". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  9. "UEFA Youth League action: City V Celtic". Manchester City F.C. 8 December 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  10. "Man City advance to UCL group stage with defeat of Steaua Bucharest". ESPN FC. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  11. 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.
  12. "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.
  13. "El Girona rescata un punto" [Girona scrape one point]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 7 February 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  14. Smith, Jonathan (27 December 2016). "Manchester City's Angelino and Pablo Maffeo join Girona on loan". ESPN FC. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  15. 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.
  16. "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.
  17. "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.
  18. 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.
  19. 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.
  20. "New signings for the coming season". VfB Stuttgart. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  21. "Pablo Maffeo to join VfB Stuttgart". Manchester City F.C. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  22. "Mainz schlägt Stuttgart, weil Badstuber stolpert" [Mainz beat Stuttgart, as Badstuber fumbles]. Der Spiegel (in German). 26 August 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  23. "Pablo Maffeo torna al Girona FC" [Pablo Maffeo returns to Girona FC] (in Catalan). Girona FC. 20 June 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  24. "Pablo Maffeo joins SD Huesca on loan". VfB Stuttgart. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  25. Esteve, David (13 September 2020). "Emery también arranca en falso" [False start for Emery as well]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  26. "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.
  27. "Pablo Maffeo". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  28. "Games played by Pablo Maffeo in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  29. "Games played by Pablo Maffeo in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  30. "Games played by Pablo Maffeo in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
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