Maikol Francesco Negro (born 28 February 1988) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a left winger.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maikol Francesco Negro | ||
| Date of birth | (1988-02-28) 28 February 1988 (age 34) | ||
| Place of birth | Lecce, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Torino | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2010 | Celano | 77 | (20) |
| 2010 | Valle del Giovenco | 10 | (1) |
| 2010–2013 | Nocerina | 68 | (21) |
| 2013–2015 | Latina | 8 | (1) |
| 2014 | → Benevento (loan) | 16 | (4) |
| 2015 | → Salernitana (loan) | 30 | (10) |
| 2015–2016 | Casertana | 19 | (8) |
| 2016–2017 | Matera | 37 | (7) |
| 2017–2018 | Pisa | 34 | (8) |
| 2018–2019 | Rende | 10 | (3) |
| 2019–2020 | Lecco | 12 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 2008–2009 | Italy U20 Lega Pro | 3 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:12, 18 July 2020 (UTC) | |||
Born in Lecce, Apulia, southern Italy, Negro started his career with northern Italy side Torino. Negro left its Primavera team in 2007[1] to Serie C2 side Celano. He scored 10 and 7 league goals in 2008–09 and in the first half of 2009–10 season.
On 20 January 2010, he left for Lega Pro Prima Divisione club Valle del Giovenco.[2] As the club also signed Stefano Dall'Acqua and Giuseppe Caccavallo, he only made 6 start out of 10 league appearances for VdG. VdG went bankrupt in July 2010.[3] He also partnered with Dall'Acqua at the relegation playoffs.
In August 2010, he was signed by Serie A club Catania on free transfer, but he was farmed to Prima Divisione club Nocerina.[4] He made a successive appearances as substitute since made his debut in round 3.
On 12 October 2018, he signed with Serie C club Rende.[5]
On 8 October 2019, he signed with Lecco.[6]
Negro capped for Italy under-20 Lega Pro representative team at 2008–09 Mirop Cup,[7][8] scored a goal against Hungary.[9]