Pablo Carmine Maffeo Becerra (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpaβlo maˈfeo]; born 12 July 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for RCD Mallorca.
![]() Maffeo with VfB Stuttgart in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Pablo Carmine Maffeo Becerra[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1997-07-12) 12 July 1997 (age 25)[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 | 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 | 6 | (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) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:44, 17 September 2022 (UTC) |
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
Maffeo's younger brother, Víctor, is also a footballer and a defender.[28]
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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
Total | 126 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 134 | 2 |
RCD Mallorca – current squad | |
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