spanish football player
Maffeo and the second or maternal family name is Becerra. In this spanish name, the first or paternal surname isand the second gear or maternal family name is Pablo Carmine Maffeo Becerra ( spanish pronunciation : [ ˈpaβlo maˈfeo ] ; born 12 July 1997 ) is a spanish professional football player who plays as a justly back for RCD Mallorca on lend from german club VfB Stuttgart .

Club career [edit ]

early career [edit ]

Born in Sant Joan Despí, Barcelona, Catalonia, of italian descent, [ 3 ] Maffeo joined RCD Espanyol ‘s youth frame-up 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 former alternate in a 1–0 home win against CE Constància in the Segunda División B. [ 5 ]

Manchester City [edit ]

On 3 July 2013, Maffeo and compatriot Manu García moved afield, agreeing to a contract with Manchester City. [ 6 ] He was initially assigned to the under-18 team, progressing through the cabaret ‘s Elite Development police squad. Maffeo was called up by first-team coach Manuel Pellegrini for a match against Watford on 29 August 2015, [ 7 ] but remained unused in the 2–0 dwelling acquire. [ 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 off of the UEFA Champions League. [ 10 ] His second beginning came two months belated, in a 0–1 loss at Manchester United in the EFL Cup. [ 11 ]

Girona [edit ]

On 13 January 2016, after signing a raw three-year contract with City, Maffeo joined Segunda División baseball club Girona FC on loanword until June. [ 12 ] He made his professional debut on 7 February, replacing Borja García in a 1–1 home tie against Gimnàstic de Tarragona. [ 13 ] On 27 December 2016, it was announced Maffeo would rejoin Girona on lend until the end of the season. [ 14 ] On 15 April 2017, he was sent-off in blockage time of the 3–3 aside 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 one-third lend 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 describe against Atlético Madrid. [ 18 ] When Maffeo played against FC Barcelona, he man-marked Lionel Messi wonderfully. This prompted the latter to name the former as the toughest opposition that he had ever faced. [ 19 ]

VfB Stuttgart [edit ]

On 14 May 2018, Maffeo signed a five-year contract with VfB Stuttgart, [ 20 ] with the bargain being made effective on 1 July. [ 21 ] His first appearance in the Bundesliga took invest on 26 August, in a 0–1 away loss to 1. FSV Mainz 05 where he featured the fully 90 minutes. [ 22 ] Maffeo was loaned back to Girona on 20 June 2019. [ 23 ] On 8 September 2020, he joined SD Huesca besides in a impermanent deal but with an option to make the travel permanent. [ 24 ] He scored his first goal in the spanish top division five days late, in the 1–1 draw at Villarreal CF. [ 25 ] On 7 July 2021, Maffeo joined RCD Mallorca on a season -long loanword. [ 26 ]

personal life [edit ]

Maffeo ‘s younger brother, Víctor, is besides a football player and a defender. [ 27 ]

career statistics [edit ]

As of match played 27 August 2021[28]

References [edit ]