Roberto Massimo (born 12 October 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a wingerand wing-back for 2. Bundesliga club Greuther Fürth.[1] Born in Ghana, he has represented Germany at youth level.
Massimo in 2019
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2000-10-12) 12 October 2000 (age 23) | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger, wing-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Greuther Fürth | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2014 | SV Lippstadt | ||
| 2014–2017 | Arminia Bielefeld | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Arminia Bielefeld | 7 | (0) |
| 2018–2024 | VfB Stuttgart | 53 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | → Arminia Bielefeld (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | → Académico de Viseu (loan) | 16 | (4) |
| 2024– | Greuther Fürth | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Germany U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Germany U21 | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:29, 13 November 2021 (UTC) | |||
Massimo made 18 appearances for Arminia Bielefeld's U-17 team and played seven games for the first team. In May 2018, Massimo signed a contract with Bundesliga side VfB Stuttgart, but initially remained on loan at Bielefeld until 30 June 2019.[2]
On 22 July 2022, Massimo joined Académico de Viseu in Portugal on loan for the 2022–23 season.[3]
On 18 May 2024, VfB Stuttgart announced that Massimo will leave the club after this season when his contract expires.[4]
Massimo was born in Ghana to a Liberian mother and an Italian father. He was raised in Germany[5] and is a German citizen.[6] Massimo is a youth international for the Germany U18s.[7]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Arminia Bielefeld | 2017–18 | 2. Bundesliga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| VfB Stuttgart II | 2019–20 | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg | 7 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | Regionalliga Südwest | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Regionalliga Südwest | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Regionalliga Südwest | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 12 | 1 | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||||
| VfB Stuttgart | 2019–20 | 2. Bundesliga | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 20 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 53 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 58 | 2 | |||
| Arminia Bielefeld (loan) | 2018–19 | 2. Bundesliga | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | |
| Académico de Viseu (loan) | 2022–23 | Liga Portugal 2 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 4 | |
| Career total | 92 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 7 | ||
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