Roberto Massimo

Roberto Massimo (born 12 October 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart.[1] Born in Ghana, he has represented Germany at youth level.

Roberto Massimo
Massimo in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-10-12) 12 October 2000
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 VfB Stuttgart
Number 32
Youth career
0000–2014 SV Lippstadt
2014–2017 Arminia Bielefeld
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Arminia Bielefeld 7 (0)
2018– VfB Stuttgart 51 (2)
2018–2019 → Arminia Bielefeld (loan) 4 (1)
2022–2023 → Académico de Viseu (loan) 16 (4)
International career‡
2018 Germany U19 2 (0)
2020–2021 Germany U21 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:29, 13 November 2021 (UTC)

Club career

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]

International career

Massimo was born in Ghana to a Liberian mother and an Italian father. He was raised in Germany[4] and is a German citizen.[5] Massimo is a youth international for the Germany U18s.[6]

References
  1. Roberto Massimo at WorldFootball.net
  2. "New signings for the coming season". VfB Stuttgart. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  3. "ROBERTO MASSIMO É REFORÇO!" (in Portuguese). Académico de Viseu. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  4. "Arminia Bielefeld: Roberto Massimo lässt Zukunft offen". www.liga-zwei.de. 13 January 2018.
  5. "Roberto Massimo". DFB.de (in German). Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  6. "Deutschland U 19 (M) - Schweiz U 19, 2:2, Länderspiel 2018/19 Saison".


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