Fabio Maistro (born 5 April 1998) is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie C Group B club SPAL.

Fabio Maistro
Maistro in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-04-05) 5 April 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Rovigo, Italy
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
SPAL
Number 37
Youth career
0000–2017 Fiorentina
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Fiorentina 0 (0)
2018 Gavorrano 9 (0)
2018–2019 Rieti 7 (1)
2019–2022 Lazio 0 (0)
2019–2020Salernitana (loan) 33 (2)
2020–2021Pescara (loan) 29 (4)
2021–2022Ascoli (loan) 31 (3)
2022– SPAL 62 (8)
International career
2019 Italy U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2019

Club career edit

Fiorentina edit

Maistro is a product of the Fiorentina youth system, and featured for their Under-19 squad during the 2015–16 and 2016–17 seasons.[1] During the 2016–17 Serie A season, he also appeared on the bench for the senior squad numerous times, but never saw the pitch.[2][3] He was released by Fiorentina at the end of the season.

Gavorrano edit

On 25 January 2018, Maistro joined Serie C club Gavorrano as a free-agent; three days later, he made his professional debut as a substitute, replacing Giulio Favale in the 63rd minute of a 1–1 away draw against Robur Siena.[4] On 25 February, he played his first entire match for Gavorrano, a 1–0 away defeat against Arzachena.[5]

Rieti edit

On 20 July 2018, he signed with another Serie C club, Rieti.[6]

Lazio edit

Loan to Salernitana edit

On 3 August 2019, he signed with Lazio and was immediately loaned to Salernitana for a season.[7]

Loan to Pescara edit

On 14 September 2020 he joined Pescara on loan.[8]

Loan to Ascoli edit

On 31 August 2021, he was loaned to Ascoli.[9]

SPAL edit

On 19 July 2022, Maistro signed a three-year contract with SPAL.[10]

International career edit

Maistro made his debut with the Italy U21 side on 16 November 2019, coming on as a late substitute for Patrick Cutrone in a 3–0 home win against Iceland in a Euro 2021 qualifying match.[11]

Career statistics edit

Club edit

As of 16 June 2018
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Gavorrano 2017–18 Serie C 9 0 0 0 9 0
Career total 9 0 0 0 9 0

References edit

  1. ^ "Profile by TuttoCalciatori" (in Italian). TuttoCalciatori. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Lazio-Fiorentina game report". ESPN. 18 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Napoli-Fiorentina game report". ESPN. 20 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Robur Siena vs. Gavorrano - 28 January 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Arzachena vs. Gavorrano - 25 February 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  6. ^ "IL RIETI PIAZZA IL NONO COLPO: A CENTROCAMPO ECCO MAISTRO" (in Italian). Rieti. 20 July 2018.
  7. ^ "Statement 03.08.2019" (Press release). Lazio. 3 August 2019. Archived from the original on 5 September 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  8. ^ "UFFICIALE – Fabio Maistro è #BiancAzzurro" (Press release) (in Italian). Pescara. 14 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Comunicato 31.08.2021" (in Italian). Lazio. 31 August 2021. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  10. ^ "IL CENTROCAMPISTA FABIO MAISTRO È UN NUOVO GIOCATORE BIANCAZZURRO" (in Italian). SPAL. 19 July 2022. Archived from the original on 5 August 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  11. ^ "Italy U21 vs. Iceland U21 3 - 0". Soccerway. 16 November 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2019.

External links edit