Dario Del Fabro
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 March 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Alghero, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Picerno | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2012 | Cagliari | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2017 | Cagliari | 6 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Pescara (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Leeds United (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Ascoli (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Pisa (loan) | 33 | (0) |
| 2017–2022 | Juventus | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Novara (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Cremonese (loan) | 3 | (1) |
| 2019 | Juventus U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Kilmarnock (loan) | 22 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | → ADO Den Haag (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Seraing (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Cittadella | 24 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Yverdon-Sport | 31 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Arezzo | 11 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Catania (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | Giugliano | 11 | (0) |
| 2026– | Picerno | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2010–2011 | Italy U16 | 6 | (1) |
| 2012 | Italy U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Italy U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Italy U19 | 3 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:10, 4 January 2026 (UTC) | |||
Dario Del Fabro (born 24 March 1995) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie C Group C club Picerno.[1]
Cagliari and loans
Del Fabro was born in Alghero and grew up in Sassari, to an Italian father and a Polish mother.[citation needed] He started his career at Cagliari after being spotted by the head of the academy Gianfranco Matteoli. He made his debut in the Coppa Italia on 5 November 2012 against Pescara, playing the full 90 minutes. He made his Serie A league debut on 21 December 2012 against Juventus, coming on for Marco Sau in the 67th minute. In two years he played 8 games between Serie A and Coppa Italia with the Sardinian Club
On 3 August 2014, Del Fabro joined Serie B side Pescara on a season-long loan. The move was later terminated so that he could join Leeds United instead.[2]
On 31 August, Del Fabro signed for former Cagliari owner Massimo Cellino at Leeds United on a season-long loan with the option of a permanent move.[3] He was given the number 35 shirt for the 2014–15 season.[4] On 4 January 2015, he made his début for the club in a 1–0 defeat away to Sunderland in the FA Cup.[5]
On 20 September 2015, Del Fabro was loaned out to Serie B side Ascoli.[6] He debuted on 23 November 2015, in a 3–0 away loss against Cagliari, coming on as a substitute for Michele Canini after 5 minutes of the first half. He ended the campaign with a total of 10 appearances.
On 10 July 2016, Del Fabro completed the loan to another Serie B team, Pisa.[7] At the new team, managed by Gennaro Gattuso, he became one of the starting central defenders for the team from Tuscany, appearing in 32 league and 2 Coppa Italia matches.[citation needed]
Juventus
On 28 July 2017, Del Fabro joined Juventus for €4.5 million, signing a contract until 2023.[8]
He was loaned to Novara for the 2017–18 season. During this season he played 19 games.[9]
On 31 July 2018, Del Fabro joined Serie B club Cremonese on loan until 30 June 2019. It was a difficult season for the central defender that didn’t play regularly, but he scored his first professional goal in the draw 1–1 against Venice.[10]
On 29 August 2019, Del Fabro moved to Scottish Premiership club Kilmarnock on a season-long loan deal along with fellow Juventus team-mate Laurențiu Brănescu.[11] During his time in Ayrshire, Del Fabro became a regular in central defence with 24 appearances in all competitions and scoring one goal, a 93rd minute equaliser in a 2–2 draw with Hibernian.
On 3 October 2020, Del Fabro signed for Dutch club ADO Den Haag on a one-year loan.[12]
On 26 August 2021, Del Fabbro signed for Belgian side Seraing on a one-year loan.[13]
Cittadella
On 31 January 2022, Del Fabro returned to Italy and signed with Cittadella.[14]
Arezzo
On 12 July 2024, Del Fabro signed a two-year contract with Arezzo.[15]
International career
In 2010, Del Fabro was capped by Italy under-16s where he captained the side, before graduating in 2011 to Italy under-17, and then on to Italy under-18s in 2012. In 2013, Del Fabro made his debut for Italy under-19s and scored his first goal in the "Azzurri" shirt.
Personal life
He was born in Alghero to an Italian father and a Polish mother.[16] Aside from his native Italian, he also speaks Polish, and received Polish citizenship in 2019.[17] As a child, he supported Polish clubs Raków Częstochowa and Wisła Kraków.[17]