Roberto Massimo
Ghanaian-German footballer
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Roberto Massimo (born 12 October 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger and wing-back for Polish Ekstraklasa club Górnik Zabrze.[2] Born in Ghana, he has represented Germany at youth level.
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Massimo in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 October 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Górnik Zabrze | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –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) |
| 2024–2025 | Greuther Fürth | 28 | (3) |
| 2025– | Górnik Zabrze | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2018 | Germany U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Germany U21 | 4 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 May 2025 | |||
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.[3]
On 22 July 2022, Massimo joined Académico de Viseu in Portugal on loan for the 2022–23 season.[4]
On 18 May 2024, VfB Stuttgart announced that Massimo would leave the club after this season when his contract expired.[5]
On 19 July 2025, Massimo signed a three-season contract with Górnik Zabrze in Poland.[6]
International career
Massimo was born in Ghana to a Liberian mother and an Italian father. He was raised in Germany[7] and is a German and Liberian citizen.[8] Massimo was a youth international for the Germany U19s and U21s.[9]
Career statistics
- As of match played 11 May 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | 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 | |
| Greuther Fürth | 2024–25 | 2. Bundesliga | 28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 30 | 3 | |
| Career total | 120 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 10 | ||
