Federico Barba

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Federico Barba
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Barba with VfB Stuttgart in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-09-01) 1 September 1993 (age 32)
Place of birth Rome, Italy
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Persib Bandung
Number 93
Youth career
1999–2007 Axa Soccer School
2007–2008 Cisco Roma
2008–2012 Roma
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Grosseto 19 (0)
2013–2017 Empoli 53 (2)
2016 → VfB Stuttgart (loan) 2 (1)
2017–2018 Sporting Gijón 38 (1)
2018–2020 Chievo 30 (0)
2019–2020 → Valladolid (loan) 5 (0)
2020 → Benevento (loan) 14 (1)
2020–2022 Benevento 65 (0)
2022–2023 Pisa 30 (1)
2023–2025 Como 39 (3)
2025 Sion 16 (0)
2025– Persib Bandung 9 (3)
International career
2011–2012 Italy U19 6 (0)
2012–2014 Italy U20 9 (1)
2015 Italy U21 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 December 2025

Federico Barba (born 1 September 1993) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Super League club Persib Bandung.

Club career

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Early career

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Born in Rome, Italy, Barba was a six-year-old boy when began to play at the Axa Soccer School.[2] Playing as a left or central defender, in 2007 he was sold to Cisco Roma (former Lodigiani), the third most popular soccer team in Rome, and at the age of 15 he was transferred to A.S. Roma where he played in the youth teams, coached, at first, by Andrea Stramaccioni and then by Alberto De Rossi. Barba won U17 national championship with Roma in 2010.;[3] U20 "Primavera" reserve league in 2011 and Coppa Italia Primavera in 2012. In 2012, Federico Barba got the Italian award as the best young defender.[4]

Grosseto

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In July 2012 he was loaned to Serie B club Grosseto, partially due to the age restriction of Primavera had changed to U19 and partially by Barba had ready for professional league. Barba made his debut as starting defender in 2012–13 Coppa Italia. In 2012–13 Serie B, Barba made successive appearances since from 20 October 2012, becoming the regular central defender of Grosseto team. In June 2013, Grosseto acquired half of the registration rights of Barba for €200,000.[5] However, Roma re-acquired Barba for €350,000 and re-sold him to Empoli.[6]

Empoli

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In August 2013, Barba was acquired by Empoli for €250,000 in another co-ownership deal.[6] In June 2015 Empoli acquired the remain 50% registration rights from Roma for an undisclosed fee. He also has scored 2 goals for the club.[7]

VfB Stuttgart

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On 1 February 2016, Barba was loaned out to VfB Stuttgart until the end of the season with an option of purchase.[8]

Sporting Gijón

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In July 2017, Barba was acquired by Spanish club Sporting de Gijón for a reported €1 million fee.[9]

ChievoVerona

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On 14 August 2018, Barba signed with Serie A side ChievoVerona.[10]

Valladolid (loan)

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On 6 July 2019, he returned to Spain after agreeing to a one-year loan deal with La Liga side Real Valladolid.[11]

Benevento

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On 24 January 2020, Barba joined Serie B team Benevento on loan until 30 June 2020. Benevento held an obligation to purchase his rights at the end of the loan term. Barba signed a 3.5-year contract with Benevento with an additional one-year extension option.[12]

Pisa

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On 2 September 2022, Barba signed a three-season contract with Pisa.[13]

Como

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On 2 August 2023, Barba joined Como on a three-year deal.[14]

Sion

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On 16 January 2025, Barba moved to Sion in Switzerland on a two-and-a-half-year deal.[15]

International career

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Barba made his debut in the third match of 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship qualification. In the elite qualification, he played twice as the holder of number 2 shirt. He played the first game after Rodrigo Ely was sent off, which Barba substituted forward Mattia Valoti. Due to Ely suspension, Barba played the second match but not the third match.[16]

Barba received U20 call-up from Luigi Di Biagio in summer 2012. In November, he received call-up from Devis Mangia for Italy national under-21 football team against Spain national under-21 football team. However, he did not play that match.

Career statistics

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As of match played 14 December 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Grosseto 2012–13 Serie B 19 0 1 0 — 20 0
2013–14 Serie B — 2 0 — 2 0
Total 19 0 3 0 — 22 0
Empoli 2013–14 Serie B 14 0 — — 14 0
2014–15 Serie A 18 2 2 0 — 20 2
2015–16 Serie A 10 0 1 0 — 11 0
2016–17 Serie A 11 0 1 0 — 12 0
Total 53 2 4 0 0 0 57 0
Stuttgart (loan) 2015–16 Bundesliga 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1
Sporting Gijón 2017–18 Segunda División 38 1 1 0 2[a] 0 41 1
Chievo 2018–19 Serie A 30 0 0 0 — 30 0
Valladolid (loan) 2019–20 La Liga 5 0 0 0 — 5 0
Benevento (loan) 2019–20 Serie B 14 1 0 0 — 14 1
Benevento 2020–21 Serie A 32 0 0 0 — 32 0
2021–22 Serie B 30 3 0 0 3[b] 0 33 3
2022–23 Serie B 3 0 0 0 — 3 0
Total 65 3 0 0 3 0 68 3
Pisa 2022–23 Serie B 30 1 0 0 — 30 1
Como 2023–24 Serie B 32 3 1 0 — 33 3
2024–25 Serie A 7 0 1 0 — 8 0
Total 39 3 2 0 — 41 3
Sion 2024–25 Swiss Super League 16 0 0 0 — 16 0
Persib 2025–26 Super League 9 3 — — 9 3
Career total 320 15 10 0 5 0 335 15
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Serie B play-offs

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