Pablo Maffeo

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Maffeo and the second or maternal family name is Becerra.
Pablo Maffeo
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Maffeo with VfB Stuttgart in 2018
Personal information
Full name Pablo Carmine Maffeo Becerra[1]
Date of birth (1997-07-12) 12 July 1997 (age 28)[2]
Place of birth Sant Joan Despí, Spain
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Position Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Mallorca
Number 23
Youth career
2002–2003 Levante Las Planas
2003–2013 Espanyol
2013–2015 Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Espanyol B 1 (0)
2015–2018 Manchester City 0 (0)
2016 → Girona (loan) 10 (0)
2017–2018 → Girona (loan) 47 (1)
2018–2022 VfB Stuttgart 8 (0)
2019–2020 → Girona (loan) 32 (0)
2020–2021 → Huesca (loan) 25 (1)
2021–2022 → Mallorca (loan) 35 (1)
2022– Mallorca 99 (4)
International career
2013 Spain U16 1 (0)
2013–2014 Spain U17 7 (0)
2016 Spain U19 1 (0)
2017–2018 Spain U21 5 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:10, 13 December 2025 (UTC)

Pablo Carmine Maffeo Becerra (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpaβlo maˈfeo]; born 12 July 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for La Liga club Mallorca.

Club career

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Early career

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Born in Sant Joan Despí, Barcelona, Catalonia,[3] Maffeo joined RCD Espanyol's youth setup in 2003, from FC Levante Las Planas.[4] On 7 April 2013, he made his senior debut for the reserves at the age of only 15, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–0 home win against CE Constància in the Segunda División B.[5]

Manchester City

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On 3 July 2013, Maffeo and compatriot Manu García moved abroad, agreeing to a contract with Manchester City.[6] He was initially assigned to the under-18 team, progressing through the club's Elite Development squad.

Maffeo was called up by first-team manager Manuel Pellegrini for a match against Watford on 29 August 2015,[7] but remained unused in the 2–0 home win.[8] He would subsequently make the bench on a few more occasions, aside from appearing with the under-19s in UEFA Youth League.[9]

Maffeo made his competitive debut for City 24 August 2016, starting in a 1–0 victory over FC Steaua București in the play-off round of the UEFA Champions League.[10] His second start came two months later, in a 1–0 loss at Manchester United in the EFL Cup.[11]

Girona

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On 13 January 2016, after signing a new three-year contract with City, Maffeo joined Segunda División club Girona FC on loan until June.[12] He made his professional debut on 7 February, replacing Borja García in a 1–1 home draw against Gimnàstic de Tarragona.[13]

On 27 December 2016, it was announced Maffeo would rejoin Girona on loan until the end of the season.[14] On 15 April 2017, he was sent-off in stoppage time of the 3–3 away draw with CD Tenerife.[15] He contributed one goal[16] from 14 appearances in a first-ever promotion to La Liga.[4]

Maffeo agreed to a third loan spell at the Estadi Montilivi on 31 July 2017.[17] He made his debut in the competition on 19 August, starting in a 2–2 home draw against Atlético Madrid.[18]

When Maffeo played against FC Barcelona, he man-marked Lionel Messi superbly. This prompted the latter to name the former as the toughest opponent that he had ever faced.[19]

VfB Stuttgart

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On 14 May 2018, Maffeo signed a five-year contract with VfB Stuttgart,[20] with the deal being made effective on 1 July.[21] His first appearance in the Bundesliga took place on 26 August, in a 1–0 away loss to 1. FSV Mainz 05 where he featured the full 90 minutes.[22]

Maffeo was loaned back to Girona on 20 June 2019.[23] On 8 September 2020, he joined SD Huesca also in a temporary deal but with an option to make the move permanent.[24] He scored his first goal in the Spanish top division five days later, in the 1–1 draw at Villarreal CF.[25]

Mallorca

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On 7 July 2021, Maffeo joined RCD Mallorca on a season-long loan.[26] On 29 June 2022, he agreed to a permanent four-year contract.[27]

International career

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Maffeo was a youth international for Spain.[28] On 10 November 2023, he was called up by Argentina manager Lionel Scaloni for games against Uruguay and Brazil in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, being eligible to play for the latter country through his mother.[29]

Personal life

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Maffeo's younger brother, Víctor, is also a footballer and a defender.[30] He is of Italian descent on his father's side and of Argentine descent on his mother's.[31]

Career statistics

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As of match played 16 December 2025
Club Season League National cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Espanyol B 2012–13[32] Segunda División B 1 0 — — — — 1 0
Manchester City 2015–16[33] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2016–17[34] Premier League 0 0 0 0 1 0 2[a] 0 — 3 0
Girona (loan) 2015–16[32] Segunda División 10 0 0 0 — — — 10 0
2016–17[32] Segunda División 14 1 0 0 — — — 14 1
2017–18[35] La Liga 33 0 1 0 — — — 34 0
VfB Stuttgart 2018–19[32] Bundesliga 8 0 1 0 — — — 9 0
Girona (loan) 2019–20[32] Segunda División 32 0 0 0 — — 3[b] 0 35 0
Huesca (loan) 2020–21[32] La Liga 25 1 0 0 — — — 25 1
Mallorca (loan) 2021–22[32] La Liga 35 1 1 0 — — — 36 1
Mallorca 2022–23 La Liga 35 2 2 0 — — — 37 2
2023–24 La Liga 22 1 2 0 — — — 23 1
2024–25 La Liga 30 0 0 0 — — 1[c] 0 31 0
2025–26 La Liga 12 1 1 0 — — — 13 1
Total 99 4 5 0 — — — 104 4
Career total 257 7 8 0 1 0 2 0 4 0 271 7
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. ^ Appearances in La Liga play-offs
  3. ^ Appearance in Supercopa de España

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