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(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Yverdon-Sport | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| 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– | Yverdon-Sport | 17 | (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, correct as of 15 December 2023 | |||
Dario Del Fabro (born 24 March 1995) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Swiss Super League club Yverdon-Sport.[1]
Club career[edit]
Cagliari and loans[edit]
Del Fabro was born in Alghero and grew up in Sassari. 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[edit]
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[edit]
On 31 January 2022, Del Fabro returned to Italy and signed with Cittadella.[14]
International career[edit]
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[edit]
He was born in Alghero to an Italian father and a Polish mother.[15] Aside from his native Italian, he also speaks Polish, and received Polish citizenship in 2019.[16] As a child, he supported Polish clubs Raków Częstochowa and Wisła Kraków.[16]
Career statistics[edit]
- As of match played 6 August 2023
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cagliari | 2012–13 | Serie A | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | Serie A | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | |||
| Pescara (loan) | 2014–15 | Serie B | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |
| Leeds United (loan) | 2014–15 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ascoli (loan) | 2015–16 | Serie B | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | 0 | |
| Pisa (loan) | 2016–17 | Serie B | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 35 | 0 | |
| Novara (loan) | 2017–18 | Serie B | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 35 | 0 | |
| Cremonese (loan) | 2018–19 | Serie B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 1 | |
| Juventus U23 | 2019–20 | Serie C | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | |
| Kilmarnock (loan) | 2019–20 | Premiership | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| ADO Den Haag (loan) | 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| Seraing (loan) | 2021–22 | Jupiler Pro League | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 17 | 1 | |
| Cittadella | 2021–22 | Serie B | 14 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Serie B | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| Total | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 25 | 0 | |||
| Yverdon-Sport | 2023–24 | Swiss Super League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| Career total | 154 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 170 | 3 | ||
References[edit]
- ^ Dario Del Fabro at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Cagliari, greets Del Fabro goes on loan to Pescara". Tuttosport. 3 August 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
- ^ "DEL FABRO JOINS FOR THE SEASON". Leeds United official website. 31 August 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ^ "Leeds United: 2014/15 SQUAD NUMBERS". Leeds United official website. 5 September 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
- ^ "Sunderland 1 Leeds 0". Sky Sports. 4 January 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ^ "Dario Del Fabro all'Ascoli". cagliaricalcio.com. 20 September 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
- ^ "Colombatto e Del Fabro al Pisa". cagliaricalcio.com. 11 July 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
- ^ "Dario Del Fabro alla Juventus". www.cagliaricalcio.com. 28 July 2017.
- ^ "UFFICIALE: Novara, arriva il difensore Del Fabro dalla Juventus". www.tuttomercatoweb.com. 4 August 2017.
- ^ "Del Fabro joined to Cremonese". Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ "Kilmarnock sign Dario Del Fabro from Juventus & admit Greg Taylor talks". BBC Sport. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ "Transferprofiel: ADO den Haag huurt Dario del Fabro van Juventus".
- ^ "Mercato : Benvenuto, Dario !". RFC Seraing (in French). 26 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "DARIO DEL FABRO" (Press release) (in Italian). Cittadella. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ "Novara, Del Fabro si racconta: "Io, la Juve, Klose"". Tuttosport. 30 November 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Del Fabro: Polska jest częścią mnie [wywiad]" [Del Fabro: Poland is part of me [interview]]. przegladsportowy.onet.pl (in Polish). 24 December 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
External links[edit]
- Dario Del Fabro at Soccerway
- Dario Del Fabro at WorldFootball.net