Dario Del Fabro

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Dario Del Fabro
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-03-24) 24 March 1995 (age 28)
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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2017 Cagliari 6 (0)
2014Pescara (loan) 0 (0)
2014–2015Leeds United (loan) 0 (0)
2015–2016Ascoli (loan) 10 (0)
2016–2017Pisa (loan) 33 (0)
2017–2022 Juventus 0 (0)
2017–2018Novara (loan) 19 (0)
2018–2019Cremonese (loan) 3 (1)
2019 Juventus U23 1 (0)
2019–2020Kilmarnock (loan) 22 (1)
2020–2021ADO Den Haag (loan) 19 (0)
2021–2022Seraing (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]

Contents

Club career

Cagliari and loans

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

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]

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. [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

As of match played 6 August 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Cagliari 2012–13 Serie A 302050
2013–14 Serie A300030
Total602080
Pescara (loan) 2014–15 Serie B 001010
Leeds United (loan) 2014–15 Championship 00100010
Ascoli (loan) 2015–16 Serie B10000100
Pisa (loan) 2016–17 Serie B33020350
Novara (loan) 2017–18 Serie B19000350
Cremonese (loan) 2018–19 Serie B310031
Juventus U23 2019–20 Serie C 102030
Kilmarnock (loan) 2019–20 Premiership 2211010241
ADO Den Haag (loan) 2020–21 Eredivisie 1902000
Seraing (loan) 2021–22 Jupiler Pro League 14130171
Cittadella 2021–22 Serie B140140
2022–23 Serie B10010110
Total24010250
Yverdon-Sport 2023–24 Swiss Super League 300030
Career total1543150101703

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