Dario Del Fabro
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 March 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Alghero, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Picerno | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| 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) |
| 2023–2024 | Yverdon-Sport | 31 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Arezzo | 11 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Catania (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | Giugliano | 11 | (0) |
| 2026– | Picerno | 0 | (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 as of 17:10, 4 January 2026 (UTC) | |||
Dario Del Fabro (born 24 March 1995) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie C Group C club Picerno.[1]
Club career
Cagliari and loans
Del Fabro was born in Alghero and grew up in Sassari, to an Italian father and a Polish mother. 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.
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]
Arezzo
On 12 July 2024, Del Fabro signed a two-year contract with Arezzo.[15]
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.[16] Aside from his native Italian, he also speaks Polish, and received Polish citizenship in 2019.[17] As a child, he supported Polish clubs Raków Częstochowa and Wisła Kraków.[17]
Career statistics
- As of match played 6 August 2023
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | 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 | ||
- ^ Includes Coppa Italia, FA Cup, Coppa Italia Serie C, Scottish Cup, KNVB Cup, Belgian Cup
References
- ^ 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. Archived from the original on 2 September 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ^ "Leeds United: 2014/15 SQUAD NUMBERS". Leeds United official website. 5 September 2014. Archived from the original on 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. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
- ^ "Colombatto e Del Fabro al Pisa". cagliaricalcio.com. 11 July 2014. Archived from the original on 15 July 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
- ^ "Dario Del Fabro alla Juventus". www.cagliaricalcio.com. 28 July 2017. Archived from the original on 1 October 2017. Retrieved 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.
- ^ "Dario Del Fabro è un nuovo giocatore dell'Arezzo" [Dario Del Fabro is a new player for Arezzo] (in Italian). Arezzo. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ "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
- Dario Del Fabro at Soccerway
- Dario Del Fabro at WorldFootball.net