Dario Del Fabro

Dario Del Fabro
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-03-24) 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)
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)
2023–2024 Yverdon-Sport 31 (0)
2024–2025 Arezzo 11 (0)
2025Catania (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
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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

References

  1. ^ Dario Del Fabro at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "Cagliari, greets Del Fabro goes on loan to Pescara". Tuttosport. 3 August 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Sunderland 1 Leeds 0". Sky Sports. 4 January 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Dario Del Fabro all'Ascoli". cagliaricalcio.com. 20 September 2014. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  7. ^ "Colombatto e Del Fabro al Pisa". cagliaricalcio.com. 11 July 2014. Archived from the original on 15 July 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  8. ^ "Dario Del Fabro alla Juventus". www.cagliaricalcio.com. 28 July 2017. Archived from the original on 1 October 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  9. ^ "UFFICIALE: Novara, arriva il difensore Del Fabro dalla Juventus". www.tuttomercatoweb.com. 4 August 2017.
  10. ^ "Del Fabro joined to Cremonese". Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  11. ^ "Kilmarnock sign Dario Del Fabro from Juventus & admit Greg Taylor talks". BBC Sport. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  12. ^ "Transferprofiel: ADO den Haag huurt Dario del Fabro van Juventus".
  13. ^ "Mercato : Benvenuto, Dario !". RFC Seraing (in French). 26 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  14. ^ "DARIO DEL FABRO" (Press release) (in Italian). Cittadella. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  15. ^ "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.
  16. ^ "Novara, Del Fabro si racconta: "Io, la Juve, Klose"". Tuttosport. 30 November 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  17. ^ 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.