| Birth date | 24 March 1995 (age 31) |
|---|---|
| Birth place | Alghero, Italy |
| Height | 1.90 m |
| Position | Centre-back |
| Currentclub | Picerno |
| Clubnumber | 29 |
| Youthyears 1 | 2008–2012 |
| Youthclubs 1 | Cagliari |
| Years 1 | 2012–2017 |
| Clubs 1 | Cagliari |
| Caps 1 | 6 |
| Goals 1 | 0 |
| Years 2 | 2014 |
| Clubs 2 | → Pescara (loan) |
| Caps 2 | 0 |
| Goals 2 | 0 |
| Years 3 | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs 3 | → Leeds United (loan) |
| Caps 3 | 0 |
| Goals 3 | 0 |
| Years 4 | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs 4 | → Ascoli (loan) |
| Caps 4 | 10 |
| Goals 4 | 0 |
| Years 5 | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs 5 | → Pisa (loan) |
| Caps 5 | 33 |
| Goals 5 | 0 |
| Years 6 | 2017–2022 |
| Clubs 6 | Juventus |
| Caps 6 | 0 |
| Goals 6 | 0 |
| Years 7 | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs 7 | → Novara (loan) |
| Caps 7 | 19 |
| Goals 7 | 0 |
| Years 8 | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs 8 | → Cremonese (loan) |
| Caps 8 | 3 |
| Goals 8 | 1 |
| Years 9 | 2019 |
| Clubs 9 | Juventus U23 |
| Caps 9 | 1 |
| Goals 9 | 0 |
| Years 10 | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs 10 | → Kilmarnock (loan) |
| Caps 10 | 22 |
| Goals 10 | 1 |
| Years 11 | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs 11 | → ADO Den Haag (loan) |
| Caps 11 | 19 |
| Goals 11 | 0 |
| Years 12 | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs 12 | → Seraing (loan) |
| Caps 12 | 14 |
| Goals 12 | 1 |
| Years 13 | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs 13 | Cittadella |
| Caps 13 | 24 |
| Goals 13 | 0 |
| Years 14 | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs 14 | Yverdon-Sport |
| Caps 14 | 31 |
| Goals 14 | 0 |
| Years 15 | 2024–2025 |
| Clubs 15 | Arezzo |
| Caps 15 | 11 |
| Goals 15 | 0 |
| Years 16 | 2025 |
| Clubs 16 | → Catania (loan) |
| Caps 16 | 7 |
| Goals 16 | 0 |
| Years 17 | 2025–2026 |
| Clubs 17 | Giugliano |
| Caps 17 | 11 |
| Goals 17 | 0 |
| Years 18 | 2026– |
| Clubs 18 | Picerno |
| Caps 18 | 10 |
| Goals 18 | 1 |
Dario Del Fabro (born 24 March 1995) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for 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.[citation needed] 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]
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
| 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
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- ^ "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 !" (in fr-FR). RFC Seraing. 2021-08-26. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
- ^ "DARIO DEL FABRO" (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.
- ^ "Del Fabro: Polska jest częścią mnie [wywiad]" [Del Fabro: Poland is part of me [interview]] (in Polish). przegladsportowy.onet.pl. 24 December 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2023.