{{short description|Argentine professional footballer|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}}
{{Infobox football biography | name = Maximiliano Comba | image = | image_size = | caption = | fullname = Maximiliano Gabriel Comba | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|1|16|df=y}} | birth_place = La Cautiva, Argentina | height = 1.70m<ref>{{soccerway|maximiliano-gabriel-comba/471222}}</ref> | position = Winger | currentclub = Volos | clubnumber = 20 | youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 = Estudiantes de General Levalle | youthyears2 = 2006–2009 |youthclubs2 = San Martin de Vicuña Mackenna | youthyears3 = |youthclubs3 = Recreativo Estrellas | years1 = 2015 |clubs1 = San Martin de Vicuña Mackenna |caps1 = |goals1 = | years2 = 2016–2019 |clubs2 = Estudiantes RC |caps2 = 58 |goals2 = 14 | years3 = 2018–2019 |clubs3 = → Gimnasia LP (loan) |caps3 = 15 |goals3 = 2 | years4 = 2019–2023 |clubs4 = Gimnasia LP |caps4 = 20 |goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2020–2021 |clubs5 = → Estudiantes RC (loan) |caps5 = 10 |goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2021–2022 |clubs6 = → Newell's Old Boys (loan) |caps6 = 17 |goals6 = 1 | years7 = 2022 |clubs7 = → Belgrano (loan) |caps7 = 19 |goals7 = 3 | years8 = 2023– |clubs8 = Volos |caps8 = 85 |goals8 = 11 | nationalyears1 = |nationalteam1 = |nationalcaps1 = |nationalgoals1 = | club-update = 00:46, 2 March 2026 (UTC) | nationalteam-update = | medaltemplates = }}
'''Maximiliano Gabriel Comba''' (born 16 January 1994) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger for Greek Super League club Volos.
==Career== Comba had youth career spells with Estudiantes de General Levalle, San Martin de Vicuña Mackenna and Recreativo Estrellas.<ref name="Perfil">{{cite news|title=La increíble historia de Maxi Comba|url=https://www.perfil.com/noticias/cordoba/la-increible-historia-de-maxi-comba.phtml|accessdate=13 October 2018|work=Perfil|date=3 June 2018}}</ref><ref name="Foot Mercato">{{cite news|title=La belle histoire de Maximiliano Comba, l’attaquant argentin passé de régionale à la Superliga|url=http://www.footmercato.net/argentine/la-belle-histoire-de-maximiliano-comba-l-attaquant-argentin-passe-de-regionale-a-la-superliga_233377|accessdate=13 October 2018|work=Perfil|date=18 August 2018}}</ref> After his time with the latter, he returned to San Martin to subsequently play in Torneo Federal C.<ref name="Perfil"/><ref name="Foot Mercato"/> In 2016, Comba joined Torneo Federal B's Estudiantes.<ref name="Soccerway">{{cite news|title=Argentina - M. Comba|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/maximiliano-gabriel-comba/471222/|accessdate=13 October 2018|work=Soccerway}}</ref><ref name="BDFA">{{cite news|title=Ficha Estadistica de MAXIMILIANO COMBA|url=http://www.bdfa.com.ar/jugadores-MAXIMILIANO-GABRIEL-COMBA-106914.html|accessdate=13 October 2018|work=BDFA}}</ref> He netted seven goals in thirty-one appearances in his debut campaign, which ended with promotion to Torneo Federal A.<ref name="Soccerway"/> Eight goals in a further thirty-three fixtures followed, including his final goal of 2017–18 against Defensores de Belgrano in the penultimate round of the promotion play-offs; which Estudiantes lost.<ref name="Soccerway"/>
In August 2018, Comba joined Argentine Primera División side Gimnasia La Plata on loan until July 2021, with a purchase option.<ref name="Soccerway"/><ref name="Puntal">{{cite news|title=De Estudiantes a la Superliga; Comba jugará en Gimnasia LP|url=http://www.puntal.com.ar/noticia/De-Estudiantes-a-la-Superliga-Comba-jugara-en-Gimnasia-LP-20180802-0061.html|accessdate=13 October 2018|work=Puntal|date=3 August 2018}}</ref><ref name="Infocielo">{{cite news|title=Comba le puede dar mucho a Gimnasia|url=https://infocielo.com/deportes/nota/82238/comba_le_puede_dar_mucho_a_gimnasia/|accessdate=13 October 2018|work=Infocielo|date=1 September 2018}}</ref> He made his professional bow on 4 September during a league draw away to San Martín (T).<ref name="Soccerway"/> In July 2021, Gimnasia triggered the option and signed him on a permanent deal.
On 21 November 2020, Comba returned to his former club, Estudiantes RC, on a loan deal from Gimnasia La Plata.<ref>[https://www.puntal.com.ar/comba/tras-su-paso-gimnasia-maxi-comba-regresa-prestamo-estudiantes-n123501 Tras su paso por Gimnasia, Maxi Comba regresa a préstamo a Estudiantes], puntal.com.ar, 21 November 2020</ref> However, he returned to Gimnasia in February 2021.<ref>[https://lmdiario.com.ar/contenido/273247/tras-la-salida-de-vazquez-gerardo-acuna-es-el-nuevo-dt-de-estudiantes-rc Tras la salida de Vázquez, Gerardo Acuña es el nuevo DT de Estudiantes (RC)], lmdiario.com.ar, 6 February 2021</ref> After returning to Gimnasia, he played a few games for the club, before he was sent out on loan once again at the end of July 2021, this time to Newell's Old Boys until the end of 2022, with a purchase option.<ref>[https://www.tycsports.com/liga-profesional-de-futbol/liga-profesional-newells-maximiliano-comba-refuerzo-mercado-de-pases-id360529.html Newell's oficializó la llegada Maximiliano Comba], tycsports.com, 19 July 2021</ref> In January 2022, the loan spell at Newell's was exchanged for a new loan spell, however, at Belgrano, until the end of 2022.<ref>[https://www.belgranocordoba.com/noticia-belgrano/4583/ Maximiliano Comba es refuerzo de Belgrano], belgranocordoba.com, 21 January 2022</ref>
==Career statistics== {{updated|13 October 2018}}.<ref name="Soccerway"/> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Club statistics |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup<ref group="lower-alpha">Includes the Copa Argentina</ref> !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="3"|Estudiantes |2017–18 |rowspan="2|Torneo Federal A |27||7||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||4<ref group="lower-alpha" name="TFAPO1">Four appearances in the 2017–18 Torneo Federal A play-offs</ref>||1<ref group="lower-alpha" name="TFAPO2">One goal in the 2017–18 Torneo Federal A play-offs</ref>||33||8 |- |2018–19 |0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0||0||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !27!!7!!2!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!4!!1!!33!!8 |- |rowspan="1"|Gimnasia y Esgrima (loan) |2018–19 |rowspan="1|Primera División |1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0||1||0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !28!!7!!2!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!4!!1!!34!!8 |} {{Reflist|group=lower-alpha}}
==References== {{Reflist|30em}}
==External links== *{{Soccerway|maximiliano-gabriel-comba/471222}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Comba, Maximiliano}} Category:1994 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Córdoba Province, Argentina Category:Argentine men's footballers Category:Men's association football forwards Category:Torneo Federal A players Category:Argentine Primera División players Category:Estudiantes de Río Cuarto footballers Category:Club de Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata footballers Category:Newell's Old Boys footballers Category:Club Atlético Belgrano footballers Category:21st-century Argentine sportsmen Category:Volos F.C. players