Roberto Massimo

Roberto Massimo (born 12 October 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger and wing-back for Polish Ekstraklasa club Górnik Zabrze.^[2] Born in Ghana, he has represented Germany at youth level.

Roberto Massimo

Massimo in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth	(2000-10-12) 12 October 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Accra, Ghana
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Winger, wing-back
Team information
Current team	Górnik Zabrze
Number	15
Youth career
0000–2014	SV Lippstadt
2014–2017	Arminia Bielefeld
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2018	Arminia Bielefeld	7	(0)
2018–2024	VfB Stuttgart	53	(2)
2018–2019	→ Arminia Bielefeld (loan)	4	(1)
2022–2023	→ Académico de Viseu (loan)	16	(4)
2024–2025	Greuther Fürth	28	(3)
2025–	Górnik Zabrze	0	(0)
International career
2018	Germany U19	2	(0)
2020–2021	Germany U21	4	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 May 2025

Club career

Massimo made 18 appearances for Arminia Bielefeld's U-17 team and played seven games for the first team. In May 2018, Massimo signed a contract with Bundesliga side VfB Stuttgart, but initially remained on loan at Bielefeld until 30 June 2019.^[3]

On 22 July 2022, Massimo joined Académico de Viseu in Portugal on loan for the 2022–23 season.^[4]

On 18 May 2024, VfB Stuttgart announced that Massimo would leave the club after this season when his contract expired.^[5]

On 19 July 2025, Massimo signed a three-season contract with Górnik Zabrze in Poland.^[6]

International career

Massimo was born in Ghana to a Liberian mother and an Italian father. He was raised in Germany^[7] and is a German and Liberian citizen.^[8] Massimo was a youth international for the Germany U19s and U21s.^[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 11 May 2025

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
Arminia Bielefeld	2017–18	2. Bundesliga	7	0	0	0	—		7	0
VfB Stuttgart II	2019–20	Oberliga Baden-Württemberg	7	1	—		—		7	1
	2020–21	Regionalliga Südwest	1	0	—		—		1	0
	2021–22	Regionalliga Südwest	3	0	—		—		3	0
	2023–24	Regionalliga Südwest	1	0	—		—		1	0
	Total		12	1	—		—		12	1
VfB Stuttgart	2019–20	2. Bundesliga	11	0	1	0	—		12	0
	2020–21	Bundesliga	18	0	2	0	—		20	0
	2021–22	Bundesliga	19	2	1	0	—		20	2
	2023–24	Bundesliga	5	0	1	0	—		6	0
	Total		53	2	5	0	—		58	2
Arminia Bielefeld (loan)	2018–19	2. Bundesliga	4	1	2	0	—		6	1
Académico de Viseu (loan)	2022–23	Liga Portugal 2	16	4	0	0	—		16	4
Greuther Fürth	2024–25	2. Bundesliga	28	3	2	0	—		30	3
Career total			120	10	9	0	0	0	129	10

1. Includes DFB-Pokal