Roberto Massimo

Roberto Massimo (born 12 October 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger and wing-back for 2. Bundesliga club Greuther Fürth.^[1] 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	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Winger, wing-back
Team information
Current team	Greuther Fürth
Number	11
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–	Greuther Fürth	28	(3)
International career‡
2018	Germany U19	2	(0)
2020–2021	Germany U21	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:29, 13 November 2021 (UTC)

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.^[2]

On 22 July 2022, Massimo joined Académico de Viseu in Portugal on loan for the 2022–23 season.^[3]

On 18 May 2024, VfB Stuttgart announced that Massimo would leave the club after this season when his contract expired.^[4]

International career

Massimo was born in Ghana to a Liberian mother and an Italian father. He was raised in Germany^[5] and is a German and Liberian citizen.^[6] Massimo is a youth international for the Germany U18s.^[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 27 January 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		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
Career total			92	7	7	0	0	0	99	7