Sebastien De Maio

Sebastien De Maio (born 5 March 1987) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Italian Serie B club Mantova. Aside from France, he has played in Italy and Belgium.^[2]

Sebastien De Maio

De Maio with Anderlecht in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Sebastien De Maio[1]
Date of birth	(1987-03-05) 5 March 1987 (age 38)
Place of birth	Saint-Denis, France
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Mantova
Number	87
Youth career
2004–2005	Louhans-Cuiseaux
2005–2006	Nancy
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2013	Brescia	113	(4)
2007–2009	→ Celano (loan)	44	(6)
2010–2011	→ Frosinone (loan)	18	(1)
2013–2016	Genoa	84	(4)
2016–2017	Anderlecht	2	(0)
2016–2017	→ Fiorentina (loan)	6	(0)
2017–2019	Bologna	32	(2)
2019	→ Udinese (loan)	16	(1)
2019–2022	Udinese	38	(0)
2022–2024	Vicenza	24	(1)
2022–2023	→ Modena (loan)	10	(0)
2024–	Mantova	21	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2025

Career

Born in Saint-Denis, De Maio grew up in Nancy youth team, and in the summer of 2006 he was acquired by Brescia. He made his professional debut on 17 June 2007, in a 2–0 defeat to Rimini.^[3]

On 24 January 2019, De Maio joined Udinese on loan from Bologna for the rest of the season.^[4] Udinese confirmed on 29 May 2019, that they had redeemed the player and he would remain at the club, penning a new three-year contract with the club.^[5]

On 13 January 2022, he moved to Serie B club Vicenza on a 2.5-year contract.^[6] On 28 July 2022, De Maio was loaned to Modena, with an option to buy.^[7]

Personal life

Born in France, De Maio is of Caribbean descent through his father, and Italian descent through his maternal grandfather from Salerno.^[8][9]

Career statistics

As of 2 June 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Brescia	2006–07	Serie B	1	0	0	0	—	—	1	0
	2008–09		3	0	1	0	—	—	4	0
	2009–10		30	0	2	0	—	1	0	33	0
	2010–11	Serie A	2	0	2	0	—	—	4	0
	2011–12	Serie B	39	1	2	1	—	—	41	2
	2012–13		38	3	1	0	—	2	0	41	3
	Total		113	4	8	1	—	3	0	124	5
Frosinone (loan)	2010–11	Serie B	18	1	0	0	—	—	18	1
Genoa	2013–14	Serie A	23	2	0	0	—	—	23	2
	2014–15		33	1	2	0	—	—	35	1
	2015–16		28	1	0	0	—	—	28	1
	Total		84	4	2	0	—	—	86	4
Anderlecht	2016–17	Belgian Pro League	2	0	0	0	2[a]	0	—	4	0
Fiorentina (loan)	2016–17	Serie A	6	0	1	0	2[b]	0	—	9	0
Bologna	2017–18	Serie A	26	2	1	0	—	—	27	2
	2018–19		6	0	0	0	—	—	6	0
	Total		32	2	1	0	—	—	33	2
Udinese (loan)	2018–19	Serie A	16	1	0	0	—	—	16	1
Udinese	2019–20		21	0	1	1	—	—	22	1
	2020–21		15	0	1	0	—	—	16	0
	2021–22		2	0	2	1	—	—	4	1
	Total		54	1	4	2	—	—	58	2
Vicenza	2021–22	Serie B	20	1	—	—	2	0	22	1
	2023–24	Serie C	4	0	2	0	—	—	6	0
	Total		24	1	2	0	—	2	0	28	1
Modena (loan)	2022–23	Serie B	10	0	2	0	—	—	12	0
Mantova	2023–24	Serie C	6	0	0	0	—	0	0	6	0
Career total			349	13	20	3	4	0	5	0	378	16

1. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League