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Roberto Di Maio

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Roberto Di Maio
Personal information
Date of birth (1982-09-21) 21 September 1982 (age 42)[1]
Place of birth Naples, Italy
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Cosmos
Number 5
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2001 Castelfranco 10 (0)
2001–2002 Castelnuovo 1 (0)
2002–2003 Venturina 29 (1)
2003–2004 Versilia 30 (3)
2004–2008 San Marino 121 (10)
2008–2010 Catanzaro 63 (10)
2010–2012 Nocerina 66 (7)
2012–2013 Lecce 22 (0)
2013–2013 L'Aquila 5 (0)
2014 Torres 17 (1)
2014–2016 Rimini 13 (0)
2016 Gubbio 12 (1)
2016 Matelica 13 (3)
2017 Correggese 8 (1)
2017–2018 San Marino 33 (3)
2018–2022 La Fiorita 80 (9)
2022–2024 Cosmos 61 (3)
International career‡
2023–2024 San Marino 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 June 2024

Roberto Di Maio (born 21 September 1982) is a former professional footballer who played as a defender. Born in Italy, he played for the San Marino national team.

Di Maio became the oldest player to make his senior international debut in UEFA competition, aged 40 years and 193 days, in a Euro 2024 qualifier match against Northern Ireland in March 2023.[2]

Club career

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On 30 August 2010, Di Maio joined Nocerina for an undisclosed fee.[3]

On 12 August 2013, he left Lecce for L'Aquila.[4]

On 5 June 2024, at almost age of 42, he announced his retirement from the pitch, aiming to a training career.[5]

International career

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Di Maio was born in Naples, Italy, but had indicated that he would be likely to accept a call-up for San Marino national football team if asked.[6] He would eventually earn his first international cap for San Marino on 23 March 2023 in a Euro 2024 qualifier against Northern Ireland, at the age of 40, after waiting the prerequisite 15 years for naturalized citizens who cannot claim ancestral roots to be eligible for La Serenissima. Di Maio had begun the naturalization process during his first stint with San Marino Calcio. His first cap made him the oldest person to make his senior debut in UEFA competition.[7]

Personal life

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De Maio married his wife, Cristina, in 2012, and after ten years of marriage qualified for Sammarinese citizenship.[2] He works as an academy coach for the San Marino Football Federation, coaching the country's Under-17s team.[2]

Career statistics

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As of 17 November 2023
San Marino
Year Apps Goals
2023 9 0
Total 9 0

References

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  1. ^ UEFA.com. "Roberto Di Maio - San Marino - European Qualifiers". UEFA.com. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Northern Ireland v San Marino: Roberto di Maio on becoming oldest debutant aged 40". BBC Sport. 13 October 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  3. ^ "INGAGGIATO IL DIFENSORE ROBERTO DI MAIO". Forza Nocerina. 30 August 2010.
  4. ^ "Di Maio ceduto a L'Aquila" (in Italian). U.S. Lecce. 12 August 2013. Archived from the original on 15 August 2013.
  5. ^ "Roberto Di Maio lascia il calcio giocato" [Roberto Di Maio retired]. sanmarinortv.sm/sport (in Italian). 5 June 2025.
  6. ^ "Di Majo, a San Marino da ex sognando la Nazionale - la Repubblica.it". 18 January 2013.
  7. ^ "El. ME 2024. Roberto Di Maio może zostać najstarszym debiutantem. Na prawo gry czekał 15 lat!". 22 March 2023.
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