Maggio with Italy in 2012
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Full name | Christian Maggio | ||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 11 February 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Montecchio Maggiore, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Playing position | Right-back / Wing-back | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team
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Napoli | ||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||
1997–2000 | Vicenza | ||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||
2000–2003 | Vicenza | 38 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||
2003–2006 | Fiorentina | 56 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||
2006 | → Treviso (loan) | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||
2006–2008 | Sampdoria | 60 | (11) | ||||||||||||||||||
2008– | Napoli | 218 | (20) | ||||||||||||||||||
National team‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||
2000–2001 | Italy U18 | 5 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||
2000–2002 | Italy U20 | 24 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||
2002 | Italy U21 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||
2008–2014 | Italy | 34 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 February 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 March 2014 |
Christian Maggio (Italian pronunciation: [ˈkristjan ˈmaddʒo]; born 11 February 1982) is an Italian footballer who plays as a right-back, as a wing-back, or as a right winger for Serie A club Napoli.
A dynamic and hard-working offensive full-back, prior to joining Napoli in 2008, Maggio played for Italian clubs Vicenza, Fiorentina, Treviso, and Sampdoria. With Napoli he has won two Coppa Italia titles and the Supercoppa Italiana. A former Italy international level, he represented the Italy national football team on 34 occasions between 2008 and 2014, and took part at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2012 (winning a silver medal), and the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup (winning a bronze medal).
Maggio began his career at Vicenza making his Serie A debut in the 2000–2001 season, finishing the campaign with six appearances. However, despite some success on a personal level, Vicenza were subsequently relegated to Serie B at the end of the season. Maggio stayed with Vicenza until 2003, making 38 appearances in total while managing to score just 1 goal. Half of the registration rights were also sold to Parma in June 2002 for 4 billion lire (€2.066 million, for an undisclosed cash plus Paolo Guastalvino). In June 2003 the co-ownership deal was renewed.