Masimiliano Doda (born 17 November 2000) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Italian club Palermo.

Club career

A Sampdoria youth product, Doda was released from the Blucerchiati in 2019 without making a senior appearance. He successively signed for then-Serie D club Palermo on a free transfer, being part of the Rosanero in their first season following the club bankruptcy of June 2019.

Masimiliano Doda

After playing 21 games in the 2019–20 Serie D season that was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy, he signed a three-year professional contract with Palermo in July 2020 following the club's promotion to Serie C.

Masimiliano Doda

On 17 January 2023, after making no appearances for the Rosanero in the first half of the 2022–23 Serie B campaign, Doda was loaned out to Serie C side Imolese until the end of the season.

Masimiliano Doda

International career

Doda is a youth international for Albania. He received his first call-up for the Albania U21 national team in June 2021.

Personal life

Doda is the son of an Albanian former football defender who successively relocated to Genoa for work with his family. He has a younger brother, Armelo, who was a youth player for Sampdoria.

Career statistics

Club

References

2000 births

Living people

Albanian men's footballers

Men's association football fullbacks

Palermo FC players

Imolese Calcio 1919 players

Serie C players

Serie D players

Albanian expatriate men's footballers

Expatriate men's footballers in Italy

Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Italy