Masimiliano Doda

Masimiliano Doda

Personal information
Date of birth	(2000-11-17) 17 November 2000 (age 24)[1]
Place of birth	Mirditë, Albania[1]
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s)	Right back
Team information
Current team	Dukla Prague
Number	4
Youth career
0000–2019	Sampdoria
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2024	Palermo	41	(1)
2023	→ Imolese (loan)	2	(0)
2024–	Dukla Prague	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 January 2025

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

Club career

A Sampdoria youth product, Doda was released from the Blucerchiati in 2019 without making a senior appearance.[2] 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.

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.[3]

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.[4] He returned to Palermo by the end of the season and was excluded from the first team for the remainder of his contract, only making some spare appearances for the Under-19 team before its expiration on 30 June 2024.

On 17 July 2024, Doda signed a one-year deal with Dukla Prague with a contract extension option.[5]

International career

Doda is a youth international for Albania. He received his first call-up for the Albania U21 national team in June 2021.[6]

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.[2]

Career statistics

Club

As of 1 September 2022[7][1]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Palermo	2019–20	Serie D	21	1	1[8]	0	—		22	1
	2020–21	Serie C	8	0	—		4[a]	0	12	0
	2021–22		12	0	1[9]	0	—		13	0
	2022–23	Serie B	0	0	1	0	—		1	0
Total			41	1	3	0	4	0	48	1
Career total			41	1	3	0	4	0	48	1

1. All appearance(s) in promotion play-offs.

References

1. Masimiliano Doda at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
2. "La scommessa di Doda: "Scaricato dalla Samp, ora voglio la A con il Palermo"" (in Italian). Stadionews. 30 November 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
3. "Palermo e il tesoro Under, futuro rosanero per Doda" (in Italian). ForzaPalermo.it. 19 July 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
4. "MASIMILIANO DODA ALL'IMOLESE" (in Italian). Palermo F.C. 17 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
5. "Pro Duklu udělám vše, hlásí nová posila Doda". FK Dukla Prague (in Czech). 17 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
6. "Doda convocato dall'Albania U21: la gioia dopo l'eliminazione dai play-off" (in Italian). TifosiPalermo.it. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
7. "M. Doda". Soccerway.
8. Coppa Italia Serie D.[1]
9. Coppa Italia Serie C. [2]