| Massimo D'Ambrosio | |
| Fullname: | Massimo D'Ambrosio |
| Birth Date: | 5 June 2003 |
| Originalteam: | Point Cook (Vic)/Richmond (VFL) |
| Draftpick: | No. 3, 2022 mid-season rookie draft |
| Debutdate: | Round 14, 2022 |
| Debutstadium: | Marvel Stadium |
| Height: | 178 cm |
| Weight: | 80 kg |
| Position: | Winger/Defender |
| Guernsey: | 16 |
| Years1: | 2022–2023 |
| Games Goals1: | 16 (5) |
| Years2: | 2024– |
| Games Goals2: | 24 (7) |
| Games Goalstotal: | 40 (12) |
| Statsend: | 2024 |
| Careerhighlights: |
2024 |
Massimo D'Ambrosio (born 5 June 2003) is a professional Australian rules footballer with the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), after being initially drafted to the Essendon Football Club.
Hailing from Point Cook, Victoria, D'Ambrosio's family are of Italian heritage.[1]
D'Ambrosio began his football career with the Point Cook Football Club.[2] He was selected for the Western Jets development program and later became a VFL top up player in case of Covid protocols in 2022. He displayed his elite kicking while starring for the Young Guns, with high possessions games in successive weeks.[3] He was educated at Maribyrnong College as part of their selective sports academy.
D'Ambrosio was the third player picked in the 2022 mid-season draft, by having made an impression playing for Richmond in the Victorian Football League.[4] He made his debut against, where he accumulated 15 disposals in a 35-point victory. D'Ambrosio played eight games in his debut season, and another eight in season 2023. In September 2023, D’Ambrosio requested a trade to Hawthorn,[5] and was traded on the final minute of the trade period.[6]
Updated to the end of 2024.[7] |-| 2022 || || 42| 8 || 4 || 0 || 56 || 40 || 96 || 28 || 11 || 0.5 || 0.0 || 7.0 || 5.0 || 12.0 || 3.5 || 1.4 || 0|-| 2023 || || 42| 8 || 1 || 1 || 56 || 31 || 87 || 24 || 10 || 0.1 || 0.1 || 7.0 || 3.9 || 10.9 || 3.0 || 1.3 || 0|-| 2024 || || 16| 24 || 7 || 7 || 299 || 208 || 507 || 120 || 49 || 0.3 || 0.3 || 12.5 || 8.7 || 21.1 || 5.0 || 2.0 || 5|- class="sortbottom"! colspan=3| Career! 40 !! 12 !! 8 !! 411 !! 279 !! 690 !! 172 !! 70 !! 0.3 !! 0.2 !! 10.3 !! 7.0 !! 17.3 !! 4.3 !! 1.8 !! 5|}
Hawthorn
Individual