Massimo D'Ambrosio

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.

Early life and career Hailing from Point Cook, Victoria, D'Ambrosio's family are of Italian heritage.

D'Ambrosio began his football career with the Point Cook Football Club. 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. He was educated at Lumen Christi Catholic Primary school, then Maribyrnong College as part of their selective sports academy.

AFL career D'Ambrosio was the third player picked in the 2022 mid-season draft, 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, and was traded on the final minute of the trade period.

Statistics Updated to the end of round 22, 2026.

87 !! 22 !! 25 !! 988 !! 598 !! 1586 !! 377 !! 177 !! 0.3 !! 0.3 !! 11.4 !! 6.9 !! 18.2 !! 4.3 !! 2.0 !! 8

Honours and achievements Team McClelland Trophy : 2024

Individual 22under22 team: 2024 AFL Rising Star nominee: 2022