Cristian Brolli
{{Short description|Sammarinese footballer}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Cristian Brolli
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|02|28|df=y}}
| birth_place = San Marino
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| position = Defender
| currentclub = S.S. Folgore Falciano Calcio
| clubnumber = 28
| years1 = 2010–2011 | clubs1 = San Marino Calcio | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2011–2012 | clubs2 = Folgore | caps2 = 0 | goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2012–2014 | clubs3 = Cattolica Calcio | caps3 = 0 | goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2014–2016 | clubs4 = Sammaurese | caps4 = 3 | goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2016– | clubs5 = Folgore | caps5 = 166 | goals5 = 4
|nationalyears1 = 2011|nationalteam1 = San Marino U19|nationalcaps1 = |nationalgoals1 =
|nationalyears2 = 2011–2013|nationalteam2 = San Marino U21|nationalcaps2 = 8|nationalgoals2 = 0
|nationalyears3 = 2012–|nationalteam3 = San Marino|nationalcaps3 = 24|nationalgoals3 = 0
| pcupdate = 30 May 2025
| ntupdate = 10 October 2021
}}
Cristian Brolli (born 28 February 1992) is a San Marino international footballer who plays as a defender for SS Folgore.
Club career
As of 2021, he was in his second spell of playing domestic football in San Marino for S.S. Folgore Falciano Calcio.{{cite web|url= https://www.90min.com/posts/san-marino-jobs-england-world-cup-qualifying|website=90min.com|accessdate=26 April 2025|title= San Marino: Meet the amateur side preparing to take on England|first=Ali|last=Rampling |date=Mar 25, 2021}}
International career
Brolli has played eight games for the San Marino under-21 side, all of which ended in defeat.{{cite web|title=Cristian Brolli|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/cristian-brolli/130406/|work=Soccerway|accessdate=26 September 2012}}{{cite web|title=Cristian Brolli|url=https://www.uefa.com/under21/teams/players/1906679--cristian-brolli/|work=UEFA|access-date=26 September 2012}} He has previously represented the San Marino under-19's, and scored an own goal for Italy in a Euro 2010 (under-19) qualification game at the Stadio Olimpico on 15 November 2009; the team managed to keep a clean sheet until 71 minutes, at which point Brolli's own goal led to a 4–0 loss.{{cite web |title=San Marino 0 - 4 Italy |url=http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/under19/fixturesresults/round=15351/match=304716/index.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130106023421/http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/under19/fixturesresults/round=15351/match=304716/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 January 2013 |work=UEFA |access-date=26 September 2012 }}
Brolli made his senior debut from the bench on 14 August 2012, in a 3–2 home defeat to Malta. He made his first start on 11 September 2012, in a 6–0 home loss to Montenegro in qualification for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.{{cite web|url= https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2012/09/11/europe/wc-qualifying-europe/san-marino/montenegro/1228765/|website=Soccerway|accessdate=26 April 2025|date=11 September 2012|title= SAN MARINO VS. MONTENEGRO 0 - 6}}
In San Marino's home Euro qualifier against England on 5 September 2015, Brolli scored a headed own goal in the first-half as the Three Lions went on to win 6–0.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/33273427|website=BBC Sport|title= Euro 2016: San Marino 0-6 England
|date=5 September 2015|first=Phil|last=McNulty|accessdate=26 April 2025}}
He scored another own goal for his country against Belgium on 10 October 2019 in a UEFA European Championships qualification match which Belgium went on to win 9–0 to seal their qualification for Euro 2020.{{cite web|url= https://timesofmalta.com/article/belgium-put-nine-past-san-marino-to-reach-euro-2020.741177|website=Times of Malta|accessdate=26 April 2025|title= Belgium put nine past San Marino to reach Euro 2020|date=10 October 2019}}
Brolli then again for the third time scored an own goal, this time in a friendly game against Latvia on 11 November, 2020. The Sammarinese side were defeated by 3–0.{{cite web|url= https://www.espn.co.uk/football/match/_/gameId/573999/latvia-san-marino|website=ESPN|accessdate=26 April 2025|title= Latvia 3-0 San Marino|date=11 Nov 2020}}
On 9 October 2021, he scored his fourth own goal in a 0–5 defeat against Poland at the Stadion Narodowy in Warsaw.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58858187|title=Emotional Poland farewell for Fabianski|date=9 October 2021|accessdate=26 April 2025|work=BBC Sport }}
Personal life
Brolli works in a furniture company while also playing football.{{cite web|url=https://gianlucadimarzio.com/it/italia-sanmarino-nazionale-che-lavoro-fanno-euro2020-28-maggio-2021|title=Italia-San Marino: che lavoro fanno i ragazzi che incontreranno gli azzurri|date=28 May 2021|accessdate=13 December 2023|publisher=gianlucadimarzio}}
References
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External links
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- {{ESPN FC|167429}}
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Category:Sammarinese men's footballers
Category:San Marino men's international footballers
Category:San Marino men's under-21 international footballers
Category:San Marino men's youth international footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:San Marino Calcio players