Leonardo Benedetti
{{Short description|Italian footballer (born 2000)}}
{{confused|text=the Italian Jew and physician Leonardo de Benedetti}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Leonardo Benedetti
| image =
| full_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|6|6|df=yes}}
| birth_place = La Spezia, Italy
| position = Defensive midfielder
| currentclub = Sampdoria
| clubnumber = 80
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2019 | youthclubs1 = Spezia
| youthyears2 = 2018–2019 | youthclubs2 = → Sampdoria (loan)
| years1 = 2017–2019 | clubs1 = Spezia | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2018–2019 | clubs2 = → Sampdoria (loan) | caps2 = 0 | goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2019– | clubs3 = Sampdoria | caps3 = 39 | goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2019–2020 | clubs4 = → Spezia (loan) | caps4 = 1 | goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2020–2021 | clubs5 = → Vis Pesaro (loan) | caps5 = 19 | goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2021–2022 | clubs6 = → Imolese (loan) | caps6 = 35 | goals6 = 5
| years7 = 2022–2023 | clubs7 = → Bari (loan) | caps7 = 31 | goals7 = 3
| nationalyears1 = 2017 | nationalteam1 = Italy U18 | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0
| pcupdate = 18 May 2025
| ntupdate =
}}
Leonardo Benedetti (born 6 June 2000) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for {{Italian football updater|Sampdoria}} club Sampdoria.
Club career
=Spezia=
Benedetti was raised in Spezia youth teams and started playing for their Under-19 squad in the 2017–18 season.{{TuttoCalciatori|Benedetti_Leonardo}} He was called up to the senior squad during the 2017–18 Serie B season, but did not make any appearances.
==Loan to Sampdoria==
On 31 July 2018, Benedetti joined Serie A club Sampdoria on a two-year loan.{{cite press release|publisher=Sampdoria|url=https://www.sampdoria.it/benedetti-e-un-calciatore-della-sampdoria-arriva-dallo-spezia/|title=BENEDETTI È UN CALCIATORE DELLA SAMPDORIA: ARRIVA DALLO SPEZIA|date=31 July 2018|language=it}} He spent the 2018–19 season with their Under-19 squad.
=Sampdoria=
==Loan to Spezia==
On 19 July 2019, his rights were bought out by Sampdoria who immediately loaned him back to Spezia for the 2019–20 season.{{cite press release|publisher=Spezia|url=https://www.acspezia.com/news/mercato-leonardo-benedetti-ancora-in-maglia-bianca.20332.html|title=Mercato: Leonardo Benedetti ancora in maglia bianca|date=19 July 2019|language=Italian}}
He made his professional Serie B debut for Spezia on 21 September 2019 in a game against Perugia. He substituted Matteo Ricci in the 81st minute.{{cite web|website=Soccerway|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/09/21/italy/serie-b/asd-spezia-calcio-2008/perugia-calcio/3122581/|title=Spezia v Perugia game report|date=21 September 2019}} That remained his only appearance for Spezia.
==Loan to Vis Pesaro==
On 17 January 2020, Benedetti joined Serie C club Vis Pesaro until the end of the 2019–20 season.{{cite press release|publisher=Vis Pesaro|url=https://www.vispesaro1898.it/vis/leonardo-benedetti-e-della-vis/|title=LEONARDO BENEDETTI È DELLA VIS!|date=17 January 2020|language=Italian}}
On 28 August 2020, the loan has been extended.{{Cite press release|title=BENEDETTI, FARABEGOLI E TESSIORE ALLA VIS PESARO A TITOLO TEMPORANEO|url=https://www.sampdoria.it/benedetti-farabegoli-e-tessiore-alla-vis-pesaro-a-titolo-temporaneo/|date=28 August 2020|publisher=Sampdoria|access-date=28 August 2020|language=it}}
==Loan to Imolese==
On 3 August 2021, Benedetti moved to Imolese on loan.{{cite web|publisher=Imolese|url=https://www.facebook.com/ImoleseCalcio1919/posts/1958566204290798|title=Imolese Calcio 1919 ufficializza l’arrivo del calciatore Leonardo Benedetti con la formula del prestito|date=3 August 2021|accessdate=18 November 2021|language=it}}
==Loan to Bari==
International career
Benedetti made his first appearance representing his country on 9 August 2017 in an Italy national under-18 football team friendly against Slovenia.{{cite web|publisher=Italian Football Federation|url=https://figc.it/it/nazionali/nazionali-in-cifre/dettaglio-convocato/?calciatoreId=46399&squadraId=14|title=Benedetti Italy U18 profile by FIGC|accessdate=3 October 2019}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Soccerway|leonardo-benedetti/494914}}
{{UC Sampdoria squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Benedetti, Leonardo}}
Category:Footballers from La Spezia
Category:Italian men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Spezia Calcio players
Category:Vis Pesaro dal 1898 players
Category:Imolese Calcio 1919 players