Lorenzo Tonelli
{{short description|Italian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Lorenzo Tonelli
| image =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|1|17|df=y}}
| birth_place = Florence, Italy
| height = 1.83 m
| position = Centre-back
| currentclub = Empoli
| clubnumber = 26
| youthyears1 = 2000–2010
| youthclubs1 = Empoli
| years1 = 2010–2016 | caps1 = 159 | goals1 = 14 | clubs1 = Empoli
| years2 = 2016–2020 | caps2 = 6 | goals2 = 3 | clubs2 = Napoli
| years3 = 2018–2019 | caps3 = 19 | goals3 = 1 | clubs3 = → Sampdoria (loan)
| years4 = 2020–2021 | caps4 = 32 | goals4 = 1 | clubs4 = Sampdoria
| years5 = 2021–2024 | caps5 = 15 | goals5 = 0 | clubs5 = Empoli
| nationalyears1 = 2006
| nationalteam1 = Italy U16
| nationalcaps1 = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2010
| nationalteam2 = Italy U21
| nationalcaps2 = 1
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| club-update =
| nationalteam-update =
}}
Lorenzo Tonelli (born 17 January 1990) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.
Club career
Born in Florence, Tuscany, Tonelli started his professional career at Empoli. He made his debut during the 2010–11 Serie B season, marking his first appearance on 5 September 2010.
On 26 April 2015, Tonelli was punched by Atalanta's Germán Denis after he burst into the Empoli dressing room. Denis was subsequently given a five-match ban for this action against Tonelli.{{cite web|url=http://www.football-italia.net/65739/five-game-ban-denis|title=Five game ban for Denis|publisher=Football Italia|date=27 April 2015|accessdate=5 February 2016}}
Tonelli enjoyed his breakthrough in the 2014–15 season under then manager Maurizio Sarri, attracting the attention of some of the top Italian teams. On 23 May 2016, it was announced that Tonelli had signed for Napoli.{{cite web|url=http://www.football-italia.net/84810/official-napoli-sign-tonelli|title=Official: Napoli sign Tonelli|publisher=Football Italia|date=23 May 2016|accessdate=12 October 2018}} The transfer fee was reported as being €10 million.{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/11/transfer-zone/2016/05/23/23852222/tonelli-becomes-napolis-first-close-season-signing|title=Tonelli becomes Napoli's first close-season signing|publisher=Goal.com|author=Chris Myson|date=23 May 2016|accessdate=12 October 2018}} On 7 January 2017, Tonelli made his Napoli debut, scoring the match-winning goal in the 95th minute of a 2–1 home win over Sampdoria.{{cite web |title=Lorenzo Tonelli scores late winner on long-awaited Napoli debut |url=http://www.espn.co.uk/football/recap?gameId=461118 |publisher=ESPN FC |accessdate=12 October 2018 |date=7 January 2017}}
On 17 August 2018, Tonelli joined Serie A side Sampdoria on loan until 30 June 2019.{{cite web|url=https://m.tuttomercatoweb.com/sampdoria/?action=read&idtmw=1147172|access-date=17 August 2018|title=UFFICIALE: Sampdoria, prelevato Tonelli dal Napoli}}
On 23 January 2020, he joined Sampdoria on another loan until the end of the 2019–20 season, at the end of which Sampdoria will have an obligation to purchase his rights permanently. He also signed a contract with Sampdoria until 30 June 2022.{{cite press release|publisher=Sampdoria|url=https://www.sampdoria.it/bentornato-tonelli-arriva-a-titolo-temporaneo-con-obbligo-di-riscatto/|title=BENTORNATO TONELLI: ARRIVA A TITOLO TEMPORANEO CON OBBLIGO DI RISCATTO|date=23 January 2020|language=Italian}}
On 27 August 2021, Tonelli return to Empoli after 5 years.{{cite web|url=https://m.tuttomercatoweb.com/serie-a/ufficiale-sampdoria-ceduto-tonelli-all-empoli-a-titolo-definitivo-1575989|title=UFFICIALE: Sampdoria, ceduto Tonelli all'Empoli a titolo definitivo}}
International career
Under the new regime of Ciro Ferrara, he received his first call-up for Italy U-21 on 11 November 2010.{{cite news|url=http://www.football-italia.net/nov11t.html|title=U-21: Ferrara calls 12 newcomers|date=11 November 2010|accessdate=29 November 2010|work=Football Italia}}{{cite news|url=http://www.figc.it/it/204/26395/2010/11/News.shtml|title=Amichevole con la Turchia: dodici volti nuovi nel gruppo di Ferrara |date=11 November 2010|accessdate=29 November 2010|work=Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC)|language=Italian}} He made his debut on 17 November 2010, replacing Giulio Donati in the second half of the friendly match, winning against Turkey U21 2–1.{{cite news|url=http://www.repubblica.it/sport/calcio/nazionale/2010/11/17/news/italia_turchia_under_21-9213254/index.html|title=Doppietta di Macheda Ferrara parte bene|date=17 November 2010|accessdate=22 November 2010|work=la Repubblica|language=Italian}} He was called up for an Italy training camp on 16 May 2016.{{cite press release|url=http://www.figc.it/en/204/2532445/2016/05/News.shtml|title=Seven new faces for the training camp due to start in Coverciano on Wednesday|date=16 May 2016|access-date=26 September 2017|publisher=FIGC}} He was given his first official senior call-up for Italy in October 2018 by manager Roberto Mancini, following injuries to several players in the team.{{cite web |url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/uncapped-tonelli-and-piccini-called-italy-after-trio-drop-out |title=Uncapped Tonelli and Piccini called up by Italy after trio drop out |publisher=FourFourTwo |date=8 October 2018 |accessdate=12 October 2018 }}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 22 May 2022}}{{Soccerway|lorenzo-tonelli/145358}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="7"|Empoli
|rowspan="4"|Serie B |16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2“|— | colspan="2“|— | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2011–12
|16 | 0 | 3 | 1 | colspan="2“|— | colspan="2“|— | 19 | 1 | |||
| 2012–13
|36 | 4 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2“|— | 4 | 0 | 41 | 4 | ||
| 2013–14
|37 | 3 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2“|— | colspan="2“|— | 39 | 3 | |||
| 2014–15
|rowspan="2"|Serie A |28 | 5 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2“|— | colspan="2“|— | 30 | 5 | |||
| 2015–16
|26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2“|— | colspan="2“|— | 27 | 2 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!159 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 173 | 15 | |
| rowspan="3"|Napoli
|rowspan="2"|Serie A |3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2“|— | colspan="2“|— | 3 | 2 | |||
| 2017–18
|4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2“|— | 6 | 1 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | |
| rowspan="4"|Sampdoria (loan)
|rowspan="3"|Serie A |19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2“|— | colspan="2“|— | 20 | 1 | |||
| 2019–20
|9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2“|— | colspan="2“|— | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21
|23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2“|— | colspan="2“|— | 23 | 1 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!51 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 2 | |
| Empoli
|Serie A |14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2“|— | colspan="2“|— | 14 | 0 | |||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!231 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 248 | 20 |
References
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External links
- [http://www.figc.it/nazionali/DettaglioConvocato?codiceConvocato=3130&squadra=2 FIGC National Teams Archive] {{in lang|it}}
- [http://www.gazzetta.it/speciali/risultati_classifiche/calcio/giocatori/giocatore_lorenzo_tonelli_272803170.shtml La Gazzetta dello Sport Profile] {{in lang|it}}
- [http://aic.football.it/scheda/23389/tonelli-lorenzo.htm AIC.Football.it Profile] {{in lang|it}}
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Category:Footballers from Florence
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Italian men's footballers
Category:Italy men's youth international footballers