Martina Lenzini

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = Martina Lenzini

| image = Martina Lenzini, MF Brescia Calcio Femminile 08 2016 (cropped).jpg

| image_size =

| caption = Lenzini with Brescia in 2016

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1998|7|23}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/womenseuro/teams/players/250077914--Martina-Lenzini/|title=Martina Lenzini {{!}} Italy|website=UEFA|access-date=26 October 2020}}

| birth_place = Pavullo nel Frignano, Italy{{Soccerway|id=379129|accessdate=26 October 2020}}

| height = 1.73 m

| position = Centre back, right back

| currentclub = Juventus

| clubnumber = 71

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 2012–2014

| clubs1 = Olimpia Vignola

| caps1 = 21

| goals1 = 3

| years2 = 2014–2017

| clubs2 = Brescia

| caps2 = 28

| goals2 = 1

| years3 = 2014–2015

| clubs3 = → Imolese (loan)

| caps3 = 18

| goals3 = 2

| years4 = 2017–

| clubs4 = Juventus

| caps4 = 29

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2018–2021

| clubs5 = → Sassuolo (loan)

| caps5 = 53

| goals5 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2014–2015

| nationalteam1 = Italy U17

| nationalcaps1 = 6

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2016–2017

| nationalteam2 = Italy U19

| nationalcaps2 = 10

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2018–2019

| nationalteam3 = Italy U23

| nationalcaps3 = 2

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| nationalyears4 = 2020–

| nationalteam4 = Italy

| nationalcaps4 = 11

| nationalgoals4 = 0

| pcupdate = 27 August 2022

| ntupdate = 18 June 2022

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Martina Lenzini (born 23 July 1998) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Serie A club Juventus FC and the Italy women's national team. Mainly a centre back, Lenzini can also play at right back.

Club career

Lenzini, born in Fanano, started out playing football with her hometown club. In 2012, she moved to Olimpia Vignola.

In 2014, aged just 16, she joined Brescia and spent the 2014–15 season on loan at Imolese. Upon returning to Brescia, Lenzini featured in ten league games to help them win the 2015–16 Serie A title, whilst also winning the Coppa Italia and Supercoppa Italiana. She also made her UEFA Women's Champions League debut in this season, where Brescia reached the quarter-finals.

In 2017, Lenzini joined newly formed club Juventus and helped them win Serie A in their first-ever season.{{Cite web |last=Juventus.com |title=Martina Lenzini {{!}} Defender Juventus Women's First Team |url=https://www.juventus.com/en/teams/first-team-women/squad/martina-lenzini |access-date=2025-04-06 |website=Juventus.com |language=en}} She was loaned out to Sassuolo in 2018 per her own request to gain more regular first-team football experience. Lenzini ended up spending three seasons on loan at Sassuolo and she played in 53 of the club's 66 league matches during that time. In her final season there, the team finished third and just one point away from Champions League qualification.{{Citation |title=2020–21 Serie A (women) |date=2025-04-05 |work=Wikipedia |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_Serie_A_(women)#League_table |access-date=2025-04-06 |language=en}}

Lenzini returned to Juventus in the summer of 2021 and immediately established herself as a consistent starter in the side's defence. She played 19 times in the 2021–22 Serie A as Juve were crowned Italian champions. They also won the Coppa Italia, Supercoppa Italia and reached the Champions League quarter-finals.

Now undoubtedly a key player for Juventus, Martina helped them win the 2022–23 Coppa Italia and 2023–24 Supercoppa Italiana trophies, beating Roma in both finals.{{Cite web |date=2023-06-08 |title=La Juventus batte 1-0 la Roma e vince la terza Coppa Italia della sua storia {{!}} FIGC |url=https://figc.it/it/femminile/news/la-juventus-batte-1-0-la-roma-e-vince-la-terza-coppa-italia-della-sua-storia/ |access-date=2025-04-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608120942/https://figc.it/it/femminile/news/la-juventus-batte-1-0-la-roma-e-vince-la-terza-coppa-italia-della-sua-storia/ |archive-date=8 June 2023 }}{{Cite web |last=Juventus.com |title=Bianconere beat Roma to claim the Super Cup - Juventus |url=https://www.juventus.com/en/news/articles/bianconere-beat-roma-to-claim-the-super-cup |access-date=2025-04-06 |website=Juventus.com |language=en}} On 12 March 2025, Lenzini renewed her contract with Juventus to stay at the club until 2028.{{Cite web |last=Juventus.com |title=Martina Lenzini signs on until 2028! - Juventus |url=https://www.juventus.com/en/news/articles/martina-lenzini-signs-until-2028 |access-date=2025-04-06 |website=Juventus.com |language=en}}

International career

Lenzini represented Italy at under-17, under-19 and under-23 level before making her debut for the senior team in 2020.

Personal life

Lenzini is a Juventus supporter. Speaking about her first game at the Juventus Stadium (a Champions League match against Chelsea on 13 October 2021), she said: "I've always dreamed of playing at that stadium. I was a supporter and I'd go to watch games, and I'd say: 'Who knows? Maybe one day I'll be able to play at this stadium'. Seeing everyone in the stadium, I'd say: 'Martina, you're here!' Four years ago you'd only be watching and now you're on the pitch."{{Cite web |last=UEFA.com |title=History: Juventus 1-2 Chelsea {{!}} UEFA Women's Champions League 2021/22 |url=https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/match/2033733/ |access-date=2025-04-06 |website=UEFA.com |language=en}}{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHEIHRKaybQ |title=A Ride With Martina Lenzini {{!}} Drive-a-Long Interview {{!}} Powered By Jeep |date=2022-02-17 |last=Juventus |access-date=2025-04-06 |via=YouTube}}

Honours

Brescia

Serie A: {{Interlanguage link|2015-16 Serie A (women)|lt=2015-16|it|Serie A 2015-2016 (calcio femminile)}}
Coppa Italia: {{Interlanguage link|2015–16 Coppa Italia (women)|lt=2015-16|it|Coppa Italia 2015-2016 (calcio femminile)}}
Supercoppa Italiana: 2015–16, 2016–17

Juventus

Serie A: 2017-18, 2021–22
Coppa Italia: 2021–22, {{Interlanguage link|2022–23 Coppa Italia (women)|lt=2022–23|it|2022-2023 (calcio femminile)}}
Supercoppa Italiana: 2021–22, 2023–24

Individual

FIGC Team of the Season: 2023–24{{Cite web |last=Juventus.com |title=Women's team {{!}} Martina Lenzini in the FIGC Top 11 for the 2023/2024 season - Juventus |url=https://www.juventus.com/en/news/articles/women-s-team-martina-lenzini-in-the-figc-top-11-for-the-2023-2024-season |access-date=2025-04-06 |website=Juventus.com |language=en}}