Tommaso Martinelli (footballer)
{{Short description|Italian footballer (born 2006)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Tommaso Martinelli
| image =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2006|1|6|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Bagno a Ripoli, Italy
| height = 1.94 m
| position = Goalkeeper
| currentclub = Fiorentina
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}−2024
| youthclubs1 = Fiorentina
| clubnumber = 30
| years1 = 2023−
| clubs1 = Fiorentina
| caps1 = 1
| goals1 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2021−2022
| nationalteam1 = Italy U16
| nationalcaps1 = 7
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2022−
| nationalteam2 = Italy U17
| nationalcaps2 = 9
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2023−
| nationalteam3 = Italy U18
| nationalcaps3 = 1
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2024−
| nationalteam4 = Italy U19
| nationalcaps4 = 12
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| club-update = 9 March 2025
| nationalteam-update = 25 March 2025
}}
Tommaso Martinelli (born 6 January 2006) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Fiorentina.{{Cite web|url=https://www.90min.com/it/posts/chi-e-tommaso-martinelli-profilo-e-storia-del-giovanissimo-portiere-della-fiorentina|title=Chi è Tommaso Martinelli|website=90min}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.alfredopedulla.com/martinelli-il-baby-portiere-che-ha-stregato-mancini/|title=MARTINELLI, IL BABY PORTIERE CHE HA STREGATO MANCINI|publisher=Alfredo Pedulla}}
Early life
Martinelli was born on 6 January 2006 in Bagno a Ripoli, Italy and grew up in Florence, Italy. The son of Leonardo Martinelli, he has a sister and a brother.{{Cite web|url=https://gianlucadimarzio.com/it/martinelli-tommaso-fiorentina-chi-e-storia|title=La storia del portiere della Fiorentina, Tommaso Martinelli|publisher=gianlucadimarzio.com}}
Club career
Martinelli joined the youth academy of Serie A side Fiorentina at the age of nine and was promoted to the club's senior team in 2023. On 11 October 2023, he was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2006 worldwide.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2023/oct/11/next-generation-2023-60-of-the-best-young-talents-in-world-football|title=Next Generation 2023: 60 of the best young talents in world football|first1=Marcus|last1=Christenson|first2=Steven|last2=Bloor|first3=Garry|last3=Blight|date=11 October 2023|access-date=11 October 2023|work=The Guardian}} On 2 June 2024, he debuted for them during a 2–3 away loss to Atalanta in the league.{{Soccerway|800929}}
Style of play
Martinelli plays as a goalkeeper and is right-footed. English The Guardian wrote in 2023 that he is an "agile shot stopper who fills the goal at 1.93m... [and] has impressed with his distribution".
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 12 December 2024}}
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|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="2"|Fiorentina
|1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25
|Serie A |0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Conference League}} | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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References
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Category:Italian men's footballers
Category:Men's association football goalkeepers
Category:ACF Fiorentina players
Category:Italy men's youth international footballers
Category:21st-century Italian sportsmen
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