Elia Benedettini

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Elia Benedettini
Elia Benedettini vs Liechtenstein 8 Sep 2020.png
Benedettini against Liechtenstein on 8 September 2020
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-06-22) 22 June 1995 (age 26)
Place of birth Borgo Maggiore, San Marino
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Cesena
Number 22
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 San Marino Calcio 1 (0)
2013–2014 Cesena 0 (0)
2014–2016 Pianese 46 (0)
2016–2020 Novara 11 (0)
2021– Cesena 0 (0)
National team‡
2010–2011 San Marino U17 2 (0)
2012 San Marino U19 3 (0)
2013–2016 San Marino U21 13 (0)
2015– San Marino 31 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 January 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2021

Elia Benedettini (born 22 June 1995) is a Sammarinese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Italian club Cesena and the San Marino national team. He is the cousin of San Marino goalkeeper Simone.

Club career[]

Benedettini began his career at San Marino Calcio in Lega Pro, the third tier of the Italian football system. He was first called up to a matchday squad on 24 September 2012, remaining an unused substitute in a 0–1 home loss against Pavia at the Stadio Olimpico in Serravalle.[1] On 10 February 2013 he was called up again and remained unused in a 2–0 home win over PortoSummaga.[2] His third call-up on 5 May resulted in his only appearance of the season, in a home match against Cremonese. Starting goalkeeper was sent off in the second minute, so forward was substituted for Benedettini, who immediately conceded a penalty kick by in an eventual 1–6 defeat.[3]

On 21 July 2013, he joined Cesena for an undisclosed fee.[4]

In July 2014, Benedettini moved to Serie D club Pianese.[5]

In July 2016, he moved to Serie B club Novara on a free transfer.[4] He made his competitive debut for the club on 24 December 2016 in a 4–1 away defeat to Virtus Entella.[6] He was released by Novara by mutual consent on 9 October 2020.[7]

On 14 January 2021, he returned to Cesena.[8]

International career[]

He made his senior international debut for San Marino on 27 June 2015, in a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match against Slovenia in Ljubljana, a 0–6 defeat.[9] Prior to this, he had played for San Marino's youth teams.

References[]

  1. ^ "San Marino 0-1 Pavia". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  2. ^ "San Marino 2-0 PortoSummaga". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  3. ^ "San Marino 1-6 Cremonese". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  4. ^ a b Elia Benedettini at Soccerway
  5. ^ "Elia Benedettini, il "guardiano" di San Marino". toscananews.net (in Italian). Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Virtus Entella vs. Novara – 24 December 2016 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  7. ^ "TUTTI I TRASFERIMENTI DI QUESTA SESSIONE DI MERCATO" (in Italian). Novara. 9 October 2020.
  8. ^ "TESSERATO IL PORTIERE ELIA BENEDETTINI" (in Italian). Cesena. 14 January 2021.
  9. ^ Sever, Grega (27 March 2015). "Slovenia set new record win against San Marino". UEFA. Retrieved 28 March 2015.

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