Simone Benedettini
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Simone Benedettini | ||
Date of birth | 21 January 1997 | ||
Place of birth | San Marino, San Marino | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Murata | ||
Youth career | |||
–2015 | San Marino Calcio | ||
2015–2017 | Modena | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2017 | → Pianese (loan) | 24 | (0) |
2017–2018 | 0 | (0) | |
2018–2020 | Cattalico Calcio San Marino | 12 | (0) |
2020– | Murata | 5 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2014–2015 | San Marino U19 | 5 | (0) |
2015–2016 | San Marino U21 | 1 | (0) |
2019– | San Marino | 8 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 July 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 June 2021 |
Simone Benedettini (born 21 January 1997) is a Sammarinese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Sammarinese club S.S. Murata. He is the son of former International goalkeeper Pierluigi (29 caps between March 1986 and June 1995).
Early career[]
Benedettini was born in San Marino, and began his career in the youth teams of local club side San Marino Calcio. In 2015, he was signed by Serie B side Modena, again to play in their youth sector.[1]
Loan moves[]
After impressing in the Beretti (under 19) team, where he kept sevenclean sheets in 25 appearances, Benedettini was loaned to Serie D side Pianese in order to gain professional match experience.[2] He made his debut for the Tuscan side on 4 September 2016, in a 1–2 loss to Correggese.[3] His first clean sheet came in his sixth match; a 1–0 win over Delta Rovigo.[4] He was demoted to the bench after a 2–6 loss to Mezzolara, despite playing fifteen consecutive matches for Pianese and being on the losing side just once in the last seven games previously.[5]
In December 2017, Benedettini would transfer to , before moving to San Marino Calcio in the summer of 2018, and eventually Murata in January 2020.
National career[]
Benedettini was first involved in the San Marino national setup when he was called up to the under-19 side aged just 17 in 2014. He made his national debut in a 0–4 loss against Serbia, in UEFA under-19 Championship qualification. He was made captain in his final two games at under-19 level, in qualification for the 2016 edition of the same tournament, playing in 0-9 and 0-1 losses to Belgium and Sweden respectively, before being dropped for the final group game against Belarus, an eventual 1–6 loss. He played once for the under-21 side,[6] a 0–4 loss to Georgia, in qualification for the UEFA European Under-21 Championship. Manager of the full national side, Pierangelo Manzaroli, called Benedettini into the squad for the 2018 World Cup qualification match against Germany.[7] The young goalkeeper remained an unused substitute as La Serenissima succumbed to an 0–8 defeat.[8]
Benedettini made his senior team debut in the 0-4 Euro 2020 qualifier loss against Belgium on 6 September 2019, stepping in for San Marino's normal starter, his cousin Elia, who was injured.
References[]
- ^ "UFFICIALE: Modena, arrivano Benedettini e Amatruda" (in Italian). TuttoMercato. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- ^ "PIANESE: PRESI BENEDETTINI, BIGONI, GASPERONI E SBURLINO. TORNA RINALDINI" (in Italian). OK Siena.it. 3 July 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- ^ "CORREGGESE VS. PIANESE 2 - 1". Soccerway. 4 September 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- ^ "PIANESE VS. DELTA CALCIO ROVIGO 1 - 0". Soccerway. 9 October 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- ^ "US PIANESE - MATCHES". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- ^ "Il baby portiere Benedettini in U21 di San Marino" (in Italian). Gazzetta di Modena. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- ^ "Nazionale: l'elenco dei convocati per la partita contro la Germania" (in Italian). Rtv San Marino. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- ^ "SAN MARINO 0 - 8 GERMANY". FIFA. 11 November 2016. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- Sammarinese footballers
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Association football goalkeepers
- U.S. Pianese players
- San Marino international footballers