Leonardo Benedetti

Leonardo Benedetti (born 6 June 2000) is an Italian football player. He plays for Vis Pesaro on loan from Sampdoria.

Leonardo Benedetti
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-06-06) 6 June 2000
Place of birth La Spezia, Italy
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Vis Pesaro
(on loan from Sampdoria)
Number 35
Youth career
0000–2019 Spezia
2018–2019Sampdoria (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Spezia 0 (0)
2018–2019Sampdoria (loan) 0 (0)
2019– Sampdoria 0 (0)
2019–2020Spezia (loan) 1 (0)
2020–Vis Pesaro (loan) 0 (0)
National team
2017 Italy U18 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 December 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 August 2017

Club career

Spezia

He was raised in Spezia youth teams and started playing for their Under-19 squad in the 2017–18 season.[1] He was called up to the senior squad during the 2017–18 Serie B season, but didn't make any appearances.

Loan to Sampdoria

On 31 July 2018 he joined Serie A club Sampdoria on a two-year loan.[2] He spent the 2018–19 season with their Under-19 squad.

Sampdoria

Loan to Spezia

On 19 July 2019 his rights were bought out by Sampdoria who immediately loaned him back to Spezia for the 2019–20 season.[3]

He made his professional Serie B debut for Spezia on 21 September 2019 in a game against Perugia. He substituted Matteo Ricci in the 81st minute.[4] That remained his only appearance for Spezia.

Loan to Vis Pesaro

On 17 January 2020 he joined Serie C club Vis Pesaro until the end of the 2019–20 season.[5]

International

He made his first appearance representing his country on 9 August 2017 in an Italy national under-18 football team friendly against Slovenia.[6]

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References

  1. Leonardo Benedetti at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
  2. "BENEDETTI È UN CALCIATORE DELLA SAMPDORIA: ARRIVA DALLO SPEZIA" (Press release) (in Italian). Sampdoria. 31 July 2018.
  3. "Mercato: Leonardo Benedetti ancora in maglia bianca" (Press release) (in Italian). Spezia. 19 July 2019.
  4. "Spezia v Perugia game report". Soccerway. 21 September 2019.
  5. "LEONARDO BENEDETTI È DELLA VIS!" (Press release) (in Italian). Vis Pesaro. 17 January 2020.
  6. "Benedetti Italy U18 profile by FIGC". Italian Football Federation. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
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