Elia Benedettini

Elia Benedettini
Personal information
Full name Elia Benedettini
Date of birth 22 June 1995
Place of birth San Marino
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Cesena
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2012–2013 San Marino Calcio 1 (0)
2013– Cesena 0 (0)
National team‡
2015– San Marino 2 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 May 2013.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 March 2015

Elia Benedettini (born 22 June 1995) is a Sammarinese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Italian club Cesena's under-19 team.

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 Mattia Migani was sent off in the second minute, so forward Francesco Cassola was substituted for Benedettini, who immediately conceded a penalty kick by Giuseppe Le Noci in an eventual 1–6 defeat.[3]

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

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 which was that team's biggest ever victory.[5]

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. ↑ "Elia Benedettini". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  5. ↑ Sever, Grega (27 March 2015). "Slovenia set new record win against San Marino". UEFA. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
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