Elia Benedettini (born 22 June 1995) is a Sammarinese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Murata. He is the cousin of San Marino goalkeeper Simone.
 Benedettini against Liechtenstein on 8 September 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 June 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Borgo Maggiore, San Marino | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Murata | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| 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 | 16 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Cesena | 3 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Cailungo | 28 | (0) |
| 2023 | Libertas | 13 | (0) |
| 2024– | Murata | 10 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010–2011 | San Marino U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2012 | San Marino U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2013–2016 | San Marino U21 | 13 | (0) |
| 2015–2024 | San Marino | 48 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2023 | |||
Club career edit
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]
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]
On 11 July 2022, Benedettini agreed to join Cailungo in Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio.[9]
Benedettini agreed to terms with Libertas on 31 July 2023.[10]
International career edit
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.[11] Prior to this, he had played for San Marino's youth teams.
Personal life edit
Benedettini works for his parents' transport company while also playing football.[12]
Career statistics edit
International edit
- As of match played 17 November 2023[13]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Marino | 2015 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 4[a] | 0 | |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 | |
| Total | 48 | 0 | |
- ^ One NonFIFA match
References edit
- ^ "San Marino 0-1 Pavia". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ^ "San Marino 2-0 PortoSummaga". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ^ "San Marino 1-6 Cremonese". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ^ a b Elia Benedettini at Soccerway
- ^ "Elia Benedettini, il "guardiano" di San Marino". toscananews.net (in Italian). 29 May 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- ^ "Virtus Entella vs. Novara – 24 December 2016 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- ^ "TUTTI I TRASFERIMENTI DI QUESTA SESSIONE DI MERCATO" (in Italian). Novara. 9 October 2020. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ "TESSERATO IL PORTIERE ELIA BENEDETTINI" (in Italian). Cesena. 14 January 2021.
- ^ "Elia Benedettini è con sp Cailungo" (in Italian). Cailungo. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- ^ "Elia Benedettini alla Libertas" (in Italian). RTV San Marino. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ Sever, Grega (27 March 2015). "Slovenia set new record win against San Marino". UEFA. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ^ "San Marino haven't won since 2004 and are world's worst team, but they're not giving up". dailymail. 11 October 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ Elia Benedettini at National-Football-Teams.com
External links edit
- Elia Benedettini at Soccerbase