Elia Benedettini
 Benedettini against Liechtenstein on 8 September 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1995-06-22) 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 | 19 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010–2011 | San Marino U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2012 | San Marino U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2013–2016 | San Marino U21 | 13 | (0) |
| 2015–2023 | San Marino | 48 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2023 | |||
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.
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]
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
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
Benedettini works for his parents' transport company while also playing football.[12]
Career statistics
International
- 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
- ^ "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
- Elia Benedettini at Soccerbase
