Alessandro Martinelli
Swiss footballer (born 1993)
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Alessandro Martinelli (born 30 May 1993) is a Swiss professional footballer, currently playing as midfielder for FC Mendrisio in Seconda Lega, the sixth tier of Swiss football league system.[7][8][9]
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Martinelli playing for Modena in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 May 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Mendrisio, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Mendrisio | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2009 | Grasshopper[1] | ||
| 2009–2012 | Sampdoria | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2017 | Sampdoria | 0 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → PortoSummaga (loan) | 26 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Venezia (loan) | 20 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | → Modena (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | → Brescia (loan) | 67 | (2) |
| 2017–2019 | Brescia | 47 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Palermo | 24 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | AS Castello | ||
| 2022– | FC Mendrisio | 11 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008 | Switzerland U15[2] | 4 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Switzerland U16[3] | 8 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Switzerland U17[4] | 12 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Switzerland U18[5] | 2 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Switzerland U19[6] | 6 | (0) |
| 2013 | Switzerland U21 | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 June 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 October 2013 | |||
Club career
Sampdoria
Born in Mendrisio, Ticino, an Italian-speaking canton, Switzerland, Martinelli moved south to Italy to start his professional career. He left the reserve team of U.C. Sampdoria in 2012 for Calcio Portogruaro Summaga.[10]
Martinelli returned to Sampdoria in June 2013; he signed a new five-year contract with the Genoese club.[11]
On 2 September 2013, he was signed by Venezia.[12][13] On 7 July 2014, he was signed by Modena in a temporary deal, with an option to purchase.[14]
Brescia
He left for Brescia in the same formula on 9 July 2015.[15][16]
On 25 July 2016, the loan was renewed,[17][18] and in August 2017 Martinelli signed for Brescia on a permanent basis.[19]
Palermo
In August 2019, he was signed by Serie D club Palermo. As a regular, and also captaining the team in Mario Santana's absence, he won promotion to Serie C on his debut season with the Rosanero.
On 7 September 2020, Palermo announced Martinelli was forced to retire from active football due to cardiac issues.[20]
International career
Martinelli played every game in 2010 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. He also played for Swiss U18 team against Belgium and against Spain. He also received call-up against Austria[21] and France[22] but did not play. He only played once for Swiss U19 team in competitive match in 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship elite qualification. He received call-up against Northern Ireland (he played once),[23] Finland, (he played twice)[24] Netherlands (once)[25] and Estonia (once)[26] in friendlies. In October 2013 he received his first U21 call-up.[27] He made his debut as one of the starting XI.[28]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Portogruaro (loan) | 2012–13 | Lega Pro Prima Divisione | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| Venezia (loan) | 2013–14 | 20 | 1 | 1[33] | 0 | — | 21 | 1 | ||
| Modena (loan) | 2014–15 | Serie B | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Brescia | 2015–16 (loan) | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 (loan) | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 34 | 2 | |||
| 2017–18 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| Total | 114 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 2 | ||
| Palermo | 2019–20 | Serie D | 24 | 1 | 1[34] | 0 | — | 25 | 1 | |
| AS Castello | 2020–21 | Seconda Lega | 2[35] | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 206 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 215 | 5 | ||
- All appearance(s) in relegation play-outs.
