Benedetta Orsi
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 February 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Sassuolo, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Fiorentina | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Reggiana | 52 | (14) |
| 2017–2018 | Empoli | 16 | (0) |
| 2018–2025 | Sassuolo | 115 | (1) |
| 2025– | Fiorentina | 7 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2018–2019 | Italy U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2022– | Italy | 6 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 06:11, 7 December 2025 (UTC) | |||
Benedetta Orsi (born 25 February 2000) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Serie A club Fiorentina and the Italy national team.[2][3][4][5][6] She represented Italy at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.
Orsi started her top-class career with Reggiana, winning the Serie B title in 2016–17. With the club being promoted as Sassuolo, Orsi moved to Empoli in 2017 before returning to the now-renamed Sassuolo the following year.
Orsi enjoyed three top-four finishes with Sassuolo in Serie A – third in 2020–21, with fourth-place taken by the club in 2021–22 and 2023–24. She celebrated her 100th game for the club in 2024.[7]
In July 2025, Orsi moved to ACF Fiorentina after nine years at Sassuolo.[8]
International career
Youth
Benedetta Orsi was part of the national youth selections starting at Under-16 and Under-17 level,[9] playing in the 2016 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship under Rita Guarino.
Subsequently, Orsi was called up to the national Under-19 team, taking part in the qualifications for the 2019 European Championship, but Italy were eliminated in the elite qualifying phase.[10] Orsi went on to play in the 2019 La Manga Tournament with Italy.[11]
Senior
Orsi was called up by Milena Bertolini for the first time to the senior national team in March 2021 for a friendly against Iceland, but did not take to the field.[12] She made her national team debut on 16 February 2022, being fielded as a starter in Italy's first match at the 2022 Algarve Cup, which they won 1–0 against Denmark.[13]
She was included in the Italy national squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, playing one match. The Azzurrine were eliminated in the group stage, beating Argentina 1–0[14] but losing 5–0 to Sweden[15] and 3–2 to South Africa, with Orsi only featuring in the latter, opening the scoring for South Africa with an own goal.[16]
