Thomas Campaniello
Italian footballer (born 2008)
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Thomas Campaniello (born 29 February 2008) is an Italian-Polish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie B club Empoli.
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| Date of birth | 29 February 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Certaldo, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Empoli | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 89 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| –2015 | Certaldese Giovani | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015– | Empoli | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Empoli | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Italy U15 | 8 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Italy U16 | 12 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Italy U17 | 6 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Italy U18 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 November 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Early life
Club career
As a youth player, Campaniello joined the youth academy of Certaldese Giovani. In 2015, he joined the youth academy of Empoli and was promoted to the club's first team in 2024. On 23 February 2025, he debuted for them during a 0–5 home loss to Atalanta in the league.[2]
International career
Campaniello is an Italy youth international, having represented the under-15, under-16, under-17, under-18s.
With the U17 side he won the 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship,[3] and also finished in third place at the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[4]
Style of play
Campaniello plays as a forward. Italian newspaper Il Tirreno wrote in 2025 that "his tactical intelligence allows him to also move into more withdrawn positions... gifted with great speed and excellent ball control, Thomas is skilled both in off-the-ball runs and in dribbling".[5]
Honours
Italy U17
- UEFA European Under-17 Championship: 2024[6]
- FIFA U-17 World Cup third place: 2025[7]