Tommaso Baldanzi
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 Baldanzi with Italy U20 in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 23 March 2003[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Poggibonsi, Italy | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team |
Genoa (on loan from Roma) | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2022 | Empoli | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2024 | Empoli | 41 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Roma | 54 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026– | → Genoa (loan) | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Italy U17 | 3 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Italy U18 | 1 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Italy U19 | 12 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Italy U20 | 7 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2025 | Italy U21 | 10 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 January 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 June 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
Tommaso Baldanzi (born 23 March 2003) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Serie A club Genoa on loan from Roma.[2]
Born in Poggibonsi and raised in Castelfiorentino, Baldanzi first started playing football at the local grassroots club, aged six; two years later, he joined the youth sector of Empoli,[3][4] where he came through the youth ranks and won an under-16 national championship in 2019.[5]
On 28 October 2020, the midfielder made his professional debut for Empoli, coming on as a substitute in a 4–2 Coppa Italia win against Benevento; during the victory, he assisted Leonardo Mancuso's closing goal.[3][4][6] In the same season, he helped Empoli's under-19 team win the Campionato Primavera,[7] being also nominated as the league's MVP in the process.[8]
In the following season, after featuring in the UEFA Youth League,[9] Baldanzi was officially promoted to the first team, together with teammates Jacopo Fazzini and Duccio Degli Innocenti.[10] He then made his Serie A debut on 22 May 2022, replacing Patrick Cutrone in the 74th minute of a 1–0 away win against Atalanta.[11]
On 28 August of the same year, Baldanzi started his first league match against Lecce,[12] which ended in a 1–1 draw.[13] Three days after, on 31 August, he scored his first professional goal in a 1–1 league draw against Hellas Verona.[14] On 23 January 2023, Baldanzi scored the only goal of a 1–0 league victory against Inter Milan.[15]
On 1 February 2024, Baldanzi signed with Roma.[16]
On 23 January 2026, Baldanzi moved to Genoa on loan with an option to buy.[17]
International career
Baldanzi has represented Italy at various youth international levels.
In June 2022, he was included in the squad that took part in the 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Slovakia,[18] where the Azzurrini reached the semi-finals before losing to eventual winners England.[19]
Both in May and December 2022, Baldanzi was involved in training camps led by the Italian senior national team's manager, Roberto Mancini, and aimed to the most promising national talents.[20][21] On 24 March 2023 he made his debut for the Italy U21 squad in a friendly match won 2–0 against Serbia.
In May 2023, he was included in the Italian squad that took part in the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina,[22] where the Azzurrini finished runners-up after losing to Uruguay in the final match.[23][24]
Style of play
Baldanzi is an attacking midfielder, who mainly operates as a number 10, but can also play as a left winger in an attacking trio.[4][25][26][27] Due to his low center of gravity, he has shown notable quickness, ball control, technique and creativity.[3][26] Primarily a left-footer, he can also use his weaker right foot as well,[4][26] and represents a frequent attacking threat, thanks to his vision, his dribbling skills and his shooting (both from short and long range).[25][26][27]
Rated as one of the best Italian prospects of his generation,[3] Baldanzi has been compared to Sebastian Giovinco and Papu Gómez,[4][28] although he cited Paulo Dybala as his biggest source of inspiration.[25][28]
