Tommaso Martinelli (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 January 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Bagno a Ripoli, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Sampdoria (on loan from Fiorentina) | ||
| Number | 50 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Fiorentina | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023− | Fiorentina | 1 | (0) |
| 2026– | → Sampdoria (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021−2022 | Italy U16 | 7 | (0) |
| 2022−2023 | Italy U17 | 9 | (0) |
| 2023 | Italy U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2024−2025 | Italy U19 | 12 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 09:00, 11 February 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 March 2025 | |||
Tommaso Martinelli (born 6 January 2006) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie B club Sampdoria on loan from Fiorentina.[1][2]
Martinelli was born on 6 January 2006 in Bagno a Ripoli, Italy and grew up in Florence, Italy. The son of Leonardo Martinelli, he has a sister and a brother.[3]
Club career
Martinelli joined the youth academy of Serie A side Fiorentina at the age of nine and was promoted to the club's senior team in 2023. On 11 October 2023, he was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2006 worldwide.[4] On 2 June 2024, he debuted for them during a 3–2 away victory in the league.[5] In the 2024–25 and 2025–26 seasons, Martinelli made several appearances for Fiorentina in the UEFA Conference League.
On 7 January 2026, Martinelli was loaned by Sampdoria in Serie B.[6]
