Elia Benedettini
Benedettini against Liechtenstein on 8 September 2020
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-06-22) 22 June 1995
Place of birth Borgo Maggiore, San Marino
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Libertas
Number 22
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 San Marino Calcio 1 (0)
2013–2014 Cesena 0 (0)
2014–2016 Pianese 46 (0)
2016–2020 Novara 16 (0)
2021–2022 Cesena 3 (0)
2022–2023 Cailungo 28 (0)
2023– Libertas 4 (0)
International career‡
2010–2011 San Marino U17 2 (0)
2012 San Marino U19 3 (0)
2013–2016 San Marino U21 13 (0)
2015– San Marino 48 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2023

Elia Benedettini (born 22 June 1995) is a Sammarinese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Libertas and the San Marino national team. He is the cousin of San Marino goalkeeper Simone.

Club career

Benedettini began his career at San Marino Calcio in Lega Pro, the third tier of the Italian football system. He was first called up to a matchday squad on 24 September 2012, remaining an unused substitute in a 0–1 home loss against Pavia at the Stadio Olimpico in Serravalle.[1] On 10 February 2013 he was called up again and remained unused in a 2–0 home win over PortoSummaga.[2] His third call-up on 5 May resulted in his only appearance of the season, in a home match against Cremonese. Starting goalkeeper Mattia Migani was sent off in the second minute, so forward Francesco Cassola was substituted for Benedettini, who immediately conceded a penalty kick by Giuseppe Le Noci in an eventual 1–6 defeat.[3]

On 21 July 2013, he joined Cesena for an undisclosed fee.[4]

In July 2014, Benedettini moved to Serie D club Pianese.[5]

In July 2016, he moved to Serie B club Novara on a free transfer.[4] He made his competitive debut for the club on 24 December 2016 in a 4–1 away defeat to Virtus Entella.[6] He was released by Novara by mutual consent on 9 October 2020.[7]

On 14 January 2021, he returned to Cesena.[8]

On 11 July 2022, Benedettini agreed to join Cailungo in Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio.[9]

Benedettini agreed to terms with Libertas on 31 July 2023.[10]

International career

He made his senior international debut for San Marino on 27 June 2015, in a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match against Slovenia in Ljubljana, a 0–6 defeat.[11] Prior to this, he had played for San Marino's youth teams.

Personal life

Benedettini works for his parents' transport company while also playing football.[12]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 17 November 2023[13]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
San Marino 201520
201610
20174[lower-alpha 1]0
201860
201940
202030
2021110
202280
202390
Total480
  1. ↑ One NonFIFA match

References

  1. ↑ "San Marino 0-1 Pavia". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "San Marino 2-0 PortoSummaga". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "San Marino 1-6 Cremonese". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  4. 1 2 Elia Benedettini at Soccerway
  5. ↑ "Elia Benedettini, il "guardiano" di San Marino". toscananews.net (in Italian). Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  6. ↑ "Virtus Entella vs. Novara – 24 December 2016 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  7. ↑ "TUTTI I TRASFERIMENTI DI QUESTA SESSIONE DI MERCATO" (in Italian). Novara. 9 October 2020.
  8. ↑ "TESSERATO IL PORTIERE ELIA BENEDETTINI" (in Italian). Cesena. 14 January 2021.
  9. ↑ "Elia Benedettini è con sp Cailungo" (in Italian). Cailungo. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  10. ↑ "Elia Benedettini alla Libertas" (in Italian). RTV San Marino. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  11. ↑ Sever, Grega (27 March 2015). "Slovenia set new record win against San Marino". UEFA. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  12. ↑ "San Marino haven't won since 2004 and are world's worst team, but they're not giving up". dailymail. 11 October 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  13. ↑ Elia Benedettini at National-Football-Teams.com
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