Alessandro Martinelli
Alessandro Martinelli (born 30 May 1993) is a Swiss professional footballer, currently playing as midfielder for FC Mendrisio in Seconda Lega, the sixth tier of Swiss football league system.[7][8][9]
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 30 May 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Mendrisio, Switzerland | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | FC Mendrisio | ||
Number | 25 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2009 | Grasshopper[1] | ||
2009–2012 | Sampdoria | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2017 | Sampdoria | 0 | (0) |
2012–2013 | → PortoSummaga (loan) | 26 | (0) |
2013–2014 | → Venezia (loan) | 20 | (1) |
2014–2015 | → Modena (loan) | 20 | (0) |
2015–2017 | → Brescia (loan) | 67 | (2) |
2017–2019 | Brescia | 47 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Palermo | 24 | (1) |
2021–2022 | AS Castello | ||
2022– | FC Mendrisio | 11 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2008 | Switzerland U15[2] | 4 | (0) |
2008–2009 | Switzerland U16[3] | 8 | (0) |
2009–2010 | Switzerland U17[4] | 12 | (1) |
2010–2011 | Switzerland U18[5] | 2 | (0) |
2011–2012 | Switzerland U19[6] | 6 | (0) |
2013 | Switzerland U21 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 June 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2013 |
Club career
Sampdoria
Born in Mendrisio, Ticino, an Italian-speaking canton, Switzerland, Martinelli moved south to Italy to start his professional career. He left the reserve team of U.C. Sampdoria in 2012 for Calcio Portogruaro Summaga.[10]
Martinelli returned to Sampdoria in June 2013; he signed a new 5-year contract with the Genoese club.[11]
On 2 September 2013, he was signed by Venezia.[12][13] On 7 July 2014, he was signed by Modena in a temporary deal, with an option to purchase.[14]
Brescia
He left for Brescia in the same formula on 9 July 2015.[15][16]
On 25 July 2016, the loan was renewed,[17][18] and in August 2017 Martinelli signed for Brescia on a permanent basis.[19]
Palermo
In August 2019 he was signed by Serie D club Palermo. As a regular, and also captaining the team in Mario Santana's absence, he won promotion to Serie C on his debut season with the Rosanero.
On 7 September 2020, Palermo announced Martinelli was forced to retire from active football due to cardiac issues.[20]
International career
Martinelli played every game in 2010 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. He also played for Swiss U18 team against Belgium and against Spain. He also received call-up against Austria[21] and France[22] but did not play. He only played once for Swiss U19 team in competitive match in 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship elite qualification. He received call-up against Northern Ireland (he played once),[23] Finland, (he played twice)[24] Netherlands (once)[25] and Estonia (once)[26] in friendlies. In October 2013 he received his first U21 call-up.[27] He made his debut as one of the starting XI.[28]
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | National cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Portogruaro (loan) | 2012–13 | Lega Pro Prima Divisione | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
Venezia (loan) | 2013–14 | 20 | 1 | 1[33] | 0 | — | 21 | 1 | ||
Modena (loan) | 2014–15 | Serie B | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 22 | 0 |
Brescia | 2015–16 (loan) | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | ||
2016–17 (loan) | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 34 | 2 | |||
2017–18 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | |||
2018–19 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |||
Total | 114 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 2 | ||
Palermo | 2019–20 | Serie D | 24 | 1 | 1[34] | 0 | — | 25 | 1 | |
AS Castello | 2020–21 | Seconda Lega | 2[35] | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | ||
Career total | 206 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 215 | 5 |
- All appearance(s) in relegation play-outs.
References
- "Europeo Under 17: nella Svizzera c'è l'allievo Martinelli" (in Italian). UC Sampdoria. 30 April 2010. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
- "Schweizerischer Fussballverband - SFV".
- Schweizerischer Fussballverband > Nationalteams > U-16 > Statistik und Resultate (in German) Retrieved 4 April 2014
- "Schweizerischer Fussballverband - SFV".
- "Schweizerischer Fussballverband - SFV".
- "Schweizerischer Fussballverband - SFV".
- "Martinelli-Castello, un lusso per tutti" (in Italian). laborsport.com. 16 February 2021.
- "Seconda Lega: dopo sette anni il Castello saluta il difensore Alessandro D'Aiola. Martinelli era già in gruppo" (in Italian). chalcio.com. 16 February 2021.
- "Il grande ritorno del calcio regionale: "Stavolta i risultati non contano"" (in Italian). cdt.ch. 6 June 2021. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- "Sei giovani passano a titolo temporaneo al Portogruaro" (in Italian). UC Sampdoria. 2 August 2012. Archived from the original on 21 September 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
- "Martinelli rinnova fino al 2018: «Voglio crescere per la Samp»" (in Italian). UC Sampdoria. 13 June 2013. Archived from the original on 18 June 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
- "Martinelli in prestito dalla Sampdoria, Gerini ceduto con diritto di riscatto al Carpi" (in Italian). FBC Unione Venezia. 2 September 2013. Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
- "ALESSANDRO MARTINELLI CEDUTO IN PRESTITO ALL'UNIONE VENEZIA" (in Italian). U.C. Sampdoria. 2 September 2013. Archived from the original on 4 September 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
- "Alessandro Martinelli passa al Modena a titolo temporaneo" (in Italian). U.C. Sampdoria. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- "Ufficiale: Martinelli al Brescia con la formula del prestito" (in Italian). U.C. Sampdoria. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- "Alessandro Martinelli al Brescia Calcio" (in Italian). Brescia Calcio. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- "Martinelli torna al Brescia, cessione a titolo temporaneo" (Press release) (in Italian). U.C. Sampdoria. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- "Bentornato Alessandro!" (Press release) (in Italian). Brescia Calcio. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- "Martinelli passa al Brescia: è ufficiale". Sampnews24 (in Italian). Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- "Palermo captain Martinelli forced to retire". Football Italia. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- "Alessandro Martinelli convocato nell'Under 18 svizzera" (in Italian). UC Sampdoria. 4 November 2010. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
- "Martinelli convocato per Svizzera-Francia Under 18" (in Italian). UC Sampdoria. 28 April 2011. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
- "Sprint Ungheria in Moldavia, Romero ok con la Nigeria" (in Italian). UC Sampdoria. 6 September 2011. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
- "Nazionali: Argentina sconfitta senza Romero" (in Italian). UC Sampdoria. 12 October 2011. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
- "Under 19: Martinelli convocato per Svizzera-Olanda" (in Italian). UC Sampdoria. 24 February 2012. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
- "Under 19: Martinelli e Savic per Svizzera-Estonia" (in Italian). UC Sampdoria. 3 April 2012. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
- "Alessandro Martinelli convocato con la Nazionale Under 21 Svizzera" (in Italian). FBC Unione Venezia. 7 October 2013. Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
- "Clinical Brozović helps Croatia punish Switzerland". UEFA. 14 October 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
- "A. Martinelli". Soccerway.
- "MARTINELLI ALESSANDRO". Tuttocalciatori.net (in Italian).
- "Scheda anagrafica di Alessandro Martinelli". aic.football (in Italian).
- "Federazione ticinese di calcio - Campionato". ftc.football.ch (in Italian).
- Coppa Italia Lega Pro.
- Coppa Italia Serie D.
- https://ftc.football.ch/federazione-ticinese-di-calcio/competizione-ftc/campionato-ftc.aspx/ln-13010/v-0/tg-3416114/
External links
- AIC profile (data by football.it) (in Italian)
- Lega Serie B profile Archived 2015-01-06 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)