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Benedetta Orsi
Benedetta Orsi (born 25 February 2000) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Sassuolo and the Italy national team.[2][3][4][5][6] She represented Italy at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. CareerOrsi started her top-class career with Reggiana, winning the Serie B title in 2016–17. With the club being promoted as Sassuolo, Orsi moved to Empoli in 2017 before returning to the now-renamed Sassuolo the following year. She celebrated her 100th game for the club in 2024.[7] Orsi enjoyed three top-four finishes with Sassuolo in Serie A – third in 2020–21, with fourth-place taken by the club in 2021–22 and 2023–24. International careerBenedetta Orsi was part of the national youth selections starting at Under-16 and Under-17 level,[8] playing in the 2016 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship under Rita Guarino. Subsequently, Orsi was called up to the national Under-19 team, taking part in the qualifications for the 2019 European Championship, but Italy were eliminated in the elite qualifying phase.[9] Orsi went on to play in the 2019 La Manga Tournament with Italy.[10] Orsi was called up by Milena Bertolini for the first time to the senior national team in March 2021 for a friendly against Iceland, but did not take to the field.[11] She made her national team debut on 16 February 2022, being fielded as a starter in Italy's first match at the 2022 Algarve Cup, which they won 1–0 against Denmark.[12] She was included in the Italy national squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, playing one match. The Azzurrine were eliminated in the group stage, beating Argentina 1–0[13] but losing 5–0 to Sweden[14] and 3–2 to South Africa, with Orsi only featuring in the latter, opening the scoring for South Africa with an own goal.[15] HonoursReggiana
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