Tommaso Benvenuti (footballer)

Tommaso Benvenuti
Personal information
Date of birth (2006-02-03) 3 February 2006 (age 18)
Place of birth San Marino
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Sassuolo U20
Youth career
–2020 San Marino Academy
2020–2023 Sassuolo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Sassuolo 0 (0)
2023–2024 → Victor San Marino (loan) 21 (0)
International career‡
2022 San Marino U16 3 (0)
2021–2022 San Marino U17 6 (0)
2023– San Marino U19 3 (0)
2023– San Marino U21 5 (0)
2024– San Marino 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024

Tommaso Benvenuti (born 3 February 2006) is a Sammarinese football player who plays as a left-back for the Under-20 squad of Italian club Sassuolo and the San Marino national team.

Career

A youth product of San Marino Academy, Benvenuti moved to the youth academy of Sassuolo in 2020. He joined Victor San Marino on loan for the 2023–24 season in the Serie D, where he was the youngest player in the tournament alongside his twin brother.[1] On 21 June 2024, he signed a professional contract with Sassuolo.[2]

International career

Benvenuti made his debut for the San Marino national team on 5 September 2024 in a Nations League game against Liechtenstein at the San Marino Stadium. He substituted Alessandro Tosi in the 71st minute, as the game ended in 1–0 San Marino victory, which was their first ever competitive victory, and their second-ever victory overall (the first victory came 20 years earlier in a friendly against Liechtenstein).[3]

Personal life

Benvenuti is the son of the Italian former 800 metres runner Andrea Benvenuti who moved to San Marino at the end of his sporting career.[4] Tomasso is the twin brother of the footballer Giacomo Benvenuti.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Ecco i due calciatori più giovani della serie d italiana: I due gemelli- Giacomo e Tommaso Benvenuti - San Marino". www.tuttocampo.it.
  2. ^ a b "Giovanili Sassuolo: nuovo contratto per i fratelli Tommaso e Giacomo Benvenuti". Sassuolo News.
  3. ^ Rtv, San Marino (September 5, 2024). "Finalmente San Marino: Sensoli stende 1-0 il Liechtenstein". San Marino Rtv.
  4. ^ "Calcio D, Benvenuti a San Marino: due frecce con il dna vincente e ultraresistente". www.corriereromagna.it.