Alessandro Martinelli (born 30 May 1993) is a Swiss professional
footballer
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, currently playing as
midfielder for
FC Mendrisio
FC Mendrisio is a Association football, football club from Mendrisio, Switzerland. The club was founded in 1924.
Current squad
''As of 21 March 2020'' in
Seconda Lega, the sixth tier of
Swiss football league system.
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
Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Portogruaro Calcio (usually referred to as Portogruaro) is an Italian association football club, based in Portogruaro, Veneto. Currently it plays in Serie D.
History
Calcio Portogruaro-Summaga
Foundat ...
.
Martinelli returned to Sampdoria in June 2013; he signed a new 5-year contract with the Genoese club.
On 2 September 2013, he was signed by
Venezia. On 7 July 2014, he was signed by
Modena
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in a temporary deal, with an option to purchase.
Brescia
He left for
Brescia in the same formula on 9 July 2015.
On 25 July 2016, the loan was renewed, and in August 2017 Martinelli signed for Brescia on a permanent basis.
Palermo
In August 2019 he was signed by
Serie D club
Palermo
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. As a regular, and also captaining the team in
Mario Santana
Mario Alberto Santana (born 23 December 1981) is an Argentine football coach and former
professional player, in the role of winger. He is currently playing for amateur club Athletic Club Palermo.
Club career Early career
He started his caree ...
'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.
International career
Martinelli played every game in
2010 UEFA European Under-17 Championship
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. He also played for Swiss U18 team against Belgium and against Spain. He also received call-up against Austria and France but did not play. He only played once for Swiss U19 team in competitive match in
. He received call-up against
Northern Ireland (he played once),
Finland, (he played twice)
Netherlands (once) and Estonia (once) in friendlies. In October 2013 he received his first
U21 call-up. He made his debut as one of the starting XI.
Career statistics
Club
References
External links
AIC profile (data by football.it)
Lega Serie B profile
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1993 births
Living people
People from Mendrisio
Men's association football midfielders
Swiss men's footballers
Grasshopper Club Zürich players
UC Sampdoria players
Portogruaro Calcio ASD players
Venezia FC players
Modena FC 2018 players
Brescia Calcio players
Palermo FC players
FC Mendrisio players
Serie B players
Serie C players
Switzerland men's under-21 international footballers
Switzerland men's youth international footballers
Swiss expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
Swiss people of Italian descent
Footballers from Ticino