Leonardo Benedetti (born 6 June 2000) is an Italian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
defensive midfielder for club
Sampdoria
Unione Calcio Sampdoria, commonly referred to as Sampdoria (), is an Italian professional football club based in Genoa.
The club was formed in 1946 from the merger of two existing sports clubs whose roots can be traced back to the 1890s, ...
.
Club career
Spezia
He was raised in
Spezia youth teams and started playing for their Under-19 squad in the 2017–18 season. He was called up to the senior squad during the
2017–18 Serie B
The 2017–18 Serie B (known as the Serie B ConTe.it for sponsorship reasons) was the 86th season since its establishment in 1929.
A total of 22 teams contested the league: 15 returning from the 2016–17 Serie B season, 4 promoted from 2016–1 ...
season, but did not make any appearances.
Loan to Sampdoria
On 31 July 2018 he joined
Serie A club
Sampdoria
Unione Calcio Sampdoria, commonly referred to as Sampdoria (), is an Italian professional football club based in Genoa.
The club was formed in 1946 from the merger of two existing sports clubs whose roots can be traced back to the 1890s, ...
on a two-year loan. He spent the 2018–19 season with their Under-19 squad.
Sampdoria
Loan to Spezia
On 19 July 2019 his rights were bought out by
Sampdoria
Unione Calcio Sampdoria, commonly referred to as Sampdoria (), is an Italian professional football club based in Genoa.
The club was formed in 1946 from the merger of two existing sports clubs whose roots can be traced back to the 1890s, ...
who immediately loaned him back to
Spezia for the 2019–20 season.
He made his professional
Serie B debut for Spezia on 21 September 2019 in a game against
Perugia. He substituted
Matteo Ricci
Matteo Ricci, SJ (; la, Mattheus Riccius; 6 October 1552 – 11 May 1610), was an Italians, Italian Society of Jesus, Jesuit Priesthood in the Catholic Church, priest and one of the founding figures of the Jesuit China missions. He create ...
in the 81st minute. That remained his only appearance for Spezia.
Loan to Vis Pesaro
On 17 January 2020, Benedetti joined
Serie C club
Vis Pesaro until the end of the 2019–20 season.
On 28 August 2020, the loan has been extended.
Loan to Imolese
On 3 August 2021, Benedetti moved to
Imolese on loan.
Loan to Bari
On 12 July 2022, Benedetti moved to
Bari
Bari ( , ; nap, label= Barese, Bare ; lat, Barium) is the capital city of the Metropolitan City of Bari and of the Apulia region, on the Adriatic Sea, southern Italy. It is the second most important economic centre of mainland Southern Italy a ...
on loan.
International career
He made his first appearance representing his country on 9 August 2017 in an
Italy national under-18 football team
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friendly against Slovenia.
References
External links
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2000 births
Living people
Footballers from La Spezia
Italian men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Serie B players
Serie C players
Spezia Calcio players
UC Sampdoria players
Vis Pesaro dal 1898 players
Imolese Calcio 1919 players
SSC Bari players
Italy men's youth international footballers