Leonardo Marin (; born 23 February 2002) is an Italian professional rugby union player who primarily plays fly-half for Benetton of the United Rugby Championship. He has also represented Italy at international level, having made his test debut against France during the

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. Marin has previously played for clubs such as

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in the past.

Professional career

Marin signed for Benetton in July 2021 ahead of the

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. He made his debut in Round 1 of the 2021–22 season against the . In 2021 Marin was named in Italy U20s squad for annual

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. On 14 October 2021, he was selected by

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to be part of an Italy A 28-man squad for the

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. On 13 January 2022, he was selected by Kieran Crowley to be part of an Italy 33-man squad for the

. He made his debut against France. On 13 January 2024 he was called in Italy Under 23 squad for test series against IRFU Combined Academies.

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* * 2002 births Living people Italian rugby union players Benetton Rugby players Rugby union fly-halves Rugby union centres Mogliano Rugby players Italy international rugby union players Sportspeople from Venice Rugby union players from Veneto {{Italy-rugbyunion-bio-stub