Marcus Bettinelli (born 24 May 1992) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for club Chelsea. He has been capped by the

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and called up for the senior team.

Club career

Fulham

Early life and career

Bettinelli was born in

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, Greater London. He started his career with

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aged 14 in July 2006, signing his first professional contract in July 2010. Bettinelli joined

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club

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on 17 August 2012 on a one-month

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to gain first-team experience. He made his debut a day later, in a 2–0 away loss against

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. Having made seven appearances so far, his loan spell was extended for another month. This would happen again, as it was extended until Christmas. He went on to make 42 appearances in all competitions before being recalled by Fulham on 26 March 2013. Bettinelli joined

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club Accrington Stanley on 28 August 2013 on a one-month loan. He made his debut the same day in the League Cup against

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in a 2–0 home defeat. His

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debut on 31 August, in a 1–0 home defeat to Burton Albion. Fulham confirmed on 2 September 2013 that Bettinelli would stay with Accrington for the rest of the 2013–14 season, but he was recalled on 26 December and was named as a substitute in Fulham's 2–1 away win over Norwich City in the league as cover for

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. On 3 January 2014, he re-joined Accrington Stanley on loan until 30 January 2014.

2014–2021

Bettinelli agreed a two-year extension to his Fulham contract on 10 January 2014, which would keep him at the club until June 2016. He made his debut for the club on 26 August in the second round of the League Cup away to West London rivals

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, keeping a clean sheet in a 1–0 victory. Four days later he made his league debut for Fulham in the Championship, a 1–1 home draw with Cardiff City. On 5 December, he was sent off after 18 minutes in a 5–0 loss to Watford at

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for fouling

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, conceding a penalty that

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put past substitute goalkeeper

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. Bettinelli signed another contract extension on 30 August 2017, keeping him at Fulham until June 2020 with an option in the club's favour to extend for a further year. He was second-choice to

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for all but the last six matches of the 2016–17 Championship season and thought that his Fulham career was over, but manager

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eventually made him the starting goalkeeper for the following season. Fulham finished third and qualified for the

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, defeating Derby County 2–1 on aggregate in the semi-final and

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1–0 in the

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. In October 2018, Bettinelli signed a new contract to last until 2021. For 2018–19, he lost his place to on-loan Spaniard

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shortly before Jokanović's dismissal in November, and the situation remained the same under new manager

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. He ended his season in February 2019 when he was ruled out for six months following a knee operation. On 10 September 2020, Bettinelli joined Championship club

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on a season-long loan deal.

Chelsea

Bettinelli signed for Premier League club Chelsea on 28 July 2021 on a two-year contract. He made his Chelsea debut on 8 January 2022, in the 5–1 FA Cup third round victory over

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side

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. On 27 March 2023, he signed a new deal that will run to the summer of 2026.

International career

In November 2014, Bettinelli was called up to the

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squad for the first time for matches against

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and

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. He made his debut for the under-21 side in a friendly against the

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on 27 March 2015 in a 1–0 away win. This proved to be his only appearance for the under-21 team. In September 2018, he was called up to the senior

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squad for matches against

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and

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Personal life

Bettinelli is the son of

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goalkeeping coach Vic Bettinelli, and he is of partial Italian descent on his father's side. Bettinelli and his wife live with their two dogs. In his free time, Bettinelli enjoys playing golf, video games and watching movies and shows on Netflix.

Career statistics

Honours

Fulham *

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Chelsea *

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References

External links

Profile
at the Chelsea F.C. website
Profile
at the Football Association website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bettinelli, Marcus 1992 births Living people Footballers from Camberwell English footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Fulham F.C. players Dartford F.C. players Accrington Stanley F.C. players Middlesbrough F.C. players Chelsea F.C. players National League (English football) players English Football League players Premier League players England men's under-21 international footballers English people of Italian descent