Alessandro Martinelli

Alessandro Martinelli (born 30 May 1993) is a Swiss former professional footballer.

Alessandro Martinelli
Martinelli playing for Modena in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-05-30) 30 May 1993
Place of birth Mendrisio, Switzerland
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
0000–2009 Grasshopper[1]
2009–2012 Sampdoria
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2017 Sampdoria 0 (0)
2012–2013 → PortoSummaga (loan) 26 (0)
2013–2014 → Venezia (loan) 20 (1)
2014–2015 → Modena (loan) 21 (0)
2015–2017 → Brescia (loan) 67 (2)
2017–2019 Brescia 47 (0)
2019–2020 Palermo 24 (1)
National team‡
2008 Switzerland U15[2] 4 (0)
2008–2009 Switzerland U16[3] 8 (0)
2009–2010 Switzerland U17[4] 12 (1)
2010–2011 Switzerland U18[5] 2 (0)
2011–2012 Switzerland U19[6] 6 (0)
2013 Switzerland U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:59, 1 March 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 October 2013

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.[7]

Martinelli returned to Sampdoria in June 2013; he signed a new 5-year contract with the Genoese club.[8]

On 2 September 2013, he was signed by Venezia.[9][10] On 7 July 2014, he was signed by Modena in a temporary deal, with an option to purchase.[11]

Brescia

He left for Brescia in the same formula on 9 July 2015.[12][13]

On 25 July 2016, the loan was renewed,[14][15] and in August 2017 Martinelli signed for Brescia on a permanent basis.[16]

Palermo

In August 2019 he was signed by Serie D club Palermo. As a regular, and also captaining the team in Mario Santana'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.[17]

International career

Martinelli played every game in 2010 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. He also played for Swiss U18 team against Belgium and against Spain. He also received call-up against Austria[18] and France[19] but did not play. He only played once for Swiss U19 team in competitive match in 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship elite qualification. He received call-up against Northern Ireland (he played once),[20] Finland, (he played twice)[21] Netherlands (once)[22] and Estonia (once)[23] in friendlies. In October 2013 he received his first U21 call-up.[24] He made his debut as one of the starting XI.[25]

References
  1. "Europeo Under 17: nella Svizzera c'è l'allievo Martinelli" (in Italian). UC Sampdoria. 30 April 2010. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  3. Schweizerischer Fussballverband > Nationalteams > U-16 > Statistik und Resultate (in German) Retrieved 4 April 2014
  7. "Sei giovani passano a titolo temporaneo al Portogruaro" (in Italian). UC Sampdoria. 2 August 2012. Archived from the original on 21 September 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  8. "Martinelli rinnova fino al 2018: «Voglio crescere per la Samp»" (in Italian). UC Sampdoria. 13 June 2013. Archived from the original on 18 June 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  9. "Martinelli in prestito dalla Sampdoria, Gerini ceduto con diritto di riscatto al Carpi" (in Italian). FBC Unione Venezia. 2 September 2013. Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  10. "ALESSANDRO MARTINELLI CEDUTO IN PRESTITO ALL'UNIONE VENEZIA" (in Italian). U.C. Sampdoria. 2 September 2013. Archived from the original on 4 September 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  11. "Alessandro Martinelli passa al Modena a titolo temporaneo" (in Italian). U.C. Sampdoria. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  12. "Ufficiale: Martinelli al Brescia con la formula del prestito" (in Italian). U.C. Sampdoria. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  13. "Alessandro Martinelli al Brescia Calcio" (in Italian). Brescia Calcio. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  14. "Martinelli torna al Brescia, cessione a titolo temporaneo" (Press release) (in Italian). U.C. Sampdoria. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  15. "Bentornato Alessandro!" (Press release) (in Italian). Brescia Calcio. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  16. "Martinelli passa al Brescia: è ufficiale". Sampnews24 (in Italian). Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  17. "Palermo captain Martinelli forced to retire". Football Italia. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  18. "Alessandro Martinelli convocato nell'Under 18 svizzera" (in Italian). UC Sampdoria. 4 November 2010. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  19. "Martinelli convocato per Svizzera-Francia Under 18" (in Italian). UC Sampdoria. 28 April 2011. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  20. "Sprint Ungheria in Moldavia, Romero ok con la Nigeria" (in Italian). UC Sampdoria. 6 September 2011. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  21. "Nazionali: Argentina sconfitta senza Romero" (in Italian). UC Sampdoria. 12 October 2011. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  22. "Under 19: Martinelli convocato per Svizzera-Olanda" (in Italian). UC Sampdoria. 24 February 2012. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  23. "Under 19: Martinelli e Savic per Svizzera-Estonia" (in Italian). UC Sampdoria. 3 April 2012. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  24. "Alessandro Martinelli convocato con la Nazionale Under 21 Svizzera" (in Italian). FBC Unione Venezia. 7 October 2013. Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  25. "Clinical Brozović helps Croatia punish Switzerland". UEFA. 14 October 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
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