Elia Benedettini

Elia Benedettini (born 22 June 1995) is a Sammarinese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Italian club Cesena. He is the cousin of San Marino goalkeeper Simone.

Elia Benedettini
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-06-22) June 22, 1995
Place of birth Borgo Maggiore, San Marino
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Cesena
Number 22
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 San Marino Calcio 1 (0)
2013–2014 Cesena 0 (0)
2014–2016 Pianese 46 (0)
2016–2020 Novara 11 (0)
2021– Cesena 0 (0)
National team‡
2010–2011 San Marino U17 2 (0)
2012 San Marino U19 3 (0)
2013–2016 San Marino U21 13 (0)
2015– San Marino 23 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 January 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2020

Club career

Benedettini began his career at San Marino Calcio in Lega Pro, the third tier of the Italian football system. He was first called up to a matchday squad on 24 September 2012, remaining an unused substitute in a 0–1 home loss against Pavia at the Stadio Olimpico in Serravalle.[1] On 10 February 2013 he was called up again and remained unused in a 2–0 home win over PortoSummaga.[2] His third call-up on 5 May resulted in his only appearance of the season, in a home match against Cremonese. Starting goalkeeper Mattia Migani was sent off in the second minute, so forward Francesco Cassola was substituted for Benedettini, who immediately conceded a penalty kick by Giuseppe Le Noci in an eventual 1–6 defeat.[3]

On 21 July 2013, he joined Cesena for an undisclosed fee.[4]

In July 2014, Benedettini moved to Serie D club Pianese.[5]

In July 2016, he moved to Serie B club Novara on a free transfer.[4] He made his competitive debut for the club on 24 December 2016 in a 4–1 away defeat to Virtus Entella.[6] He was released by Novara by mutual consent on 9 October 2020.[7]

On 14 January 2021, he returned to Cesena.[8]

International career

He made his senior international debut for San Marino on 27 June 2015, in a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match against Slovenia in Ljubljana, a 0–6 defeat.[9]

References
  1. "San Marino 0-1 Pavia". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  2. "San Marino 2-0 PortoSummaga". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  3. "San Marino 1-6 Cremonese". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  4. Elia Benedettini at Soccerway
  5. "Elia Benedettini, il "guardiano" di San Marino". toscananews.net (in Italian). Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  6. "Virtus Entella vs. Novara – 24 December 2016 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  7. "TUTTI I TRASFERIMENTI DI QUESTA SESSIONE DI MERCATO" (in Italian). Novara. 9 October 2020.
  8. "TESSERATO IL PORTIERE ELIA BENEDETTINI" (in Italian). Cesena. 14 January 2021.
  9. Sever, Grega (27 March 2015). "Slovenia set new record win against San Marino". UEFA. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
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