Alessandro Martinelli

Alessandro Martinelli
Personal information
Date of birth30 May 1993
Place of birthMendrisio, Switzerland
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current team
Modena
(on loan from Sampdoria)
Number25
Youth career
–2009Grasshopper[1]
2009–2012Sampdoria
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2012–Sampdoria0(0)
2012–2013→ PortoSummaga (loan)26(0)
2013–2014→ Venezia (loan)20(1)
2014–→ Modena (loan)0(0)
National team‡
2008Switzerland U15[2]4(0)
2008–2009Switzerland U16[3]8(0)
2009–2010Switzerland U17[4]12(1)
2010–2011Switzerland U18[5]2(0)
2011–2012Switzerland U19[6]6(0)
2013–Switzerland U211(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 August 2014.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:28, 15 October 2013 (UTC)

Alessandro Martinelli (born 30 May 1993) is a Swiss footballer who plays for Italian Serie B club Modena, on loan from Sampdoria.

Biography

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]


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 [11] and France[12] 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),[13] Finland, (he played twice)[14] Netherlands (once)[15] and Estonia (once)[16] in friendlies. In October 2013 he received his first U21 call-up.[17] He made his debut as one of the starting XI.[18]

References

  1. ↑ "Europeo Under 17: nella Svizzera c'è l'allievo Martinelli" (in Italian). UC Sampdoria. 30 April 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
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  3. ↑ Schweizerischer Fussballverband > Nationalteams > U-16 > Statistik und Resultate (German) Retrieved 4 April 2014
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  7. ↑ "Sei giovani passano a titolo temporaneo al Portogruaro" (in Italian). UC Sampdoria. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  8. ↑ "Martinelli rinnova fino al 2018: «Voglio crescere per la Samp»" (in Italian). UC Sampdoria. 13 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. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  10. ↑ "ALESSANDRO MARTINELLI CEDUTO IN PRESTITO ALL'UNIONE VENEZIA" (in Italian). U.C. Sampdoria. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  11. ↑ "Alessandro Martinelli convocato nell'Under 18 svizzera" (in Italian). UC Sampdoria. 4 November 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  12. ↑ "Martinelli convocato per Svizzera-Francia Under 18" (in Italian). UC Sampdoria. 28 April 2011. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  13. ↑ "Sprint Ungheria in Moldavia, Romero ok con la Nigeria" (in Italian). UC Sampdoria. 6 September 2011. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  14. ↑ "Nazionali: Argentina sconfitta senza Romero" (in Italian). UC Sampdoria. 12 October 2011. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  15. ↑ "Under 19: Martinelli convocato per Svizzera-Olanda" (in Italian). UC Sampdoria. 24 February 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  16. ↑ "Under 19: Martinelli e Savic per Svizzera-Estonia" (in Italian). UC Sampdoria. 3 April 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  17. ↑ "Alessandro Martinelli convocato con la Nazionale Under 21 Svizzera" (in Italian). FBC Unione Venezia. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  18. ↑ "Clinical Brozović helps Croatia punish Switzerland". UEFA. 14 October 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2014.

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