Marcus Bettinelli

Marcus Bettinelli

Bettinelli playing for Accrington Stanley in 2014
Personal information
Full nameMarcus Bettinelli[1]
Date of birth24 May 1992
Place of birthCamberwell, England
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Club information
Current team
Fulham
Number40
Youth career
2011–Fulham
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2012–Fulham32(0)
2012–2013→ Dartford (loan)35(0)
2013→ Accrington Stanley (loan)17(0)
2014→ Accrington Stanley (loan)22(0)
National team‡
2015–England U211(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:43, 1 April 2015 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 March 2015

Marcus Bettinelli (born 24 May 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Fulham.

Career

Fulham

Bettinelli joined Fulham in 2011 as part of the U21 youth team.

In August 2012, he joined Dartford on loan to gain first team experience.[2] Bettinelli made his debut for the club three days after signing for the club, in a 2–0 loss against Macclesfield Town.[3] Having made seven appearance so far, his loan spell was extended for another month.[4] This would happen again, as it was extended until Christmas.[5] He went on to made 35 league appearances for the club before returning in March 2013.[6] After his loan spell with Dartford came to an end, Bettinelli says:

“ I really enjoyed it. It was my first real experience of going out on loan and I really enjoyed my time there. The lads and the coaching staff were brilliant, and the fans were great and I can only look back with happy views. At the start of the season if you were to say to me that I was going to go and play nearly 40 games in the Conference, and stay injury free, then I would have snatched your hand off in an instant.[7] ”

On 28 August 2013, Bettinelli joined Accrington Stanley on a one-month loan deal.[8]

He made his debut the same day in the League Cup against Cardiff City[8] and his Football League debut on 31 August 2013, in a 1–0 home defeat to Burton Albion[9]

Fulham confirmed on 2 September 2013, that Bettinelli would stay with Accrington Stanley for the full 2013–14 season,[10] but he was recalled on 26 December 2013[11] and was named as a substitute in Fulham's 2–1 league win over Norwich City as cover for David Stockdale.[12] On 2 January 2014, he rejoined Accrington Stanley on loan until 30 January 2014.[13]

Bettinelli agreed a two-year extension to his contract on 10 January 2014, which will keep him at Fulham until June 2016.[14]

International career

On 6 November 2014, Bettinelli was called up to the England U21 squad for the first time for matches against Portugal and France.[15] He made his debut for the under-21 side in Prague against the Czech Republic in a 1–0 win on 27 March 2015.[16]

Career statistics

As of match played 18 March 2015.
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fulham 2012–13[17] Premier League 000000—00
2013–14[18] Premier League 000000—00
2014–15[19] Championship 3104020—370
Total 310402000370
Dartford (loan) 2012–13[17] Conference Premier 35000—7[lower-alpha 1]0420
Accrington Stanley (loan) 2013–14[18] League Two 170101000190
220000000220
Career total 10505030701200
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

Personal life

He is the son of Fulham Academy goalkeeping coach Vic Bettinelli.[20]

References

  1. ↑ "Premier League Clubs submit Squad Lists" (PDF). Premier League. 4 February 2014. p. 15. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  2. ↑ "Bettinelli loan deal". Fulham Official Website. 17 August 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
  3. ↑ "Bettinelli makes Darts debut". Fulham Official Website. 21 August 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
  4. ↑ "Bettenelli extends Darts Spell". Fulham Official Website. 21 September 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
  5. ↑ "Fulham goalkeeper Marcus Bettinelli extends loan spell with Blue Square Bet Premier Dartford until Christmas". Kent Online. 25 December 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
  6. ↑ "Marcus Bettinelli returns to Fulham from loan spell at Dartford". Kent Online. 26 March 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
  7. ↑ "Bettinelli's Darts Joy". Fulham Official Website. 26 March 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Fulham: Marcus Bettinelli joins Accrington Stanley on loan". BBC Sport. 29 August 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  9. ↑ "Accrington 0–1 Burton". BBC Sport. 31 August 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  10. ↑ "Fulham: Marcus Bettinelli to stay at Accrington for full season". BBC Sport. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  11. ↑ "Bettinelli Recalled". Accrington Stanley FC. 26 December 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  12. ↑ "Norwich City 1–2 Fulham". BBC Sport. 26 December 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  13. ↑ "Accrington re-sign Fulham's Marcus Bettinelli on loan". BBC Sport. 3 January 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  14. ↑ "New Deal For Marcus". Fulham FC. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  15. ↑ "England Under-21s squad named for double header". thefa.com. 6 November 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  16. ↑ "Tom Carroll scores winner for England Under-21s against Czech Republic". The Guardian. 27 March 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 "Games played by Marcus Bettinelli in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 "Games played by Marcus Bettinelli in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Marcus Bettinelli in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  20. ↑ "Academy Staff". Fulham FC. 26 December 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2013.

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