| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 June 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | La Spezia, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) [1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sampdoria | ||
| Number | 80 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2019 | Spezia | ||
| 2018–2019 | → Sampdoria (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Spezia | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Sampdoria (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2019– | Sampdoria | 33 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | → Spezia (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Vis Pesaro (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Imolese (loan) | 35 | (5) |
| 2022–2023 | → Bari (loan) | 31 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 2017 | Italy U18 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 February 2025 | |||
Leonardo Benedetti (born 6 June 2000) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Serie B club Sampdoria.
Benedetti was raised in Spezia youth teams and started playing for their Under-19 squad in the 2017–18 season. [2] He was called up to the senior squad during the 2017–18 Serie B season, but did not make any appearances.
On 31 July 2018, Benedetti joined Serie A club Sampdoria on a two-year loan. [3] He spent the 2018–19 season with their Under-19 squad.
On 19 July 2019, his rights were bought out by Sampdoria who immediately loaned him back to Spezia for the 2019–20 season. [4]
He made his professional Serie B debut for Spezia on 21 September 2019 in a game against Perugia. He substituted Matteo Ricci in the 81st minute. [5] That remained his only appearance for Spezia.
On 17 January 2020, Benedetti joined Serie C club Vis Pesaro until the end of the 2019–20 season. [6]
On 28 August 2020, the loan has been extended. [7]
Benedetti made his first appearance representing his country on 9 August 2017 in an Italy national under-18 football team friendly against Slovenia. [10]