Lorenzo Tonelli

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Lorenzo Tonelli
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-01-17) 17 January 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth Florence, Italy
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Empoli
Number 26
Youth career
2000–2010 Empoli
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2016 Empoli 159 (14)
2016–2020 Napoli 6 (3)
2018–2019Sampdoria (loan) 19 (1)
2020–2021 Sampdoria 32 (1)
2021– Empoli 14 (0)
International career
2006 Italy U16 3 (0)
2010 Italy U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:17, 23 June 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 November 2010

Lorenzo Tonelli (born 17 January 1990) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Empoli.

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Club career

Born in Florence, Tuscany, Tonelli started his professional career at Empoli. He made his debut during the 2010–11 Serie B season, marking his first appearance on 5 September 2010.

On 26 April 2015, Tonelli was punched by Atalanta's Germán Denis after he burst into the Empoli dressing room. Denis was subsequently given a five-match ban for this action against Tonelli. [1]

Tonelli enjoyed his breakthrough in the 2014–15 season under then manager Maurizio Sarri, attracting the attention of some of the top Italian teams. On 23 May 2016, it was announced that Tonelli had signed for Napoli. [2] The transfer fee was reported as being €10 million. [3] On 7 January 2017, Tonelli made his Napoli debut, scoring the match-winning goal in the 95th minute of a 2–1 home win over Sampdoria. [4]

On 17 August 2018, Tonelli joined Serie A side Sampdoria on loan until 30 June 2019. [5]

On 23 January 2020, he joined Sampdoria on another loan until the end of the 2019–20 season, at the end of which Sampdoria will have an obligation to purchase his rights permanently. He also signed a contract with Sampdoria until 30 June 2022. [6]

On 27 August 2021, Tonelli return to Empoli after 5 years. [7]

International career

Under the new regime of Ciro Ferrara, he received his first call-up for Italy U-21 on 11 November 2010. [8] [9] He made his debut on 17 November 2010, replacing Giulio Donati in the second half of the friendly match, winning against Turkey U21 2–1. [10] He was called up for an Italy training camp on 16 May 2016. [11] He was given his first official senior call-up for Italy in October 2018 by manager Roberto Mancini, following injuries to several players in the team. [12]

Career statistics

As of match played 22 May 2022 [13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Empoli 2010–11 Serie B 16010170
2011–12 16031191
2012–13 3641040414
2013–14 37320393
2014–15 Serie A 28520305
2015–16 26210272
Total15914101004017315
Napoli 2016–17 Serie A320032
2017–18 41002061
Total7300200093
Sampdoria (loan) 2018–19 Serie A19110201
2019–20 900090
2020–21 23100231
Total512100000522
Empoli 2021–22 Serie A14000140
Career total23119111204024820

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