Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 3 August 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Sala Bolognese, Italy | ||
Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Piacenza | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2014 | Modena | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2014 | Modena | 2 | (0) |
2014 | Virtus Castelfranco | 9 | (0) |
2014–2017 | Progresso | ||
2017–2018 | Portuense | ||
2018–2019 | Sant'Agostino | 32 [1] | (13 [1] ) |
2019–2020 | Corticella | 21 [1] | (12 [1] ) |
2020–2021 | Piccardo Traversetolo | (9 [1] ) | |
2021–2022 | Cittadella Vis Modena | (14 [1] ) | |
2022–2024 | Corticella | 57 | (26) |
2024 | Giana Erminio | 8 | (1) |
2024–2025 | Forlì | 14 | (7) |
2025– | Piacenza | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 May 2025 |
Michele Trombetta (born 3 August 1994) is an Italian footballer who plays as a forward for Serie D club Piacenza.
Trombetta was a youth player of Modena. [2] On 23 November 2011, he made his club debut in Coppa Italia against ChievoVerona. [3] He then made his Serie B debut against Crotone. [4] After various experiences with smaller teams such as Virtus Castelfranco, Progresso, Portuense, S. Agostino, Traversetolo and Vis Modena, he found stability in Corticella, [5] [6] where he arrives in 2022.
Playing in Serie D with Corticella, he scored 26 goals over two seasons. In May 2024, he was selected by the Italian Twitch streamer Tumblurr to be part of his team, the Stallions at seven-a-side football tournament 2024 Kings World Cup. [7] On 26 May 2024, he made his Kings World Cup debut against Colombian team Medallo City. [8] He scored the decisive goal that led Stallions into the next round. [9] After being scoreless in the next game against Brazil's Furia FC, [10] he scored a brace in the last-chance round game against Persas FC. [11] In the round of 16, he missed a penalty as Stallions were knocked out of the tournament by eventual champions Porcinos FC. [12] [13]
After claiming media attention thanks to the competition, in summer 2024 he was linked with Serie C teams like Giana Erminio, [14] SPAL [15] and Carpi. [15] [16] So, on 7 July 2024, he joined Giana Erminio on a free transfer. [17]
In December 2024, it was announced that Trombetta had been selected for Italy's squad in the 2025 Kings World Cup Nations, which was held in January 2025 [18] and later on the same month he joined on a free transfer Serie D club Forlì. [19]