Thomas Campaniello

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Thomas Campaniello
Personal information
Date of birth (2008-02-29) 29 February 2008 (age 17)
Place of birth Certaldo, Italy
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Empoli
Number 89
Youth career
–2015 Certaldese Giovani
2015– Empoli
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024– Empoli 1 (0)
International career
2022–2023 Italy U15 8 (4)
2023–2024 Italy U16 12 (4)
2024– Italy U17 6 (6)
2024– Italy U18 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 February 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 November 2024

Thomas Campaniello (born 29 February 2008) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Empoli.

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Early life

Campaniello was born on 29 February 2008. Born in Certaldo, Italy, he is of Polish descent through his mother. [1]

Club career

As a youth player, Campaniello joined the youth academy of Certaldese Giovani. In 2015, he joined the youth academy of Empoli and was promoted to the club's first team in 2024. On 23 February 2025, he debuted for them during a 0–5 home loss to Atalanta in the league. [2]

Style of play

Campaniello plays as a forward. Italian newspaper Il Tirreno wrote in 2025 that "his tactical intelligence allows him to also move into more withdrawn positions... gifted with great speed and excellent ball control, Thomas is skilled both in off-the-ball runs and in dribbling". [3]

References

  1. "Strzela gola za golem, chce grać dla Polski. Związek wciąż milczy" [He scores goal after goal, he wants to play for Poland. The union is still silent] (in Polish). Przegląd Sportowy. 6 December 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  2. Thomas Campaniello at Soccerway
  3. "Empoli, la favola di Thomas Campaniello: chi è il 16enne di Certaldo che ha esordito in Serie A e i numeri da fenomeno" [Empoli, the tale of Thomas Campaniello: who is the 16-year-old from Certaldo who made his debut in Serie A and his phenomenal numbers] (in Italian). Il Tirreno. 23 February 2025. Retrieved 23 February 2025.