Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | [1] | 23 March 2003||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Poggibonsi, Italy | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) [1] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Roma | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 35 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
2011–2022 | Empoli | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2020–2024 | Empoli | 41 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
2024– | Roma | 29 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | Italy U17 | 3 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2021 | Italy U18 | 1 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | Italy U19 | 12 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2023 | Italy U20 | 7 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2023– | Italy U21 | 6 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 January 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2024 |
Tommaso Baldanzi (born 23 March 2003) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Serie A club Roma. [2]
Born in Poggibonsi and raised in Castelfiorentino, Baldanzi first started playing football at the local grassroots club, aged six; two years later, he joined the youth sector of Empoli, [3] [4] where he came through the youth ranks and won an under-16 national championship in 2019. [5]
On 28 October 2020, the midfielder made his professional debut for Empoli, coming on as a substitute in a 4–2 Coppa Italia win against Benevento; during the victory, he assisted Leonardo Mancuso's closing goal. [3] [4] [6] In the same season, he helped Empoli's under-19 team win the Campionato Primavera, [7] being also nominated as the league's MVP in the process. [8]
In the following season, after featuring in the UEFA Youth League, [9] Baldanzi was officially promoted to the first team, together with teammates Jacopo Fazzini and Duccio Degli Innocenti. [10] He then made his Serie A debut on 22 May 2022, replacing Patrick Cutrone in the 74th minute of a 1–0 away win against Atalanta. [11]
On 28 August of the same year, Baldanzi started his first league match against Lecce, [12] which ended in a 1–1 draw. [13] Three days after, on 31 August, he scored his first professional goal in a 1–1 league draw against Hellas Verona. [14] On 23 January 2023, Baldanzi scored the only goal of a 1–0 league victory against Inter Milan. [15]
Baldanzi has represented Italy at various youth international levels.
In June 2022, he was included in the squad that took part in the 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Slovakia, [17] where the Azzurrini reached the semi-finals before losing to eventual winners England. [18]
Both in May and December 2022, Baldanzi was involved in training camps led by the Italian senior national team's manager, Roberto Mancini, and aimed to the most promising national talents. [19] [20] On 24 March 2023 he made his debut for the Italy U21 squad in a friendly match won 2–0 against Serbia.
In May 2023, he was included in the Italian squad that took part in the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina, [21] where the Azzurrini finished runners-up after losing to Uruguay in the final match. [22] [23]
Baldanzi is an attacking midfielder, who mainly operates as a number 10 , but can also play as a left winger in an attacking trio. [4] [24] [25] [26] Due to his low center of gravity, he has shown notable quickness, ball control, technique and creativity. [3] [25] Primarily a left-footer, he can also use his weaker right foot as well, [4] [25] and represents a frequent attacking threat, thanks to his vision, his dribbling skills and his shooting (both from short and long range). [24] [25] [26]
Rated as one of the best Italian prospects of his generation, [3] Baldanzi has been compared to Sebastian Giovinco and Papu Gómez, [4] [27] although he cited Paulo Dybala as his biggest source of inspiration. [24] [27]
Club | Season | League | Coppa Italia | Europe | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Empoli | 2020–21 | Serie B | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
2021–22 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
2022–23 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 27 | 4 | |||
2023–24 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 2 | |||
Total | 41 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | 44 | 6 | |||
Roma | 2023–24 | Serie A | 13 | 0 | — | 5 [a] | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
2024–25 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 [a] | 0 | 22 | 2 | ||
Total | 29 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 40 | 2 | ||
Career total | 70 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 84 | 8 |
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