Tommaso Baldanzi

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Tommaso Baldanzi
Personal information
Full name Tommaso Baldanzi [1]
Date of birth (2003-03-23) 23 March 2003 (age 21) [1]
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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2024 Empoli 41 (6)
2024– Roma 9 (0)
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 3 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Runner-up 2023 Argentina
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 October 2023

Tommaso Baldanzi (born 23 March 2003) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Serie A club Roma. [2]

Contents

Club career

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]

On 1 February 2024, Baldanzi signed with Roma. [16]

International career

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]

Style of play

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] he has been compared to Sebastian Giovinco and Alejandro Gómez, [4] [27] although he cited Paulo Dybala as his biggest source of inspiration. [24] [27]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 April 2024 [28]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Coppa Italia EuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Empoli 2020–21 Serie B 0020—20
2021–22 Serie A 1000—10
2022–23 26410—274
2023–24 14200—142
Total41630—446
Roma 2023–24 Serie A90—4 [lower-alpha 1] 0130
Career total5063040576
  1. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Empoli U16

Empoli U19

Italy U20

Individual

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