Tommaso Fantacci

Tommaso Fantacci

Personal information
Date of birth	(1997-03-17) 17 March 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Lucca, Italy
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Monterosi
Number	17
Youth career
0000–2016	Empoli
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2023	Empoli	4	(0)
2016–2017	→ Padova (loan)	5	(0)
2017–2018	→ Prato (loan)	32	(5)
2018–2019	→ Carpi (loan)	0	(0)
2019	→ Pistoiese (loan)	14	(0)
2020–2021	→ Juve Stabia (loan)	31	(4)
2021–2022	→ Gubbio (loan)	27	(1)
2022–2023	→ Pontedera (loan)	19	(1)
2023	→ Arzignano (loan)	6	(1)
2023–	Monterosi	28	(0)
International career
2012	Italy U-15	2	(0)
2012	Italy U-16	4	(0)
2013	Italy U-17	2	(0)
2015	Italy U-18	1	(0)
2015	Italy U-19	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 May 2024

Tommaso Fantacci (born 17 March 1997) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie C Group C club Monterosi.

Club career

Empoli

Loan to Padova

On 27 July 2016, Fantacci was loaned to Serie C side Padova on a season-long loan deal. On 3 September he made his professional debut in Serie C for Padova as a substitute replacing Lius Maria Alfageme in the 79th minute of a 1–1 home draw against AlbinoLeffe. ^[1] On 24 September, Fantacci played his first match as a starter for Padova, a 1–0 away win over Gubbio, he was replaced by Domenico Germitale in the 46th minute. ^[2] Fantacci ended his season-long loan to Padova with only 5 appearances, only 1 as a starter, all in Serie C. ^[3]

Loan to Prato

On 18 August 2017, Fantacci was signed by Serie C club Prato on a season-long loan deal. ^[4] On 27 August he made his debut for Prato as a substitute replacing Alberto Marini in the 51st minute of a 3–1 away defeat against Viterbese Castrense. ^[5] On 3 September, Fantacci played his first match as a starter for Prato, a 1–1 home draw against Livorno, he was replaced by Matteo Cavagna in the 61st minute. ^[6] On 4 October he played his first entire match for Prato, a 5–2 home defeat against Carrarese. ^[7] On 5 November, Fantacci scored his first professional goal, as a substitute, in the 79th minute of a 4–1 home defeat against Piacenza. ^[8] On 12 November he scored his second goal in the 60th minute of a 2–2 home draw against Arzachena. ^[9] On 11 February 2018 he scored his third goal in the 3rd minute of a 2–2 home draw against Pisa. ^[10] Fantacci ended his loan to Prato with 32 appearances, 5 goals and 2 assist, but Prato was relegated in Serie D. ^[3]

Loan to Carpi and Pistoiese

On 17 August 2018, Fantacci was loaned to Serie B club Carpi on a season-long loan deal. ^[11] However his loan was terminated during the 2018–19 season winter break leaving Carpi with any appearances. ^[3]

On 12 January 2019, Fantacci was loaned to Serie C side Pistoiese on a 6-month loan deal. Eight days later, on 20 January, he made his debut for Pistoiese in a 1–0 away defeat against Lucchese, he was replaced by Emmanuel Latte Lath after 68 minutes. ^[12] Eight days later, on 28 January, he played his first entire match for the club, a 1–0 away win over Gozzano. ^[13] On 25 February he received a red card in the 54th minute of a 2–0 home defeat against Robur Siena. ^[14] Fantacci ended his loan to Pistoiese with 14 appearances, all as a starter, and 1 assist. ^[3]

Return to Empoli

He made his Serie B debut for Empoli on 21 December 2019 in a game against Salernitana. ^[15] He then started the next two games for Empoli, but did not appear during the rest of the season. Early in the 2020–21 Serie B season, he made one late-substitute appearance. He also appeared twice for Empoli in Coppa Italia in this period.

Loan to Juve Stabia

On 5 October 2020, he was loaned to Serie C club Juve Stabia. ^[16]

Loan to Gubbio

On 11 August 2021, he moved on loan to Gubbio, again in Serie C. ^[17]

Loans to Pontedera and Arzignano

On 2 July 2022, Fantacci joined Pontedera on loan. ^[18] On 31 January 2023, he moved on a new loan to Arzignano. ^[19]

International career

Fantacci represented Italy at Under-15, Under-16, Under-17, Under-18 and Under-19 level. On 21 March 2012, Fantacci made his debut at U-15 level as a substitute replacing Federico Bonazzoli in the 70th minute of a 1–0 home win over Russia U-15. On 6 September 2012 he made his debut at U-16 level in a 3–1 away win over Switzerland U-16, he was replaced by Claudio Zappa in the 73rd minute. On 28 August 2013 he made his debut at U-17 level in a 3–2 away win over Turkey U-17, he was replaced by Nicolò Barella in the 64th minute. On 12 May 2015, Fantacci made his debut at U-18 level as a substitute replacing Giuseppe Panico in the 46th minute of a 2–0 home win over Iran U-18. On 12 August 2015, Fantacci made his debut at U-19 level in a 2–1 away win over Croatia U-18, he was replaced by Andrea Favilli in the 46th minute.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 2 February 2022

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Other		Total
		League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Empoli	2019–20	Serie B	3	0	1	0	—		—		4	0
	2020–21	Serie B	1	0	1	0	—		—		2	0
	Total		4	0	2	0	—		—		6	5
Padova (loan)	2016–17	Serie C	5	0	0	0	2	1	—		7	1
Prato (loan)	2017–18	Serie C	32	5	0	0	3	1	—		35	6
Carpi (loan)	2018–19	Serie B	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
Pistoiese (loan)	2018–19	Serie C	14	0	—		—		—		14	0
Juve Stabia (loan)	2020–21	Serie C	31	4	—		—		2 [lower-alpha 1]	0	33	4
Gubbio (loan)	2021–22	Serie C	17	1	—		1	0	—		18	1
Career total			103	10	2	0	6	2	2	0	113	12

1. Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs

References

1. "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 3 September 2016.
2. "Gubbio vs. Calcio Padova - 24 September 2016 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
3. "Italy - T. Fantacci - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
4. "UFFICIALE: Empoli, Fantacci in prestito al Prato - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com" . Retrieved 2018-07-25.
5. "Viterbese Castrense vs. Prato - 27 August 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
6. "Prato vs. Livorno - 3 September 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
7. "Prato vs. Livorno - 3 September 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
8. "Prato vs. Piacenza - 5 November 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
9. "Prato vs. Arzachena - 12 November 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
10. "Prato vs. Pisa - 11 February 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
11. "UFFICIALE: Carpi, preso Fantacci dall'Empoli - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com" . Retrieved 2018-08-26.
12. "Lucchese vs. Pistoiese - 20 January 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
13. "Gozzano vs. Pistoiese - 28 January 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2019-02-12.
14. "Pistoiese vs. Robur Siena - 25 February 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
15. "Empoli v Salernitana game report". Soccerway. 21 December 2019.
16. "S.S. Juve Stabia, ufficiale l'arrivo di Fantacci" (in Italian). Juve Stabia. 5 October 2020.
17. "Tommaso Fantacci nuovo calciatore rossoblù" (in Italian). Gubbio. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
18. "Mercato Granata: arriva Tommaso Fantacci in prestito dall'Empoli" (in Italian). Pontedera. 2 July 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
19. "COMUNICATO UFFICIALE. TOMMASO FANTACCI E MATTIA MORELLO SONO GIALLOCELESTI. BONTEMPI PASSA AL FIORENZUOLA" (in Italian). Arzignano. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.

External links

• Tommaso Fantacci at Soccerway