Tommaso Martinelli (footballer)

Tommaso Martinelli

Personal information
Date of birth	(2006-01-06) 6 January 2006 (age 20)
Place of birth	Bagno a Ripoli, Italy
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Sampdoria
Youth career
	Fiorentina
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2023−	Fiorentina	1	(0)
2026–	→ Sampdoria	0	(0)
International career‡
2021−2022	Italy U16	7	(0)
2022−2023	Italy U17	9	(0)
2023	Italy U18	1	(0)
2024−2025	Italy U19	12	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 March 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 March 2025

Tommaso Martinelli (born 6 January 2006) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie B club Sampdoria, on loan from Serie A club Fiorentina. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Early life

Martinelli was born on 6 January 2006 in Bagno a Ripoli, Italy and grew up in Florence, Italy. The son of Leonardo Martinelli, he has a sister and a brother. ^[4]

Club career

Martinelli joined the youth academy of Serie A side Fiorentina at the age of nine and was promoted to the club's senior team in 2023. On 11 October 2023, he was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2006 worldwide. ^[5] On 2 June 2024, he debuted for them during a 3–2 away victory in the league. ^[6]

Style of play

Martinelli plays as a goalkeeper and is right-footed. English The Guardian wrote in 2023 that he is an "agile shot stopper who fills the goal at 1.93 m... [and] has impressed with his distribution". ^[5]

Career statistics

As of match played 6 November 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Fiorentina	2023–24	Serie A	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2024–25	Serie A	0	0	0	0	1 [a]	0	1	0
	2025–26	Serie A	0	0	0	0	1 [a]	0	1	0
Career total			1	0	0	0	2	0	3	0

1. Appearances in UEFA Conference League

References

1. "Chi è Tommaso Martinelli". 90min.
2. "MARTINELLI, IL BABY PORTIERE CHE HA STREGATO MANCINI". Alfredo Pedulla.
3. Pintimalli, Alessandro (7 January 2026). "Martinelli è blucerchiato: arriva a titolo temporaneo". U.C. Sampdoria (in Italian). Retrieved 7 January 2026.
4. "La storia del portiere della Fiorentina, Tommaso Martinelli". gianlucadimarzio.com.
5. Christenson, Marcus; Bloor, Steven; Blight, Garry (11 October 2023). "Next Generation 2023: 60 of the best young talents in world football". The Guardian . Retrieved 11 October 2023.
6. Tommaso Martinelli at Soccerway