Tommaso Martinelli (footballer)

Tommaso Martinelli (born 6 January 2006) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Fiorentina.^[1][2]

Tommaso Martinelli

Personal information
Date of birth	(2006-01-06) 6 January 2006 (age 19)
Place of birth	Bagno a Ripoli, Italy
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Fiorentina
Number	30
Youth career
0000−2024	Fiorentina
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2023−	Fiorentina	1	(0)
International career‡
2021−2022	Italy U16	7	(0)
2022−	Italy U17	9	(0)
2023−	Italy U18	1	(0)
2024−	Italy U19	12	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 March 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 2025

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.^[3]

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.^[4] On 2 June 2024, he debuted for them during a 2–3 away loss to Atalanta in the league.^[5]

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 1.93m... [and] has impressed with his distribution".^[4]

Career statistics

As of match played 12 December 2024

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	—		—		1	0
	2024–25	Serie A	0	0	—		1[a]	0	1	0
Career total			1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0

1. Appearances in UEFA Conference League