Lorenzo Tonelli (born 17 January 1990) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Empoli.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 January 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Florence, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Empoli | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2010 | Empoli | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2016 | Empoli | 159 | (14) |
| 2016–2020 | Napoli | 6 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | → Sampdoria (loan) | 19 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Sampdoria | 32 | (1) |
| 2021– | Empoli | 14 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2006 | Italy U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2010 | Italy U21 | 1 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:17, 23 June 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 November 2010 | |||
Club career edit
Born in Florence, Tuscany, Tonelli started his professional career at Empoli. He made his debut during the 2010–11 Serie B season, marking his first appearance on 5 September 2010.
On 26 April 2015, Tonelli was punched by Atalanta's Germán Denis after he burst into the Empoli dressing room. Denis was subsequently given a five-match ban for this action against Tonelli.[1]
Tonelli enjoyed his breakthrough in the 2014–15 season under then manager Maurizio Sarri, attracting the attention of some of the top Italian teams. On 23 May 2016, it was announced that Tonelli had signed for Napoli.[2] The transfer fee was reported as being €10 million.[3] On 7 January 2017, Tonelli made his Napoli debut, scoring the match-winning goal in the 95th minute of a 2–1 home win over Sampdoria.[4]
On 17 August 2018, Tonelli joined Serie A side Sampdoria on loan until 30 June 2019.[5]
On 23 January 2020, he joined Sampdoria on another loan until the end of the 2019–20 season, at the end of which Sampdoria will have an obligation to purchase his rights permanently. He also signed a contract with Sampdoria until 30 June 2022.[6]
On 27 August 2021, Tonelli return to Empoli after 5 years.[7]
International career edit
Under the new regime of Ciro Ferrara, he received his first call-up for Italy U-21 on 11 November 2010.[8][9] He made his debut on 17 November 2010, replacing Giulio Donati in the second half of the friendly match, winning against Turkey U21 2–1.[10] He was called up for an Italy training camp on 16 May 2016.[11] He was given his first official senior call-up for Italy in October 2018 by manager Roberto Mancini, following injuries to several players in the team.[12]
Career statistics edit
- As of match played 22 May 2022[13]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Empoli | 2010–11 | Serie B | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 19 | 1 | ||||
| 2012–13 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 41 | 4 | |||
| 2013–14 | 37 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 3 | ||||
| 2014–15 | Serie A | 28 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 5 | |||
| 2015–16 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 159 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 173 | 15 | ||
| Napoli | 2016–17 | Serie A | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | |||
| Total | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | ||
| Sampdoria (loan) | 2018–19 | Serie A | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 51 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 2 | ||
| Empoli | 2021–22 | Serie A | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 231 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 248 | 20 | ||
References edit
- ^ "Five game ban for Denis". Football Italia. 27 April 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ^ "Official: Napoli sign Tonelli". Football Italia. 23 May 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ Chris Myson (23 May 2016). "Tonelli becomes Napoli's first close-season signing". Goal.com. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ "Lorenzo Tonelli scores late winner on long-awaited Napoli debut". ESPN FC. 7 January 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ "UFFICIALE: Sampdoria, prelevato Tonelli dal Napoli". Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- ^ "BENTORNATO TONELLI: ARRIVA A TITOLO TEMPORANEO CON OBBLIGO DI RISCATTO" (Press release) (in Italian). Sampdoria. 23 January 2020.
- ^ "UFFICIALE: Sampdoria, ceduto Tonelli all'Empoli a titolo definitivo".
- ^ "U-21: Ferrara calls 12 newcomers". Football Italia. 11 November 2010. Retrieved 29 November 2010.
- ^ "Amichevole con la Turchia: dodici volti nuovi nel gruppo di Ferrara". Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC) (in Italian). 11 November 2010. Retrieved 29 November 2010.
- ^ "Doppietta di Macheda Ferrara parte bene". la Repubblica (in Italian). 17 November 2010. Retrieved 22 November 2010.
- ^ "Seven new faces for the training camp due to start in Coverciano on Wednesday" (Press release). FIGC. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
- ^ "Uncapped Tonelli and Piccini called up by Italy after trio drop out". FourFourTwo. 8 October 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ Lorenzo Tonelli at Soccerway
External links edit
- FIGC National Teams Archive (in Italian)
- La Gazzetta dello Sport Profile (in Italian)
- AIC.Football.it Profile (in Italian)