Alessandro Martinelli

Alessandro Martinelli

Martinelli playing for Modena in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth	(1993-05-30) 30 May 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Mendrisio, Switzerland
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	FC Mendrisio
Number	25
Youth career
0000–2009	Grasshopper[1]
2009–2012	Sampdoria
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2017	Sampdoria	0	(0)
2012–2013	→ PortoSummaga (loan)	26	(0)
2013–2014	→ Venezia (loan)	20	(1)
2014–2015	→ Modena (loan)	20	(0)
2015–2017	→ Brescia (loan)	67	(2)
2017–2019	Brescia	47	(0)
2019–2020	Palermo	24	(1)
2021–2022	AS Castello
2022–	FC Mendrisio	11	(0)
International career^‡
2008	Switzerland U15[2]	4	(0)
2008–2009	Switzerland U16[3]	8	(0)
2009–2010	Switzerland U17[4]	12	(1)
2010–2011	Switzerland U18[5]	2	(0)
2011–2012	Switzerland U19[6]	6	(0)
2013	Switzerland U21	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 June 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2013

Alessandro Martinelli (born 30 May 1993) is a Swiss professional footballer, currently playing as midfielder for FC Mendrisio in Seconda Lega, the sixth tier of Swiss football league system.^[7][8][9]

Club career

Sampdoria

Born in Mendrisio, Ticino, an Italian-speaking canton, Switzerland, Martinelli moved south to Italy to start his professional career. He left the reserve team of U.C. Sampdoria in 2012 for Calcio Portogruaro Summaga.^[10]

Martinelli returned to Sampdoria in June 2013; he signed a new 5-year contract with the Genoese club.^[11]

On 2 September 2013, he was signed by Venezia.^[12][13] On 7 July 2014, he was signed by Modena in a temporary deal, with an option to purchase.^[14]

Brescia

He left for Brescia in the same formula on 9 July 2015.^[15][16]

On 25 July 2016, the loan was renewed,^[17][18] and in August 2017 Martinelli signed for Brescia on a permanent basis.^[19]

Palermo

In August 2019 he was signed by Serie D club Palermo. As a regular, and also captaining the team in Mario Santana's absence, he won promotion to Serie C on his debut season with the Rosanero.

On 7 September 2020, Palermo announced Martinelli was forced to retire from active football due to cardiac issues.^[20]

International career

Martinelli played every game in 2010 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. He also played for Swiss U18 team against Belgium and against Spain. He also received call-up against Austria^[21] and France^[22] but did not play. He only played once for Swiss U19 team in competitive match in 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship elite qualification. He received call-up against Northern Ireland (he played once),^[23] Finland, (he played twice)^[24] Netherlands (once)^[25] and Estonia (once)^[26] in friendlies. In October 2013 he received his first U21 call-up.^[27] He made his debut as one of the starting XI.^[28]

Career statistics

Club

As of 12 June 2021^{[29][30][31][32]}

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Portogruaro (loan)	2012–13	Lega Pro Prima Divisione	26	0	2	0	0	0	28	0
Venezia (loan)	2013–14		20	1	1[33]	0	—		21	1
Modena (loan)	2014–15	Serie B	20	0	1	0	1[a]	0	22	0
Brescia	2015–16 (loan)		33	0	2	0	—		35	0
	2016–17 (loan)		34	2	0	0	—		34	2
	2017–18		33	0	0	0	—		33	0
	2018–19		14	0	1	0	—		15	0
	Total		114	2	3	0	0	0	117	2
Palermo	2019–20	Serie D	24	1	1[34]	0	—		25	1
AS Castello	2020–21	Seconda Lega	2[35]	1	—		—		2	1
Career total			206	5	8	0	1	0	215	5

1. All appearance(s) in relegation play-outs.

References

1. "Europeo Under 17: nella Svizzera c'è l'allievo Martinelli" (in Italian). UC Sampdoria. 30 April 2010. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
2. "Schweizerischer Fussballverband - SFV".
3. Schweizerischer Fussballverband > Nationalteams > U-16 > Statistik und Resultate (in German) Retrieved 4 April 2014
4. "Schweizerischer Fussballverband - SFV".
5. "Schweizerischer Fussballverband - SFV".
6. "Schweizerischer Fussballverband - SFV".
7. "Martinelli-Castello, un lusso per tutti" (in Italian). laborsport.com. 16 February 2021.
8. "Seconda Lega: dopo sette anni il Castello saluta il difensore Alessandro D'Aiola. Martinelli era già in gruppo" (in Italian). chalcio.com. 16 February 2021.
9. "Il grande ritorno del calcio regionale: "Stavolta i risultati non contano"" (in Italian). cdt.ch. 6 June 2021. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
10. "Sei giovani passano a titolo temporaneo al Portogruaro" (in Italian). UC Sampdoria. 2 August 2012. Archived from the original on 21 September 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
11. "Martinelli rinnova fino al 2018: «Voglio crescere per la Samp»" (in Italian). UC Sampdoria. 13 June 2013. Archived from the original on 18 June 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
12. "Martinelli in prestito dalla Sampdoria, Gerini ceduto con diritto di riscatto al Carpi" (in Italian). FBC Unione Venezia. 2 September 2013. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
13. "ALESSANDRO MARTINELLI CEDUTO IN PRESTITO ALL'UNIONE VENEZIA" (in Italian). U.C. Sampdoria. 2 September 2013. Archived from the original on 4 September 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
14. "Alessandro Martinelli passa al Modena a titolo temporaneo" (in Italian). U.C. Sampdoria. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
15. "Ufficiale: Martinelli al Brescia con la formula del prestito" (in Italian). U.C. Sampdoria. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
16. "Alessandro Martinelli al Brescia Calcio" (in Italian). Brescia Calcio. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
17. "Martinelli torna al Brescia, cessione a titolo temporaneo" (Press release) (in Italian). U.C. Sampdoria. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
18. "Bentornato Alessandro!" (Press release) (in Italian). Brescia Calcio. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
19. "Martinelli passa al Brescia: è ufficiale". Sampnews24 (in Italian). Retrieved 7 January 2019.
20. "Palermo captain Martinelli forced to retire". Football Italia. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
21. "Alessandro Martinelli convocato nell'Under 18 svizzera" (in Italian). UC Sampdoria. 4 November 2010. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
22. "Martinelli convocato per Svizzera-Francia Under 18" (in Italian). UC Sampdoria. 28 April 2011. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
23. "Sprint Ungheria in Moldavia, Romero ok con la Nigeria" (in Italian). UC Sampdoria. 6 September 2011. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
24. "Nazionali: Argentina sconfitta senza Romero" (in Italian). UC Sampdoria. 12 October 2011. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
25. "Under 19: Martinelli convocato per Svizzera-Olanda" (in Italian). UC Sampdoria. 24 February 2012. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
26. "Under 19: Martinelli e Savic per Svizzera-Estonia" (in Italian). UC Sampdoria. 3 April 2012. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
27. "Alessandro Martinelli convocato con la Nazionale Under 21 Svizzera" (in Italian). FBC Unione Venezia. 7 October 2013. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
28. "Clinical Brozović helps Croatia punish Switzerland". UEFA. 14 October 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
29. "A. Martinelli". Soccerway.
30. "MARTINELLI ALESSANDRO". Tuttocalciatori.net (in Italian).
31. "Scheda anagrafica di Alessandro Martinelli". aic.football (in Italian).
32. "Federazione ticinese di calcio - Campionato". ftc.football.ch (in Italian).
33. Coppa Italia Lega Pro. [1]
34. Coppa Italia Serie D. [2]
35. https://ftc.football.ch/federazione-ticinese-di-calcio/competizione-ftc/campionato-ftc.aspx/ln-13010/v-0/tg-3416114/ [3]

External links

• AIC profile (data by football.it) (in Italian)
• Lega Serie B profile Archived 2015-01-06 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)