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| Full name | Tommaso Baldanzi[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 23 March 2003[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Poggibonsi, Italy | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Roma | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 35 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2022 | Empoli | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2024 | Empoli | 41 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Roma | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Italy U17 | 3 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Italy U18 | 1 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Italy U19 | 12 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Italy U20 | 7 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Italy U21 | 3 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 October 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
Tommaso Baldanzi (born 23 March 2003) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Serie A club Roma.[2]
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Club career
Born in Poggibonsi and raised in Castelfiorentino, Baldanzi first started playing football at the local grassroots club, aged six; two years later, he joined the youth sector of Empoli,[3][4] where he came through the youth ranks and won an under-16 national championship in 2019.[5]
On 28 October 2020, the midfielder made his professional debut for Empoli, coming on as a substitute in a 4–2 Coppa Italia win against Benevento; during the victory, he assisted Leonardo Mancuso's closing goal.[3][4][6] In the same season, he helped Empoli's under-19 team win the Campionato Primavera,[7] being also nominated as the league's MVP in the process.[8]
In the following season, after featuring in the UEFA Youth League,[9] Baldanzi was officially promoted to the first team, together with teammates Jacopo Fazzini and Duccio Degli Innocenti.[10] He then made his Serie A debut on 22 May 2022, replacing Patrick Cutrone in the 74th minute of a 1–0 away win against Atalanta.[11]
On 28 August of the same year, Baldanzi started his first league match against Lecce,[12] which ended in a 1–1 draw.[13] Three days after, on 31 August, he scored his first professional goal in a 1–1 league draw against Hellas Verona.[14] On 23 January 2023, Baldanzi scored the only goal of a 1–0 league victory against Inter Milan.[15]
On 1 February 2024, Baldanzi signed with Roma.[16]
International career
Baldanzi has represented Italy at various youth international levels.
In June 2022, he was included in the squad that took part in the 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Slovakia,[17] where the Azzurrini reached the semi-finals before losing to eventual winners England.[18]
Both in May and December 2022, Baldanzi was involved in training camps led by the Italian senior national team's manager, Roberto Mancini, and aimed to the most promising national talents.[19][20] On 24 March 2023 he made his debut for the Italy U21 squad in a friendly match won 2–0 against Serbia.
In May 2023, he was included in the Italian squad that took part in the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina,[21] where the Azzurrini finished runners-up after losing to Uruguay in the final match.[22][23]
Style of play
Baldanzi is an attacking midfielder, who mainly operates as a number 10, but can also play as a left winger in an attacking trio.[4][24][25][26] Due to his low center of gravity, he has shown notable quickness, ball control, technique and creativity.[3][25] Primarily a left-footer, he can also use his weaker right foot as well,[4][25] and represents a frequent attacking threat, thanks to his vision, his dribbling skills and his shooting (both from short and long range).[24][25][26]
Rated as one of the best Italian prospects of his generation,[3] he has been compared to Sebastian Giovinco and Alejandro Gómez,[4][27] although he cited Paulo Dybala as his biggest source of inspiration.[24][27]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 1 April 2024[28]
| Club | Season | League | Coppa Italia | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Empoli | 2020–21 | Serie B | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 27 | 4 | |||
| 2023–24 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 2 | |||
| Total | 41 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | 44 | 6 | |||
| Roma | 2023–24 | Serie A | 7 | 0 | — | 4[a] | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Career total | 48 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 55 | 6 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
Empoli U16
- Campionato Nazionale Under-16 A e B: 2018–19[5]
Empoli U19
- Campionato Primavera 1: 2020–21[7]
Italy U20
- FIFA U-20 World Cup runner-up: 2023[22][23]
Individual
- Campionato Primavera 1 Most Valuable Player: 2020–21[8]
References
- ^ a b c "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Italy (ITA)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 14. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ Tommaso Baldanzi at Soccerway
- ^ a b c d Luciano, Aniello (11 December 2020). "Tommaso Baldanzi, il gioiellino che può cambiare il futuro dell'Empoli (e non solo)". Transfermarkt (in Italian). Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Pedullà, Alfredo (20 June 2022). "BALDANZI, UN'ALTRA PEPITA EMPOLI". Alfredo Pedullà (in Italian). Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ a b Carzaniga, Dennis (15 June 2019). "Empoli-Inter, la finale: Gnonto non basta, toscani Campioni". Sprintesport (in Italian). Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ "Benevento-Empoli 2-4 finale, Coppa Italia 2020/2021: terzo turno". SportFace (in Italian). 28 October 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Empoli campione d'Italia Primavera, Atalanta battuta 5-3". Sky Sport (in Italian). 30 June 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ a b Zarra, Angelo (30 June 2021). "Primavera 1, Baldanzi nominato MVP del campionato". MondoPrimavera (in Italian). Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ Brianti, Simone (29 September 2021). "Youth League, Domzale-Empoli 1-2: Baldanzi fa volare gli azzurri, esordio vincente per la banda di Buscè". MondoPrimavera (in Italian). Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ Zampini, Matteo (20 May 2022). "Empoli, Corsi: "Baldanzi e Fazzini saranno convocati da Mancini. L'anno prossimo aggregati in prima squadra"". MondoPrimavera (in Italian). Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ Nalesso, Pietro (22 May 2022). "Empoli, esordio per Tommaso Baldanzi in Serie A". MondoPrimavera (in Italian). Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ Nalesso, Pietro (28 August 2022). "Empoli, prima da titolare per Baldanzi in Serie A contro il Lecce". MondoPrimavera (in Italian). Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ "Lecce-Empoli 1-1, Strefezza risponde a Parisi". La Repubblica (in Italian). 28 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ Cioni, Giacomo (31 August 2022). "Kallon risponde a Baldanzi: Empoli e Verona ancora senza vittorie". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ^ Kilpatrick, James (23 January 2023). "Inter Milan 0-1 Empoli: Tommaso Baldanzi strikes as 10-man hosts suffer shock defeat at San Siro". Eurosport. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ "TOMMASO BALDANZI COMPLETES ROMA MOVE!". Roma. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ "Gli Azzurrini in Slovacchia alla conquista dell'Europa. Ufficializzata la lista dei 20 convocati, non ci sono Gnonto e Scalvini". FIGC (in Italian). 16 June 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ "L'Italia perde di misura con l'Inghilterra ma esce a testa alta dall'Europeo". FIGC (in Italian). 28 June 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ "Raduno dei giocatori di interesse nazionale, iniziato il lavoro del secondo gruppo azzurro". FIGC (in Italian). 25 May 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ "Stage a Coverciano dal 20 al 22 dicembre, convocati due gruppi di calciatori di interesse nazionale". FIGC (in Italian). 15 December 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ^ "Ufficializzata la lista dei 21 convocati per il Mondiale in Argentina" (in Italian). FIGC. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Returning Rodriguez snatches Uruguay maiden title". FIFA. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ a b Di Chiaro, Michael (11 June 2023). "Uruguay-Italia Under 20 1-0: Luciano Rodriguez stende gli Azzurrini, sudamericani Campioni del Mondo". Goal.com (in Italian). Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ a b c Sorteni, Lorenzo (11 December 2020). "Tommaso Baldanzi, il mancino pronto a incantare Empoli". La Giovane Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ a b c d Abagnale, Valerio (23 February 2021). "Empoli, Baldanzi ai raggi X: rapidità e imprevedibilità sulla trequarti toscana". MondoPrimavera (in Italian). Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ a b Ferrio, Edoardo (24 June 2021). "Baldanzi guida l'Empoli Primavera in semifinale". La Giovane Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ a b Dafirbillah, Karim (2 December 2020). "FOCUS - Tommaso Baldanzi, il 'nuovo Giovinco' che fa volare l'Empoli". MondoPrimavera (in Italian). Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ "T. Baldanzi". Soccerway.
External links
- Profile at the AS Roma website
- Tommaso Baldanzi – UEFA competition record (archive)
This page was last edited on 11 April 2024, at 14:30