Years Team Weight 78 kg Height 1.83 m | Number 26 Role Footballer Playing position Name Lorenzo Tonelli | |
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Date of birth (1990-01-17) 17 January 1990 (age 25) Similar People Mario Rui, Riccardo Saponara, Levan Mchedlidze, Daniele Rugani Profiles | ||
Atalanta 0-1 Sampdoria | A Late Header From Tonelli Secures Victory | Serie A
Lorenzo Tonelli (born 17 January 1990) is an Italian footballer who plays as a central defender for Serie A club Napoli.
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- Atalanta 0 1 Sampdoria A Late Header From Tonelli Secures Victory Serie A
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- Club career
- International career
- References
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Club career
Born in Florence, Tuscany, Tonelli started his professional career at Empoli. He made his debut during 2010–11 Serie B season. He made 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 on Tonelli.
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 signed with Napoli. The transfer fee was reported as being €10 million. Tonelli scored a game-winning goal in the 95th minute on his Napoli debut.
International career
Under the new regime of Ciro Ferrara, he received his first call-up for Italy U-21 on 11 November 2010. 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. He was called up for Italy training camp on 16 May 2016.
