Lorenzo Tonelli

Lorenzo Tonelli

Personal information
Date of birth	(1990-01-17) 17 January 1990
Place of birth	Florence, Italy
Height
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Napoli
Youth career
2000–2010	Empoli
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2016	Empoli	163	(14)
2016–	Napoli	0	(0)
International career‡
2006	Italy U16	3	(0)
2010	Italy U21	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 May 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 November 2010

Lorenzo Tonelli (born 17 January 1990) is an Italian footballer who plays as a central defender for Serie A club Napoli .

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 2015-16 season under 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.

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 2–1.

External links

• FIGC National Teams Archive (Italian)
• La Gazzetta dello Sport Profile (Italian)
• Football.it Profile (Italian)
• Lorenzo Tonelli at Soccerway