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Benedetta Orsi

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Benedetta Orsi
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-02-25) 25 February 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Sassuolo, Italy
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Sassuolo
Number 20
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Reggiana 52 (14)
2017–2018 Empoli 16 (0)
2018– Sassuolo 73 (1)
International career
2018–2019 Italy U19 3 (0)
2022– Italy 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Benedetta Orsi (born 25 February 2000) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Sassuolo and the Italy national team.[2][3][4][5][6] She represented Italy at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Career

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Orsi started her top-class career with Reggiana, winning the Serie B title in 2016–17. With the club being promoted as Sassuolo, Orsi moved to Empoli in 2017 before returning to the now-renamed Sassuolo the following year.

She celebrated her 100th game for the club in 2024.[7]

Orsi enjoyed three top-four finishes with Sassuolo in Serie A – third in 2020–21, with fourth-place taken by the club in 2021–22 and 2023–24.

International career

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Benedetta Orsi was part of the national youth selections starting at Under-16 and Under-17 level,[8] playing in the 2016 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship under Rita Guarino.

Subsequently, Orsi was called up to the national Under-19 team, taking part in the qualifications for the 2019 European Championship, but Italy were eliminated in the elite qualifying phase.[9] Orsi went on to play in the 2019 La Manga Tournament with Italy.[10]

Orsi was called up by Milena Bertolini for the first time to the senior national team in March 2021 for a friendly against Iceland, but did not take to the field.[11] She made her national team debut on 16 February 2022, being fielded as a starter in Italy's first match at the 2022 Algarve Cup, which they won 1–0 against Denmark.[12]

She was included in the Italy national squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, playing one match. The Azzurrine were eliminated in the group stage, beating Argentina 1–0[13] but losing 5–0 to Sweden[14] and 3–2 to South Africa, with Orsi only featuring in the latter, opening the scoring for South Africa with an own goal.[15]

Honours

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Reggiana

References

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  1. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 – Squad List" (PDF). FIFA. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  2. ^ Football, Redazione L. (20 May 2021). "Benedetta Orsi ambassador del progetto Generazione S".
  3. ^ "Benedetta Orsi: "Che emozione l'esordio, non me lo aspettavo. Gama mi ha aiutato tanto"". 18 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Intervista a Benedetta Orsi". 4 June 2021. Archived from the original on 4 June 2021.
  5. ^ "L'avvicinamento ad Euro 2022 parte dalla sfida con l'Islanda: 33 convocate, prima chiamata per 4 calciatrici". Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio. 31 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Italia, esordio da ricordare nell'Algarve Cup: Danimarca battuta grazie al sigillo di Bonansea". Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio. 16 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Benedetta Orsi e Davina Philtjens: 100 in Neroverde" [Benedetta Orsi and Davina Philtjens: 100 in Black and Green]. sassuolocalcio.it (in Italian). US Sassuolo Calcio. 15 November 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  8. ^ "Intervista a Benedetta Orsi" [Interview with Benedetta Orsi]. empoliladies.it. 27 July 2017. Archived from the original on 4 June 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  9. ^ "Le Azzurrine volano in Inghilterra per la Fase élite dell'Europeo: il 3 aprile l'esordio con la Svezia" [The Azzurrine fly to England for the Elite Phase of the European Championship: the debut against Sweden on April 3rd]. figc.it (in Italian). FIGC. 1 April 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  10. ^ "Torneo La Manga: Azzurrine raggiunte in pieno recupero dalla Danimarca" [La Manga Tournament: Azzurrine caught up in full recovery by Denmark]. figc.it. FIGC. 1 March 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  11. ^ "L'avvicinamento ad Euro 2022 parte dalla sfida con l'Islanda: 33 convocate, prima chiamata per 4 calciatrici" [The build-up to Euro 2022 starts with the challenge against Iceland: 33 players called up, first call-up for four players]. figc.it. FIGC. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  12. ^ "Italia, esordio da ricordare nell'Algarve Cup: Danimarca battuta grazie al sigillo di Bonansea". figc.it. FIGC. 16 February 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  13. ^ "FIFA Match Centre: Italy 1–0 Argentina". FIFA.com. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  14. ^ "FIFA Match Centre: South Africa 3–2 Italy". FIFA.com. 29 July 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  15. ^ "FIFA Match Centre: South Africa 3–2 Italy". FIFA.com. 2 August 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
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