Tommaso Fantacci (born 17 March 1997) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie D club Fidelis Andria.

Tommaso Fantacci
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-03-17) 17 March 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Lucca, Italy
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Fidelis Andria
Number 10
Youth career
0000–2016 Empoli
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2023 Empoli 4 (0)
2016–2017Padova (loan) 5 (0)
2017–2018Prato (loan) 32 (5)
2018–2019Carpi (loan) 0 (0)
2019Pistoiese (loan) 14 (0)
2020–2021Juve Stabia (loan) 31 (4)
2021–2022Gubbio (loan) 27 (1)
2022–2023Pontedera (loan) 19 (1)
2023Arzignano (loan) 6 (1)
2023–2024 Monterosi 28 (0)
2024– Fidelis Andria 12 (1)
International career
2012 Italy U-15 2 (0)
2012 Italy U-16 4 (0)
2013 Italy U-17 2 (0)
2015 Italy U-18 1 (0)
2015 Italy U-19 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 November 2024

Club career

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Empoli

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Loan to Padova

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On 27 July 2016, Fantacci was loaned to Serie C side Padova on a season-long loan deal. On 3 September he made his professional debut in Serie C for Padova as a substitute replacing Lius Maria Alfageme in the 79th minute of a 1–1 home draw against AlbinoLeffe.[1] On 24 September, Fantacci played his first match as a starter for Padova, a 1–0 away win over Gubbio, he was replaced by Domenico Germitale in the 46th minute.[2] Fantacci ended his season-long loan to Padova with only 5 appearances, only 1 as a starter, all in Serie C.[3]

Loan to Prato

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On 18 August 2017, Fantacci was signed by Serie C club Prato on a season-long loan deal.[4] On 27 August he made his debut for Prato as a substitute replacing Alberto Marini in the 51st minute of a 3–1 away defeat against Viterbese Castrense.[5] On 3 September, Fantacci played his first match as a starter for Prato, a 1–1 home draw against Livorno, he was replaced by Matteo Cavagna in the 61st minute.[6] On 4 October he played his first entire match for Prato, a 5–2 home defeat against Carrarese.[7] On 5 November, Fantacci scored his first professional goal, as a substitute, in the 79th minute of a 4–1 home defeat against Piacenza.[8] On 12 November he scored his second goal in the 60th minute of a 2–2 home draw against Arzachena.[9] On 11 February 2018 he scored his third goal in the 3rd minute of a 2–2 home draw against Pisa.[10] Fantacci ended his loan to Prato with 32 appearances, 5 goals and 2 assist, but Prato was relegated in Serie D.[3]

Loan to Carpi and Pistoiese

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On 17 August 2018, Fantacci was loaned to Serie B club Carpi on a season-long loan deal.[11] However his loan was terminated during the 2018–19 season winter break leaving Carpi with any appearances.[3]

On 12 January 2019, Fantacci was loaned to Serie C side Pistoiese on a 6-month loan deal. Eight days later, on 20 January, he made his debut for Pistoiese in a 1–0 away defeat against Lucchese, he was replaced by Emmanuel Latte Lath after 68 minutes.[12] Eight days later, on 28 January, he played his first entire match for the club, a 1–0 away win over Gozzano.[13] On 25 February he received a red card in the 54th minute of a 2–0 home defeat against Robur Siena.[14] Fantacci ended his loan to Pistoiese with 14 appearances, all as a starter, and 1 assist.[3]

Return to Empoli

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He made his Serie B debut for Empoli on 21 December 2019 in a game against Salernitana.[15] He then started the next two games for Empoli, but did not appear during the rest of the season. Early in the 2020–21 Serie B season, he made one late-substitute appearance. He also appeared twice for Empoli in Coppa Italia in this period.

Loan to Juve Stabia

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On 5 October 2020, he was loaned to Serie C club Juve Stabia.[16]

Loan to Gubbio

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On 11 August 2021, he moved on loan to Gubbio, again in Serie C.[17]

Loans to Pontedera and Arzignano

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On 2 July 2022, Fantacci joined Pontedera on loan.[18] On 31 January 2023, he moved on a new loan to Arzignano.[19]

International career

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Fantacci represented Italy at Under-15, Under-16, Under-17, Under-18 and Under-19 level. On 21 March 2012, Fantacci made his debut at U-15 level as a substitute replacing Federico Bonazzoli in the 70th minute of a 1–0 home win over Russia U-15. On 6 September 2012 he made his debut at U-16 level in a 3–1 away win over Switzerland U-16, he was replaced by Claudio Zappa in the 73rd minute. On 28 August 2013 he made his debut at U-17 level in a 3–2 away win over Turkey U-17, he was replaced by Nicolò Barella in the 64th minute. On 12 May 2015, Fantacci made his debut at U-18 level as a substitute replacing Giuseppe Panico in the 46th minute of a 2–0 home win over Iran U-18. On 12 August 2015, Fantacci made his debut at U-19 level in a 2–1 away win over Croatia U-18, he was replaced by Andrea Favilli in the 46th minute.

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 2 February 2022
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Empoli 2019–20 Serie B 3 0 1 0 4 0
2020–21 Serie B 1 0 1 0 2 0
Total 4 0 2 0 6 5
Padova (loan) 2016–17 Serie C 5 0 0 0 2 1 7 1
Prato (loan) 2017–18 Serie C 32 5 0 0 3 1 35 6
Carpi (loan) 2018–19 Serie B 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pistoiese (loan) 2018–19 Serie C 14 0 14 0
Juve Stabia (loan) 2020–21 Serie C 31 4 2[a] 0 33 4
Gubbio (loan) 2021–22 Serie C 17 1 1 0 18 1
Career total 103 10 2 0 6 2 2 0 113 12
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs

References

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  1. ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 3 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Gubbio vs. Calcio Padova - 24 September 2016 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d "Italy - T. Fantacci - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  4. ^ "UFFICIALE: Empoli, Fantacci in prestito al Prato - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Viterbese Castrense vs. Prato - 27 August 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Prato vs. Livorno - 3 September 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  7. ^ "Prato vs. Livorno - 3 September 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  8. ^ "Prato vs. Piacenza - 5 November 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  9. ^ "Prato vs. Arzachena - 12 November 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  10. ^ "Prato vs. Pisa - 11 February 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  11. ^ "UFFICIALE: Carpi, preso Fantacci dall'Empoli - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  12. ^ "Lucchese vs. Pistoiese - 20 January 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  13. ^ "Gozzano vs. Pistoiese - 28 January 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  14. ^ "Pistoiese vs. Robur Siena - 25 February 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  15. ^ "Empoli v Salernitana game report". Soccerway. 21 December 2019.
  16. ^ "S.S. Juve Stabia, ufficiale l'arrivo di Fantacci" (in Italian). Juve Stabia. 5 October 2020.
  17. ^ "Tommaso Fantacci nuovo calciatore rossoblù" (in Italian). Gubbio. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  18. ^ "Mercato Granata: arriva Tommaso Fantacci in prestito dall'Empoli" (in Italian). Pontedera. 2 July 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  19. ^ "COMUNICATO UFFICIALE. TOMMASO FANTACCI E MATTIA MORELLO SONO GIALLOCELESTI. BONTEMPI PASSA AL FIORENZUOLA" (in Italian). Arzignano. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
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