Tommaso Fantacci (born 17 March 1997) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie C Group B club Pontedera, on loan from Empoli.
| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | (1997-03-17) 17 March 1997 (age 25) | ||
| Place of birth | Lucca, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Pontedera (on loan from Empoli) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2016 | Empoli | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016– | Empoli | 4 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Padova (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Prato (loan) | 32 | (5) |
| 2018–2019 | → Carpi (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Pistoiese (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Juve Stabia (loan) | 31 | (4) |
| 2021–2022 | → Gubbio (loan) | 27 | (1) |
| 2022– | → Pontedera (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 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 23 April 2022 | |||
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]
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]
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]
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.
On 5 October 2020, he was loaned to Serie C club Juve Stabia.[16]
On 11 August 2021, he moved on loan to Gubbio, again in Serie C.[17]
On 2 July 2022, Fantacci joined Pontedera on loan.[18]
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.
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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| 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[lower-alpha 1] | 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 | ||
U.S. Città di Pontedera – current squad | |
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