Italian footballer
Tommaso Bianchi
(born 1 November 1988) is an Italian professional
footballer
who plays as a
midfielder
for
Serie D
Group E club
San Donato Tavarnelle
. He is a former
Italy U21
international.
Club career
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Piacenza
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After starting his career at Follonica. The following year he arrived in the youth team of Piacenza with whom he made his debut in
Serie B
, on 19 March 2006 against Ternana. On 29 August 2009 scored the first two goals in a 3?2 defeat to Lecce.
On 1 February 2010, he joined
Serie A
side
Chievo
on loan, with the option to buy half of his ownership at the end of the deal, however he failed to play a single game for Chievo and returned to Piacenza at the end of the season.
In the first match after returning to Piacenza, the second round of the Italian Cup against
Virtus Lanciano
, he scored the 4th goal in a 5?3 victory. At the end of the season, he'd made 37 appearances in the league, 2 in the play-off and 2 in the Italian Cup with 4 goals in the league and 1 in the Italian Cup, making him the most picked player, along with
Mario Cassano
in the season, however the season ended with Piacenza being relegated to Lega Pro Prima Divisione. Playing the next season as a starter in the cup matches against Pontedera and Empoli.
Sassuolo
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On 31 August, the last day before the end of the transfer window, he was sold in
co-ownership
to
Sassuolo
for €300,000.
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Making his debut on September in a 2?0 win against the Citadella. After a season as a starter, with 29 league appearances, he helped
Sassuolo
to a 3rd-place finish in
Serie B
, however
Sassuolo
missed out on promotion via the
Serie B
playoffs after being knocked out 3?2 on aggregate by the eventual winners
Sampdoria
.
On 20 June 2012, after impressing in his first season, his ownership was made permanent at
Sassuolo
. His first goal came on 15 December 2012, in a 3?1 win away to
Calcio Padova
. On 18 May 2013, Sassuolo won promotion from
Serie B
as Champions, which saw them reach an extraordinary feat in that this would be the first time that Sassuolo were in the top tier of Italian football
Serie A
in the team led by
Eusebio Di Francesco
.
Loan to Modena
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In the last market day he went on loan to
Modena
, returning to
Serie B
. He made his debut with the canaries on 8 September in a 2?0 win over
Cittadella
. He scored his first goal with gialloblu on 19 October in the 3?0 home win against Reggina. Bianchi impressed and finished the season with 38 appearances and 3 goals in the league and 3 appearances in the playoffs,
Modena
finished the season in the playoffs in 5th, after beating Spezia 1?0 in the preliminary round of the Serie B playoffs, Bianchi's side were eliminated in the semi-finals by eventual playoff winners
Cesena
after losing 2?1 on aggregate in two legs of the semi-finals of the
Serie B
promotion playoffs.
Leeds United
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On 8 July 2014, Bianchi started training with
Leeds United
ahead of a proposed three-year deal with the option of an additional year.
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His signing was confirmed by the Leeds United Official
Twitter
Page on 12 July.
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On 1 August, Bianchi was assigned the number 14 shirt for the 2014/15 season.
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His league debut was delayed as he was forced to miss the opening game of the season, away to
Millwall
, due to suspension carried over from the previous season in Italy.
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Bianchi made his Leeds United debut on 12 August 2014, starting the League Cup match against
Accrington Stanley
.
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Bianchi made his league debut on 16 August in Leeds' 1?0 victory against
Middlesbrough
after a goal by
Billy Sharp
.
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After being a regular starter for Leeds, after 23 league appearances, Bianchi picked up a serious knee injury in a 2?0 victory against Reading on 10 February and had to be substituted.
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The injury was set to rule Bianchi out for the rest of the 2014/15 season, with Bianchi requiring knee surgery after suffering medial ligament damage.
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After missing the rest of the 2014/15 season through injury, On 10 July 2015, Bianchi returned from injury in Leeds' first pre season friendly game for the 2015/16 season in a 1?1 draw against
Harrogate Town
.
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Bianchi picked up another knee injury against
Eintracht Frankfurt
in a 2?1 pre season friendly defeat on 21 July 2015.
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The injury required knee cartilage surgery and ruled Bianchi out of the beginning of the 2015/16 season for Leeds.
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Loan to Ascoli
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On 28 January 2016, Bianchi was loaned to Italian
Serie B
side
Ascoli
, for the remainder of the 2015?16 season, with the view to a permanent deal.
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On 30 January 2016, Bianchi was given a red card 25 minutes into his debut after picking up 2 yellow cards in a 3?0 defeat to Cesena. In total, he played 16 league appearances for Ascoli, his appearances helped them stave off relegation by guiding them to a mid-table finish in 15th position.
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Serie C
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On 16 August 2021, he signed with
Siena
.
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On 14 January 2023, Bianchi moved to
San Donato Tavarnelle
.
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International career
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Bianchi has played with the
Italy national under-19 football team
and made six appearances for the
Italy under-20 side
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On 4 September 2009, he played his only game for the Under-21 team coached by
Pierluigi Casiraghi
, playing as a starter in the Wales-Italy (2?1) qualifier for 2011 European Championship. During the game Bianchi played with future
Italy
internationals
Mario Balotelli
and
Andrea Ranocchia
.
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Style of play
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Bianchi known for his short passing style; a versatile right-footed midfielder, although he is primarily a
central midfielder
, he can also play as a
defensive midfielder
, as a
winger
on either flank, or in the
'number 10' role
.
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Career statistics
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Club
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- As of match played 3 April 2022
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Appearance(s) in Relegation Playoffs
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Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs
Honours
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Sassuolo
References
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