// Workers AI · dad joke modeWho's Thomas Campaniello? Bell-o, he's a great guy.
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| Date of birth | 29 February 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Certaldo, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Empoli | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 89 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| –2015 | Certaldese Giovani | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015– | Empoli | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Empoli | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Italy U15 | 8 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Italy U16 | 12 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Italy U17 | 6 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Italy U18 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 November 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thomas Campaniello (born 29 February 2008) is an Italian-Polish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie B club Empoli.
Early life
[edit]Campaniello was born on 29 February 2008. Born in Certaldo, Italy, he is of Polish descent through his mother.[1]
Club career
[edit]As a youth player, Campaniello joined the youth academy of Certaldese Giovani. In 2015, he joined the youth academy of Empoli and was promoted to the club's first team in 2024. On 23 February 2025, he debuted for them during a 0–5 home loss to Atalanta in the league.[2]
International career
[edit]Campaniello is an Italy youth international, having represented the under-15, under-16, under-17, under-18s.
With the U17 side he won the 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship,[3] and also finished in third place at the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[4]
Style of play
[edit]Campaniello plays as a forward. Italian newspaper Il Tirreno wrote in 2025 that "his tactical intelligence allows him to also move into more withdrawn positions... gifted with great speed and excellent ball control, Thomas is skilled both in off-the-ball runs and in dribbling".[5]
Honours
[edit]Italy U17
- UEFA European Under-17 Championship: 2024[6]
- FIFA U-17 World Cup third place: 2025[7]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Strzela gola za golem, chce grać dla Polski. Związek wciąż milczy" [He scores goal after goal, he wants to play for Poland. The union is still silent] (in Polish). Przegląd Sportowy. 6 December 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
- ↑ Thomas Campaniello at Soccerway
- ↑ "I 20 convocati di Favo per la fase finale. Il 21 maggio l'esordio con la Polonia". FIGC (in Italian). 16 May 2024.
- ↑ "Mondiale Under 17 dal 3 al 27 novembre in Qatar: i 21 convocati di Massimiliano Favo". FIGC.it (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 21 October 2025.
- ↑ "Empoli, la favola di Thomas Campaniello: chi è il 16enne di Certaldo che ha esordito in Serie A e i numeri da fenomeno" [Empoli, the tale of Thomas Campaniello: who is the 16-year-old from Certaldo who made his debut in Serie A and his phenomenal numbers] (in Italian). Il Tirreno. 23 February 2025. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
- ↑ "UEFA Under-17 EURO final report: Italy 3-0 Portugal". UEFA. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ↑ "Longoni saves bag Italy bronze". fifa.com. 27 November 2025. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
External links
[edit]- Thomas Campaniello at Soccerway