Edoardo Colombo (born 24 January 2001) is an Italian-born Sanmarinese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie C Group B club Rimini.
.jpg) Colombo with San Marino against Slovakia (2024) | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 January 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Ravenna, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rimini | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cesena | |||
| 2017–2019 | Juventus | ||
| 2018–2019 | → Carpi (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Juventus | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Torres 1903 (loan) | 25 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Legnago Salus (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2021 | Fermana | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Arezzo | 34 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Cavese | 34 | (0) |
| 2023– | Rimini | 8 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | San Marino U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2021 | San Marino U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 2024– | San Marino | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 June 2024 | |||
Club career
Born in Ravenna, Colombo began his career at the youth academy of Cesena. In 2017, Colombo moved to Serie A side Juventus and joined their youth side.[1] In 2018, Colombo went on loan to Carpi and in 2019 went on loan to Serie D side Torres 1903.[1] During his time with Torres 1903, Colombo played in 25 matches.[2]
On 18 August 2020, Colombo joined Serie C side Legnago Salus on loan.[2] On 26 September 2020, he made his professional debut for the club against Vis Pesaro. He started as the match ended in a 2–2 draw.[3]
On 13 January 2021, he moved to fellow Serie C club Fermana on a permanent basis.[4] Having mainly served as the second-choice keeper behind Samuele Massolo, Colombo played his first and only game for Fermana on 2 May 2021, starting the match against his former club Legnago Salus as it ended in a 3-1 win for the latter team.
On 30 July 2021, Colombo permanently joined Arezzo, which had just got relegated to Serie D.[5] He subsequently played his first match for the Tuscan side on 12 September, starting the match against Foligno in the preliminary round of the Coppa Italia Serie D: just moments before half-time, Colombo blocked a penalty from opponent striker Maurizio Peluso, who then slotted the rebound in the back of the net, scoring what would eventually be the only goal of the game.[6]
On 19 July 2023, Colombo signed a one-year contract with Rimini.[7]
International career
Despite being born in Italy, Colombo has represented San Marino internationally.
On 17 November 2018, he made his debut for the national under-19 team against Scotland: he started the match, but couldn't prevent his side from a 5–0 defeat.[8]
In August 2021, Colombo received his first call-up to the San Marino under-21 squad,[9] and he subsequently made his debut on 2 September, starting the home match against Germany as his side eventually lost 6-0.[10]
Colombo received his first senior team cap in a friendly against Saint Kitts and Nevis on 20 March 2024.[11]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 4 October 2020[12]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Juventus | 2019–20 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Torres 1903 (loan) | 2019–20 | Serie D | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 |
| Legnago Salus (loan) | 2020–21 | Serie C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
International
- As of 12 June 2024
| San Marino | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 0 |