{{Short description|Sammarinese football player (born 2003)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Eleonora Cecchini | fullname = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2003|9|27|df=y}} | birth_place = San Marino, San Marino | height = {{height|ft=5|in=5}} | position = Midfielder | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = San Marino | collegeyears1 = 2022– | college1 = D'Youville Saints | collegecaps1 = 35 | collegegoals1 = 4 | years1 = 2018–2022 | clubs1 = San Marino | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 2023 | clubs2 = St. Catharines Roma Wolves | caps2 = 5 | goals2 = 0 | nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | pcupdate = 10 September 2023 | ntupdate = }} '''Eleonora Cecchini''' (born 27 September 2003) is a Sammarinese footballer.
==Early life== Cecchini played youth football with the San Marino Academy.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sanmarinortv.sm/sport/calcio-sammarinese-c15/calcio-femminile-tre-sammarinesi-raduno-figc-a134087|title=Calcio femminile: tre sammarinesi al raduno FIGC|trans-title=Women's football: three San Marino players at the FIGC meeting|date=14 March 2017|language=it|work=San Marino RTV}}</ref>
==College career== In March 2022, she began committed to attend D'Youville University in the United States,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sanmarinortv.sm/sport/calcio-sammarinese-c15/eleonora-cecchini-giocare-negli-usa-e-un-sogno-che-si-avvera-a220412|title=Eleonora Cecchini: "Giocare negli USA è un sogno che si avvera"|trans-title=Eleonora Cecchini: "Playing in the USA is a dream come true"|language=it|date=18 March 2022|work=San Marino RTV}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sanmarinortv.sm/sport/calcio-sammarinese-c15/sogno-americano-per-eleonora-cecchini-a219913|title=Sogno americano per Eleonora Cecchini|language=it|trans-title=American dream for Eleonora Cecchini|date=9 March 2022|work=San Marino RTV}}</ref> where she played for the women's soccer team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sanmarinortv.sm/sport/calcio-sammarinese-c15/eleonora-cecchini-negli-usa-una-grande-esperienza-a234398|title=Eleonora Cecchini: "Negli USA una grande esperienza"|trans-title=Eleonora Cecchini: "A great experience in the USA"|first=Elia|last=Gorini|date=30 December 2022|language=it|work=San Marino RTV}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dyusaints.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/eleonora-cecchini/3141|title=Eleonora Cecchini D'Youville profile|work=D'Youville Saints}}</ref> On 5 September 2022, she scored her first collegiate goal against the Bluefield State Big Blue.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sanmarinortv.sm/sport/calcio-sammarinese-c15/primo-gol-americano-per-eleonora-cecchini-a228917|title=Primo gol americano per Eleonora Cecchini|trans-title=First American goal for Eleonora Cecchini|language=it|date=6 September 2022|first=Elia|last=Gorini|work=San Marino RTV}}</ref> After scoring in her next match as well, she was named the East Coast Conference Rookie of the Week.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cecchini Earns ECC Rookie of the Week|url=https://dyusaints.com/news/2022/9/12/9_12_2022_3086.aspx|date=12 September 2022|work=D'Youville Saints}}</ref> She led the team in scoring that season with four goals.<ref name=award /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Cecchini Secures Fourth Goal of the Season|url=https://dyusaints.com/news/2022/10/22/10_22_2022_3107.aspx|date=22 October 2022|work=D'Youville Saints}}</ref> At the end of her freshman season, she was named to the ECC All-Conference Second Team<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sanmarinortv.sm/sport/calcio-sammarinese-c15/femminile-eleonora-cecchini-tra-le-migliori-20-della-east-coast-conference-a232471|title=Femminile: Eleonora Cecchini tra le migliori 20 della East Coast Conference|trans-title=Female: Eleonora Cecchini among the top 20 in the East Coast Conference|language=it|date=18 November 2022|first=Elia|last=Gorini|work=San Marino RTV}}</ref><ref name=award>{{cite web|url=https://dyusaints.com/news/2022/11/8/11_8_2022_3114.aspx|title=Cecchini Named to East Coast Conference All-Conference Second Team|date=8 November 2022|work=D'Youville Saints}}</ref> and the USCAA Second Team All-American.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Three Women's Soccer Players Names to USCAA All-American Second Team|url=https://dyusaints.com/news/2022/11/15/11_15_2022_3115.aspx|date=15 November 2022|work=D'Youville Saints}}</ref>
==Club career== In December 2018, she debuted for the San Marino Academy first team in a match against Pontedera in the Serie C.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sanmarinortv.sm/sport/calcio-sammarinese-c15/femminile-piergallini-gol-dedico-alessia-prenga-a132467|title=Femminile, Piergallini: "Un gol che dedico a Alessia Prenga"|trans-title=Female, Piergallini: "A goal I dedicate to Alessia Prenga"|language=it|date=12 December 2018|work=San Marino RTV}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.calcioinrosa.it/san-marino-academy-piergallini-acciuffa-il-pontedera-a-tempo-scaduto/|title=San Marino Academy : Piergallini acciuffa il Pontedera a tempo scaduto|trans-title=San Marino Academy: Piergallini catches Pontedera with time running out|language=it|first=Mariano|last=Ventrella|date=12 December 2018|work=Calcio in Rosa}}</ref> On 5 May 2021, she made her Serie A debut.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/sanmarinoacademy/videos/900987660449096/|title=Seria A Femminile – il debutto di Eleonora Cecchini|trans-title=Serie A Female – the debut of Eleonora Cecchini|date=5 May 2021|website=San Marino Academy|publisher=Facebook|language=it}}</ref> She remained with the squad for the 2021–22 season in the Serie B.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.calcioinrosa.it/san-marino-academy-le-ultime-confermate-sono-piazza-nozzi-e-cecchini/|trans-title=San Marino Academy: the latest confirmed are Piazza, Nozzi and Cecchini|language=it|title=San Marino Academy: le ultime confermate sono Piazza, Nozzi e Cecchini|date=July 2021|first=Mariano|last=Ventrella|work=Calcio in Rosa}}</ref> On 10 March 2022, she scored her first professional goal against Roma CF.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sanmarinortv.sm/sport/calcio-sammarinese-c15/eleonora-cecchini-contenta-per-il-primo-gol-con-la-san-marino-academy-a219977|title=Eleonora Cecchini: "Contenta per il primo gol con la San Marino Academy"|trans-title=Eleonora Cecchini: "Happy for the first goal with the San Marino Academy"|language=it|date=10 March 2022|work=San Marino RTV}}</ref>
In 2023, she played with Canadian club St. Catharines Roma Wolves in League1 Ontario.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.league1ontario.com/roster_players/65467940?subseason=875808|title=Eleonora Cecchini 2023 L1O Stats|work=League1 Ontario|access-date=28 July 2023|archive-date=27 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230727203845/https://www.league1ontario.com/roster_players/65467940?subseason=875808|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==International career== As San Marino does not have a women's team program, in January 2018, she attended a training camp with the Italian U15 team.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sanmarinortv.sm/sport/calcio-sammarinese-c15/femminile-sei-ragazze-san-marino-academy-convocate-stage-figc-gatteo-mare-a133442|title=Femminile: sei ragazze della San Marino Academy convocate per uno stage Figc a Gatteo Mare|trans-title=Female: six girls from the San Marino Academy called up for a FIGC internship in Gatteo Mare|language=it|date=28 November 2017|work=San Marino RTV}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|trans-title=New FIGC internship for Chiara Beccari and Eleonora Cecchini|url=https://www.calciofemminileitaliano.it/calcio-femminile-internazionale/nazionali/nuovo-stage-figc-per-chiara-beccari-ed-eleonora-cecchini/|title=Nuovo stage FIGC per Chiara Beccari ed Eleonora Cecchini|date=11 July 2018|work=Calcio Femminile Italiano|language=it}}</ref> She was called up to another camp in July.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sanmarinofixing.com/2018/07/10/calcio-femminile-altro-stage-figc-per-chiara-beccari-ed-eleonora-cecchini/|title=Calcio femminile: altro stage FIGC per Chiara Beccari ed Eleonora Cecchini|trans-title=Women's football: another FIGC internship for Chiara Beccari and Eleonora Cecchini|language=it|date=10 July 2018|work=San Marino Fixing}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{soccerway|eleonora-cecchini/663888}}
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Category:2003 births Category:Women's association football midfielders Category:Living people Category:Sammarinese women's footballers Category:San Marino Academy players Category:Serie A (women's football) players Category:Serie B (women's football) players Category:Ontario Premier League (women) players Category:St. Catharines Roma Wolves players Category:D'Youville University alumni