Alessandro Golinucci

Alessandro Golinucci
Golinucci with San Marino against Slovakia (2024)
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-10-10) 10 October 1994 (age 32)
Place of birth San Marino
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Virtus
Number 17
Youth career
2000–2011 San Marino Calcio
2011–2013 AC Sammaurese
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2018 Tropical Coriano 38 (7)
2018–2021 CBR Carli Pietracuta 10
2021– Virtus 139 (15)
International career‡
2010 San Marino U17 3 (0)
2011–2012 San Marino U19 6 (0)
2012–2016 San Marino U21 (0)
2015– San Marino 69 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 May 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 3 October 2026

Alessandro Golinucci (born 10 October 1994 in San Marino) is a Sammarinese footballer who plays for Virtus and the San Marino national football team.

Club career

Golinucci joined Virtus in 2021, where he won his first title by achieving the 2022–23 Coppa Titano.

International career

On 27 March 2015, Golinucci made his international debut for San Marino in a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match against Slovenia. He captained his national team for the first time on 19 June 2023 in a UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying match against Finland.

On 17 October 2023, Golinucci scored his first international goal in a 2–1 defeat against Denmark in the same Euro 2024 qualification campaign, to be his country's first goal in a European qualifying match in four years, and first competitive goal since 2021.

On 18 November 2024, during a UEFA Nations League D game against Liechtenstein, he scored his second goal with his country, becoming the sixth Sammarinese to score more than one goal, and at 30 years and 1 months San Marino’s oldest goalscorer ever in UEFA Nations League.

International goals

As of match played 18 November 2024. San Marino score listed first, score column indicates score after each Golinucci goal.
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
117 October 2023San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino48 Denmark1–11–2UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
218 November 2024Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein57 Liechtenstein3–13–12024-25 UEFA Nations League D

Personal life

His brother, Enrico, is also a footballer. Golinucci works by day at a toy company's distribution factory.

References

  1. ↑ Alessandro Golinucci at Soccerway
  2. ↑ "Coppa Titano, la prima della Virtus: Tre Penne ko 3-1" (in Italian). San Marino RTV. 27 May 2023.
  3. ↑ "Slovenia 6–0 San Marino". UEFA. 27 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "Finland 6–0 San Marino". UEFA. 19 June 2023.
  5. ↑ "San Marino 1–2 Denmark". BBC Sport. 17 October 2023.
  6. ↑ "Liechtenstein-San Marino". UEFA. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  7. ↑ "San Marino haven't won since 2004 and are world's worst team, but they're not giving up". ESPN. 11 October 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.