Edoardo Colombo (born 24 January 2001) is an Italian-born Sanmarinese professional

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who plays as a

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for the San Marino national team.

Club career

Born in

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, Colombo began his career at the youth academy of

Cesena Cesena (; ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy; and - with Forlì - is the capital of the Province of Forlì-Cesena. Served by Autostrada A14 (Italy), Autostrada A14, and located near the Apennine M ...

. In 2017, Colombo moved to

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side

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and joined their youth side. In 2018, Colombo went on loan to

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and in 2019 went on loan to

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side Torres 1903. During his time with Torres 1903, Colombo played in 25 matches. On 18 August 2020, Colombo joined

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side Legnago Salus on loan. On 26 September 2020, he made his professional debut for the club against

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. He started as the match ended in a 2–2 draw. On 13 January 2021, he moved to fellow

club Fermana on a permanent basis. 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

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, which had just got relegated to

. He subsequently played his first match for the Tuscan side on 12 September, starting the match against

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in the preliminary round of the

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: just moments before half-time, Colombo blocked a penalty from opponent striker

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, who then slotted the rebound in the back of the net, scoring what would eventually be the only goal of the game. On 19 July 2023, Colombo signed a one-year contract with

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. On 21 November 2024, Colombo joined

club

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International career

Despite being born in

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, Colombo has represented

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internationally. On 17 November 2018, he made his debut for the national under-19 team against

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: he started the match, but couldn't prevent his side from a 5–0 defeat. In August 2021, Colombo received his first call-up to the San Marino under-21 squad, and he subsequently made his debut on 2 September, starting the home match against

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as his side eventually lost 6-0. Colombo received his first senior team cap in a friendly against

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on 20 March 2024.

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Colombo, Edoardo 2001 births Living people Footballers from Ravenna Sammarinese men's footballers San Marino men's youth international footballers San Marino men's under-21 international footballers San Marino men's international footballers Italian men's footballers Italian people of Sammarinese descent Men's association football goalkeepers Juventus FC players SEF Torres 1903 players FC Legnago Salus players Fermana FC players SS Arezzo players Cavese 1919 players Rimini FC 1912 players Serie D players Serie C players 21st-century Italian sportsmen