Eleonora Cecchini (born 27 September 2003) is a Sammarinese

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Early life

Cecchini played youth football with the San Marino Academy.

College career

In March 2022, she began committed to attend D'Youville University in the United States, where she played for the women's soccer team. On 5 September 2022, she scored her first collegiate goal against the Bluefield State Big Blue. After scoring in her next match as well, she was named the

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Rookie of the Week. She led the team in scoring that season with four goals. At the end of her freshman season, she was named to the ECC All-Conference Second Team and the USCAA Second Team All-American.

Club career

In December 2018, she debuted for the San Marino Academy first team in a match against

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in the

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. On 5 May 2021, she made her

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debut. She remained with the squad for the 2021–22 season in the

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. On 10 March 2022, she scored her first professional goal against Roma CF. In 2023, she played with Canadian club St. Catharines Roma Wolves in

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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. She was called up to another camp in July.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cecchini, Eleonora 2003 births Women's association football midfielders Living people Sammarinese women's footballers San Marino Academy players Serie A (women's football) players Serie B (women's football) players League1 Ontario (women) players St. Catharines Roma Wolves players D'Youville University alumni