Marco Tumminello (born 6 November 1998) is an Italian

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who plays for Italian

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side

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as a striker.

Club career

Tumminello is a youth product from

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. He made his

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debut on 6 January 2016 against

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, replacing

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in extra time. On 31 August 2017, Tumminiello joined

on a season-long loan deal. On 22 June 2018, Tumminello signed a contract with

side

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. On 28 January 2019 he was loaned to

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club

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. On 20 July 2019, Tumminello joined

Pescara Pescara (; ; ) is the capital city of the province of Pescara, in the Abruzzo Regions of Italy, region of Italy. It is the most populated city in Abruzzo, with 118,657 (January 1, 2023) residents (and approximately 350,000 including the surround ...

on loan until 30 June 2020. After starting the season on a hot streak with 2 goals in 3 games, Tumminello suffered

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which forced him to miss most of the season. He was originally expected to return in April 2020, but did not appear in any more games for Pescara. On 22 January 2021, Tumminello joined

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on loan with option to buy until the end of the season. Tumminello joined Serie B club

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on a season-long loan on 17 August 2021. On 17 August 2022, Tumminello returned to

(now in

) on a four-year contract. On 19 January 2023, Tumminello was loaned by Gelbison.

International career

He made his debut with the Italy U21 squad on 6 September 2019, scoring a goal in the friendly match won 4–0 against

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Career statistics

References

1998 births People from Erice Footballers from the Province of Trapani Living people Italian men's footballers Italy men's youth international footballers Italy men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football forwards AS Roma players FC Crotone players Atalanta BC players US Lecce players Delfino Pescara 1936 players SPAL players AS Reggina 1914 players Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players Gelbison Cilento Vallo della Lucania players 21st-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-footy-forward-1990s-stub