Tommaso Fantacci (born 17 March 1997) is an Italian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Club career

Empoli

Loan to Padova

On 27 July 2016, Fantacci was loaned to

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on a season-long loan deal. On 3 September he made his professional debut in Serie C for Padova as a substitute replacing Lius Maria Alfageme in the 79th minute of a 1–1 home draw against AlbinoLeffe. On 24 September, Fantacci played his first match as a starter for Padova, a 1–0 away win over

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, he was replaced by Domenico Germitale in the 46th minute. Fantacci ended his season-long loan to Padova with only 5 appearances, only 1 as a starter, all in Serie C.

Loan to Prato

On 18 August 2017, Fantacci was signed by

club

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on a season-long loan deal. On 27 August he made his debut for Prato as a substitute replacing

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in the 51st minute of a 3–1 away defeat against Viterbese Castrense. On 3 September, Fantacci played his first match as a starter for Prato, a 1–1 home draw against

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, he was replaced by Matteo Cavagna in the 61st minute. On 4 October he played his first entire match for Prato, a 5–2 home defeat against

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. On 5 November, Fantacci scored his first professional goal, as a substitute, in the 79th minute of a 4–1 home defeat against

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. On 12 November he scored his second goal in the 60th minute of a 2–2 home draw against

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. On 11 February 2018 he scored his third goal in the 3rd minute of a 2–2 home draw against

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. Fantacci ended his loan to Prato with 32 appearances, 5 goals and 2 assist, but Prato was relegated in

Loan to Carpi and Pistoiese

On 17 August 2018, Fantacci was loaned to

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club Carpi on a season-long loan deal. However his loan was terminated during the 2018–19 season winter break leaving Carpi with any appearances. On 12 January 2019, Fantacci was loaned to

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. Fantacci ended his loan to Pistoiese with 14 appearances, all as a starter, and 1 assist.

Return to Empoli

He made his

debut for Empoli on 21 December 2019 in a game against

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. He then started the next two games for Empoli, but did not appear during the rest of the season. Early in the

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season, he made one late-substitute appearance. He also appeared twice for Empoli in

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in this period.

Loan to Juve Stabia

On 5 October 2020, he was loaned to

club

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Loan to Gubbio

On 11 August 2021, he moved on loan to

, again in

Loans to Pontedera and Arzignano

On 2 July 2022, Fantacci joined

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on loan. On 31 January 2023, he moved on a new loan to

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International career

Fantacci represented

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at Under-15, Under-16, Under-17, Under-18 and Under-19 level. On 21 March 2012, Fantacci made his debut at U-15 level as a substitute replacing Federico Bonazzoli in the 70th minute of a 1–0 home win over Russia U-15. On 6 September 2012 he made his debut at U-16 level in a 3–1 away win over Switzerland U-16, he was replaced by Claudio Zappa in the 73rd minute. On 28 August 2013 he made his debut at U-17 level in a 3–2 away win over Turkey U-17, he was replaced by

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in the 64th minute. On 12 May 2015, Fantacci made his debut at U-18 level as a substitute replacing Giuseppe Panico in the 46th minute of a 2–0 home win over Iran U-18. On 12 August 2015, Fantacci made his debut at U-19 level in a 2–1 away win over Croatia U-18, he was replaced by Andrea Favilli in the 46th minute.

Career statistics

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fantacci, Tommaso 1997 births Living people Footballers from Lucca Italian men's footballers Italy men's youth international footballers Men's association football midfielders Serie B players Serie C players Serie D players Empoli FC players Calcio Padova players AC Prato players AC Carpi players FC Pistoiese SSD players SS Juve Stabia players AS Gubbio 1910 players US Città di Pontedera players FC Arzignano Valchiampo players Monterosi Tuscia FC players Fidelis Andria 2018 players 21st-century Italian sportsmen