Bettinelli playing for Accrington Stanley in 2014
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Marcus Bettinelli | ||
Date of birth | 24 May 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Camberwell, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||
Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Fulham | ||
Number | 1 | ||
Youth career | |||
2011– | Fulham | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012– | Fulham | 50 | (0) |
2012–2013 | → Dartford (loan) | 35 | (0) |
2013 | → Accrington Stanley (loan) | 17 | (0) |
2014 | → Accrington Stanley (loan) | 22 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2015 | England U21 | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:15, 2 February 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:40, 24 June 2015 (UTC) |
Marcus Bettinelli (born 24 May 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Fulham. He has also been capped by England U21s.
Bettinelli joined Fulham in 2011 as part of the U21 youth team.
In August 2012, he joined Dartford on loan to gain first team experience. Bettinelli made his debut for the club three days after signing for the club, in a 2–0 loss against Macclesfield Town. Having made seven appearance so far, his loan spell was extended for another month. This would happen again, as it was extended until Christmas. He went on to make 35 league appearances for the club before returning in March 2013. After his loan spell with Dartford came to an end, Bettinelli says:
On 28 August 2013, Bettinelli joined Accrington Stanley on a one-month loan deal.
He made his debut the same day in the League Cup against Cardiff City and his Football League debut on 31 August 2013, in a 1–0 home defeat to Burton Albion
Fulham confirmed on 2 September 2013, that Bettinelli would stay with Accrington Stanley for the full 2013–14 season, but he was recalled on 26 December 2013 and was named as a substitute in Fulham's 2–1 league win over Norwich City as cover for . On 2 January 2014, he re-joined Accrington Stanley on loan until 30 January 2014.
Bettinelli agreed a two-year extension to his contract on 10 January 2014, which will keep him at Fulham until June 2016.
On 6 November 2014, Bettinelli was called up to the England U21 squad for the first time for matches against Portugal and France. He made his debut for the under-21 side in Prague against the Czech Republic in a 1–0 win on 27 March 2015. Bettinelli is eligible to play for both England, and Italy.