Marcus Bettinelli

Fulham

Early life and career

Bettinelli was born in Camberwell, Greater London, to an Italian father. He started his career with Fulham aged 14 in July 2006, signing his first professional contract in July 2010. Bettinelli joined Conference Premier club Dartford on 17 August 2012 on a one-month loan to gain first-team experience. He made his debut a day later, in a 2–0 away loss against Macclesfield Town. Having made seven appearances 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 42 appearances in all competitions before being recalled by Fulham on 26 March 2013. Bettinelli joined League Two club Accrington Stanley on 28 August 2013 on a one-month loan. He made his debut the same day in the League Cup against Cardiff City in a 2–0 home defeat. His Football League debut on 31 August, in a 1–0 home defeat to Burton Albion. Fulham confirmed on 2 September 2013 that Bettinelli would stay with Accrington for the rest of the 2013–14 season, but he was recalled on 26 December and was named as a substitute in Fulham's 2–1 away win over Norwich City in the league as cover for David Stockdale. On 3 January 2014, he re-joined Accrington Stanley on loan until 30 January 2014.

2014–2021

Bettinelli agreed a two-year extension to his Fulham contract on 10 January 2014, which would keep him at the club until June 2016. He made his debut for the club on 26 August in the…

In 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 a friendly against the Czech Republic on 27 March 2015 in a 1–0 away win. This proved to be his only appearance for the under-21 team. In September 2018, he was called up to the senior England squad for matches against Spain and Switzerland.

As of match played 8 January 2022

Bettinelli is the son of Fulham Academy goalkeeping coach Vic Bettinelli, and he is of Italian descent, through his father, Vic Bettinelli. Bettinelli and his wife live with their two dogs. In his free time, Bettinelli enjoys playing golf, video games and watching movies and shows on Netflix.