Federico Marchetti

In May 2009, following his impressive performances with Cagliari, Marchetti received his first call-up to Italy national team for Marcello Lippi for a friendly match against Northern Ireland. He debuted as a starter in said match and played the whole match whilst keeping a clean sheet, ending in a 3–0 victory for the Italians. Marchetti made his competitive debut at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, replacing the injured starter Gianluigi Buffon at half-time during Italy's opening Group F clash with Paraguay, which ended in a 1–1 draw. Marchetti kept a clean sheet, as Italy were already 1–0 down at the time of his introduction. In Marchetti's next two matches, he allowed four goals from five shots on goal, as Italy suffered a 1–1 draw against New Zealand, and a 3–2 defeat to Slovakia, and were ultimately eliminated from the tournament in the first round, failing to win a match, and finishing last in their group with only two points. Marchetti played only one game for the Italy national team under new coach Cesare Prandelli between 2010 and 2012. However, in 2013, was recalled by Prandelli to represent Italy in a friendly match against Netherlands. Marchetti was also selected for Prandelli's 23-man Italy squad for the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, as a back-up behind Buffon and Salvatore Sirigu; the Confederations Cup 2013 was Marchetti's second major international tournament with Italy, after previously featuring in the 2010 World Cup, and the Italians went on to earn a third-place…

A strong, agile and reliable shot-stopper, Marchetti is considered to be one of the best Italian goalkeepers of his generation; due to his promising performances in his youth, he was considered a possible heir to Gianluigi Buffon as Italy's starting goalkeeper, who himself praised the youngster. He is known in particular for his composure, concentration, and his explosive reactions in goal, as well as his speed and bravery when rushing off his line. In his youth, he played as a forward before switching to the role of goalkeeper. Due to his long hair, he earned the nickname Tarzan from the Lazio fans.

Early career

A Torino youth system trainee, Marchetti made his professional debut on loan to Pro Vercelli, moving on loan to numberous other Serie C1 and Serie C2 teams in the following years.. He spent the 2003–04 season as second choice goalkeeper for Crotone and Treviso, only to lack any appearance with said teams. Marchetti started the 2004–05 season as third-choice goalkeeper at Torino, making only one appearance in his time with the granata as a substitute. In January 2005, after Torino signed another goalkeeper, Gianluca Berti, he subsequently moved to Pro Vercelli on loan the remainder of the season.

AlbinoLeffe

In mid-2005, Torino – which originally promoted to Serie A – went bankrupt and a new team restarted in Serie B as a successor, with all former Torino players being allowed to leave for free. He was signed by AlbinoLeffe and left for Biellese in co-ownership deal. In June 2006, Marchetti was bought back by Serie B club AlbinoLeffe, initially as reserve to Paolo Acerbis. In his first season with the celeste, he made 13 appearances, being successively promoted as first choice goalkeeper the following season. During the 2007–08 season, his performances proved to be instrumental in AlbinoLeffe's historic first qualification to the promotion playoffs, where his club narrowly missed promotion to Lecce. He subsequently won the Serie B best goalkeeper award, thus raising significant interest from top-flight teams.

Cagliari

In July 2008,…

Marchetti is married to actress Lorena Cacciatore. The couple welcomed their child on 26 September 2021.