Simone Franchini (born 30 March 1998) is an Italian
football
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player who plays as a
midfielder for club
Padova.
Club career
Sassuolo
He is the product of
Sassuolo youth teams. He made his debut for Sassuolo's senior team on 3 November 2016 in an
2016–17 UEFA Europa League group stage The 2016–17 UEFA Europa League group stage began on 15 September and ended on 9 December 2016. A total of 48 teams compete in the group stage to decide 24 of the 32 places in the knockout phase of the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League.
Draw
The draw w ...
game against
Rapid Wien as an added-time substitute for
Grégoire Defrel
Grégoire André Defrel (born 17 June 1991) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Sassuolo.
Club career
Parma
Defrel joined Parma in 2009, and made his debut for the club as a substitute at the age of 19 on ...
. He made his first bench appearance in a league game in the
2016–17 Serie A
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match against
Inter on 18 December 2016, and appeared on the bench a handful more times in Serie A and Europa League, but did not see any more playing time for the rest of the season.
Loan to Ternana
On 12 July 2017, he was sent on loan to
Serie B club
Ternana
Ternana Calcio, commonly referred to as Ternana, is an Italian football club based in Terni, Umbria.
The club was founded in 1925 and refounded in 1993. In its history, Ternana has twice played in Serie A (in the 1972–73 and 1974–75 seas ...
. He remained on the bench for every Ternana's game, and was eventually recalled to Sassuolo in January 2018. He finished the 2017–18 season in their
Under-19 team.
Loan to Reggina
On 6 July 2018, he joined
Serie C club
Reggina
Reggina 1914 S.r.l., commonly referred to as Reggina, is an Italian football club based in Reggio Calabria. Founded in 1914, they currently play in Serie B, and play their home matches at the 27,763 seater Stadio Oreste Granillo.
They are nic ...
on loan. He made his Serie C debut for Reggina on 18 September 2018 in a game against
Trapani as a 71st-minute substitute for Gaetano Navas. He started in the next game against
Bisceglie and scored his first goal on 15 October 2018 against
Siracusa.
Cesena
On 12 July 2019, he signed a 3-year contract with
Cesena.
Piacenza
On 16 January 2020 he moved to
Piacenza.
Padova
On 10 September 2020, he signed a 2-year contract with
Padova and was immediately loaned to
Ravenna for the 2020–21 season.
On 8 August 2021, he was loaned Serie C club
Monterosi
Monterosi is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Viterbo in the Italian region Lazio, located about 30 km (18,64 mi) north of the Grande Raccordo Anulare of Rome, about 40 km (24,85 mi) south of Viterbo.
Geography
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.
References
External links
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1998 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Modena
Italian footballers
Association football midfielders
Serie C players
U.S. Sassuolo Calcio players
Ternana Calcio players
Reggina 1914 players
Cesena F.C. players
Piacenza Calcio 1919 players
Calcio Padova players
Ravenna F.C. players
Monterosi Tuscia F.C. players
Footballers from Emilia-Romagna
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