Simone Ghidotti (born 19 March 2000) is an Italian footballer who plays as a

goalkeeper In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting o ...

for club

Avellino Avellino () is a town and ''comune'', capital of the province of Avellino in the Campania region of southern Italy. It is situated in a plain surrounded by mountains east of Naples and is an important hub on the road from Salerno to Benevento. ...

on loan from

Como Como (, ; lmo, Còmm, label=Comasco dialect, Comasco , or ; lat, Novum Comum; rm, Com; french: Côme) is a city and ''comune'' in Lombardy, Italy. It is the administrative capital of the Province of Como. Its proximity to Lake Como and ...

Club career

Fiorentina

Born in

Brescia Brescia (, locally ; lmo, link=no, label= Lombard, Brèsa ; lat, Brixia; vec, Bressa) is a city and ''comune'' in the region of Lombardy, Northern Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, a few kilometers from the lakes Garda and Iseo. ...

, Ghidotti was a youth exponent of

Fiorentina ACF Fiorentina, commonly referred to as Fiorentina (), is an Italian professional football club based in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The original team was founded by a merger in August 1926, while the actual club was refounded in August 2002 fo ...

Loan to Pergolettese

On 19 July 2019, Ghidotti was loaned to newly promoted

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club Pergolettese on a season-long loan deal. Five weeks later, on 25 August, he made his professional debut in Serie C in a 2–0 away defeat against

. On 22 September he kept his first clean sheet for the club in a 0–0 away draw against

Novara Novara (, Novarese: ) is the capital city of the province of Novara in the Piedmont region in northwest Italy, to the west of Milan. With 101,916 inhabitants (on 1 January 2021), it is the second most populous city in Piedmont after Turin. It is ...

. One week later, on 29 September, he kept his second clean sheet for Pergolettese, another 0–0 away draw, against

Pro Vercelli Football Club Pro Vercelli 1892, commonly referred to as Pro Vercelli, is an Italian football club based in Vercelli, Piedmont. The club is mostly renowned as one of the most successful teams in the early football era of Italy, with seven natio ...

. Ghidotti ended his season-long loan to Pergolettese with 23 appearances, 30 goals conceded and 6 clean sheets, and he also helps the club to avoid relegation in Serie D with a 3–3 draw on aggregate against Pianese in the play-out. On 22 September 2020, the loan was extended for another season. Ghidotti made his seasonal debut five days later, on 27 September in a 3–3 away draw against Lucchese. On 18 October he kept his first clean sheet for the club in a 1–0 home win over

Pro Sesto Pro Sesto 1913 S.r.l. (formerly ''Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Nuova Pro Sesto'' and initially ''Associazione Calcio Pro Sesto'') is an association football club, based in Sesto San Giovanni, Lombardy, Italy. Pro Sesto currently plays ...

, and four days later, on 22 October, his second consecutive clean sheet in a 0–0 away draw against

. Ghidotti became Pergolettese's first-choice goalkeeper early in the season. He kept his third clean sheet in December in a 2–0 home win over

. On 11 April 2021, Ghidotti was sent-off with a red card in the 93rd minute of a 1–0 home defeat against

Piacenza Piacenza (; egl, label= Piacentino, Piaṡëinsa ; ) is a city and in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy, and the capital of the eponymous province. As of 2022, Piacenza is the ninth largest city in the region by population, with over ...

. Ghidotti ended his second season at Pergolettese with 35 appearances, 44 goals conceded and 11 clean sheets.

Loan to Gubbio

On 18 July 2021, he moved to

Gubbio Gubbio () is an Italian town and ''comune'' in the far northeastern part of the Italian province of Perugia (Umbria). It is located on the lowest slope of Mt. Ingino, a small mountain of the Apennines. History The city's origins are very ancient. ...

on a season-long loan.

Como

On 20 July 2022, Ghidotti signed a three-year contract with

Avellino

On 12 July 2023 Ghidotti went to

with a one year loan contract.

Personal life

On 23 August 2020 he tested positive for COVID-19.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Club

Fiorentina Primavera *

Coppa Italia Primavera The Coppa Italia Primavera (Italian for Spring Italian Cup) is an Italian football competition played by youth teams from Campionato Primavera. All players are under 20 of age. The first edition was held in the 1972–73 season. Due to sponsorshi ...

: 2018–19

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ghidotti, Simone 2000 births Living people Footballers from Brescia Italian men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Serie B players Serie C players ACF Fiorentina players US Pergolettese 1932 players AS Gubbio 1910 players Como 1907 players US Avellino 1912 players Italy men's youth international footballers