Simone Muratore (born 30 May 1998) is an Italian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
midfielder.
In December 2019, he made his senior debut with Juventus in the
Champions League against
Bayer Leverkusen. In June the following year, he made his
Serie A debut with the club against Lecce.
Club career
Juventus
During the 2016–17 and 2017–18 seasons he received a call-up for the
Juventus
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senior side in both the
Coppa Italia and the
UEFA Champions League respectively, but did not appear on the pitch on either occasion, remaining on the bench.
He made his
Serie C debut for
Juventus U23
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on 16 September 2018 in a 2–1 home defeat against
Alessandria
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Alessandria ...
.
On 11 December 2019 he made his
Champions League debut with Juventus in the team's final group match, a 2–0 away win over
Bayer Leverkusen.
On 24 June 2020, it was announced that Muratore had been sold to
Atalanta.
On 26 June, he made his Serie A debut, appearing as a second–half substitute in Juventus's 4–0 home win over
Lecce
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.
Atalanta
On 29 June 2020, Muratore signed for
Atalanta for a fee of 7 million euros.
On 31 August 2021, he joined
Tondela in Portugal on loan. He left Atalanta by the end of his contract on 30 June 2023.
International career
On 13 October 2020 he made his debut with the
Italy U21 playing as a starter in a
qualifying match won 2–0 against
Republic of Ireland in
Pisa
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.
Personal life
In late 2021, Muratore was diagnosed with a benign
brain tumor and underwent surgery to remove it; the illness forced him to stop his football career for two years.
Career statistics
Honours
Club
Juventus U23
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Coppa Italia Serie C:
2019–20
Juventus
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Serie A:
2019–20
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Muratore, Simone
1998 births
Sportspeople from Cuneo
Footballers from the Province of Cuneo
Living people
Italian men's footballers
Italy men's youth international footballers
Italy men's under-21 international footballers
Men's association football midfielders
ACSD Saluzzo players
Juventus FC players
Juventus Next Gen players
Atalanta BC players
AC Reggiana 1919 players
C.D. Tondela players
Serie A players
Serie B players
Serie C players
Italian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
Italian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal