Simone Padoin (; born 18 March 1984) is an Italian former professional

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who played as a wingback or

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. After starting out in the

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youth side, he later also represented

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, before returning to Atalanta to play for the senior side in 2007. He then transferred to

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in January 2012, where he remained until 2016, winning five consecutive

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titles with the club, among other trophies. In July 2016 he moved to

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. He joined Ascoli in 2019.

Club career

Vicenza and Atalanta

A product of

's fruitful youth academy, Simone joined

from Atalanta in a co-ownership deal in 2003 which became full-ownership one year later. At the beginning of the 2007–08 season, he returned to Atalanta for

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1.9 million Vicenza Calcio SpA ''bilancio'' (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2008
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(€1M cash plus

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). On 4 January 2008, Vicenza signed Zampagna (€1.9M) and Brivio (€0.75M) outright; with the remain 50% registration rights of Padoin was sold from Vicenza for €1.55 million. The overall transaction means Vicenza paid Atalanta €100,000 cash in net, plus Padoin, to acquire Brivio and Zampagna outright. Padoin added three more years to his contract on 13 May 2009, which took his deal to June 2013. After the end of the 2009–10 Serie A

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, he was borrowed by

for their US tour, along with four other players. He played a few games for Juventus in their post-season tour and then returned to Atalanta for their own preseason work.

Juventus

On 31 January 2012, he permanently moved to Juventus for a fee of €5 million in -year contract. On 17 March of the same year, he scored his first goal with Juventus in an away fixture against

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which ended in a 5–0 victory; he scored the 5th goal of the match. On 22 December 2014, in the 2014 Supercoppa Italiana final against

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, Padoin came on as a substitute for Stephan Lichtsteiner after 79 minutes. In the resulting

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, which went to sudden death, he had the decisive spot-kick saved by

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, handing Napoli the victory. On 8 November 2015, Padoin made his 200th Serie A appearance in a 3–1 away win over

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Cagliari

On 4 July 2016, Juventus confirmed that Padoin had been sold to newly promoted

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for a fee of €600,000. He made his debut for the team in a 5–1 win against S.P.A.L. in the First Round

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, and scored his first, and so far only goal for the club in a 2–1 home league win against

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Ascoli

On 2 September 2019, he signed a two-year contract with one-year extension option with

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Managerial career

On 22 July 2021, Padoin became a technical collaborator of

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's staff in Juventus.

Style of play

Padoin has been praised by his managers for his work-rate, consistency, tactical intelligence, and versatility, as he is capable of playing in several positions, and adapting himself to different formations. Although he usually plays anywhere in midfield, throughout his career he has also been deployed in

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, as a full-back, as a

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, and as a wing-back. A

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player, he has also functioned as a

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, as a ''

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'',

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, as an offensive midfielder, and as a winger.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Atalanta *

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: 2010–11 Juventus *

: 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16 *

Supercoppa Italiana The Supercoppa Italiana ( en, Italian Super Cup) is an annual football match contested by the winners of the Serie A and the Coppa Italia in the previous season. If the same team wins both the Serie A and Coppa Italia titles in the previous seaso ...

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: 2014–15, 2015–16

References

External links

Atalanta B.C. Official Player Profile

Simone Padoin National Team Stats
at FIGC.it
Profile
at TuttoCalciatori.net
Intervista esclusiva a Simone Padoin
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