Simone Russini (born 20 March 1996) is an Italian

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who plays for club

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Club career

Born in Naples, Campania, Russini started his career at Amici di Mugnano youth academy.

Ternana

Russini joined Umbrian side

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in 2011, along with

Antonio Palumbo Antonio Palumbo (born 6 August 1996) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Modena. Club career Palumbo started his career at Amici di Mugnano youth academy. Palumbo and teammate Simone Russini were signed ...

. Russini was the top-scorer for their under-17 team in 2012–13 season, despite few goals behind the league topscorer. The team finished as the fifth of Group C, failing to qualify to the playoffs.

Juventus

On 10 July 2013 half of the registration rights of Russini was signed by Serie A giant

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for €650,000, as part of

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's deal to Ternana, for €2 million. Russini signed a three-year contract. He was immediately loaned back to

, which was extended in 2014–15 season. Russini left Juventus on 25 June 2015 without any appearance.

Ternana (loan)

Despite a player for their under-19 team, Russini also received no.27 shirt from the first team of

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. Russini was a player for the first team in 2013 pre-season friendly. In June 2014 the co-ownerships of Masi and Russini were renewed. Russini also returned to Ternana for

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season.

Paganese (loan)

On 2 February 2015 Russini joined

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club Paganese on a temporary deal.

Ternana return

In June 2015 Juventus sold Russini back to Ternana for €150,000 (reduced €500,000). Ternana also acquired Masi outright for €1.5 million (also discounted €500,000) on 2 February, using the transfer fee from selling

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to Juventus for €1.75 million on the same day. On 31 August 2015 Russini was signed by the third-tier side

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on a temporary deal.

Alessandria

On 31 August 2016 Russini was signed by

Alessandria Alessandria (; pms, Lissandria ) is a city and ''comune'' in Piedmont, Italy, and the capital of the Province of Alessandria. The city is sited on the alluvial plain between the Tanaro and the Bormida rivers, about east of Turin. Alessandria ...

on a 3-year contract. He was immediately farmed to fellow Lega Pro club Lumezzane. Russini returned to Alessandria and was assigned number 20 shirt on 1 September 2017.

Siracusa

On 1 November 2018, he signed with Siracusa.

Cesena

On 7 July 2019, he joined

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on a two-year contract.

Catania

On 21 July 2021, he signed with

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on a two-year contract. On 9 April 2022, he was released together with all of his Catania teammates following the club's exclusion from Italian football due to its inability to overcome a number of financial issues.

Padova

On 5 July 2022, Russini joined

on a two-year contract.

Personal life

On 29 January 2021 he tested positive for

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Russini, Simone 1996 births Footballers from Naples Living people Italian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Paganese Calcio 1926 players Ternana Calcio players FC Lumezzane SSD players US Alessandria Calcio 1912 players Cesena FC players Catania FC players Calcio Padova players Serie C players