Simone Bastoni
{{short description|Italian footballer (born 1996)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Simone Bastoni
| full_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|11|5|df=yes}}
| birth_place = La Spezia, Italy
| image = Simone Bastoni Match Football Spezia Calcio x US Sassuolo Calcio Stade Alberto Picco - La Spezia (IT42) - 2022-08-27 - 16 (cropped).jpg
| position = Left-back
| currentclub = Cesena
| clubnumber = 30
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2014
| youthclubs1 = Spezia
| years1 = 2014–2024
| clubs1 = Spezia
| caps1 = 82
| goals1 = 6
| years2 = 2015–2016
| clubs2 = → Siena (loan)
| caps2 = 19
| goals2 = 3
| years3 = 2016–2017
| clubs3 = → Carrarese (loan)
| caps3 = 30
| goals3 = 4
| years4 = 2017–2018
| clubs4 = → Trapani (loan)
| caps4 = 25
| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2019
| clubs5 = → Novara (loan)
| caps5 = 16
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2023–2024
| clubs6 = → Empoli (loan)
| caps6 = 16
| goals6 = 1
| years7 = 2024–
| clubs7 = Cesena
| caps7 = 25
| goals7 = 2
| nationalyears1 = 2014
| nationalteam1 = Italy U-18
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2014
| nationalteam2 = Italy U-19
| nationalcaps2 = 4
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| club-update = 20 February 2025
| nationalteam-update =
| caption = Bastoni in 2022 with Spezia
}}
Simone Bastoni (born 5 November 1996) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for {{Italian football updater|Cesena}} club Cesena.
Club career
= Spezia =
== Loan to Robur Siena ==
On 20 July 2015, Bastoni was signed by Serie C side Robur Siena. On 6 September he made his Serie C debut for Siena and he scored his first professional goal in the 48th minute of a 1–1 home draw against Carrarese, he played the entire match.{{cite web|publisher=Soccerway|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/09/06/italy/serie-c1/ac-siena/carrarese-calcio/2146539/|title=Game Report by Soccerway|date=6 September 2015}} On 15 November, Bastoni scored his second goal for Siena in 76th minute of a 2–1 away win over Pisa.{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/11/15/italy/serie-c1/pisa-calcio/ac-siena/2146659/|title=Pisa vs. Robur Siena - 15 November 2015 - Soccerway|website=uk.soccerway.com|language=en|access-date=12 November 2017}} On 4 December he scored his third goal for Siena in the 84th minute of a 3–1 home win against L'Aquila.{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/12/04/italy/serie-c1/ac-siena/laquila/2146705/|title=Robur Siena vs. L'Aquila - 4 December 2015 - Soccerway|website=uk.soccerway.com|language=en|access-date=12 November 2017}} Bastoni ended his loan to Robur Siena with 19 appearances, 3 goals and 1 assist.{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/simone-bastoni/329825/|title=Italy - S. Bastoni - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway|website=uk.soccerway.com|language=en|access-date=12 November 2017}}
== Loan to Carrarese ==
On 31 August 2016, Bastoni was loaned to Serie C side Carrarese on a season-long loan deal. On 4 September, Bastoni made his debut for Carrarese as a substitute replacing Marco Cristini in the 60th minute of a 3–1 home defeat against Arezzo.{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/09/04/italy/serie-c1/carrarese-calcio/ac-arezzo/2335218/|title=Carrarese vs. Arezzo - 4 September 2016 - Soccerway|website=uk.soccerway.com|language=en|access-date=12 November 2017}} On 11 September he played his first entire match for Carrarese, a 1–0 away defeat against Livorno.{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/09/11/italy/serie-c1/as-livorno-calcio/carrarese-calcio/2335229/|title=Livorno vs. Carrarese - 11 September 2016 - Soccerway|website=uk.soccerway.com|language=en|access-date=12 November 2017}} On 13 November he scored his first goal for Carrarese, as a substitute, in the 80th minute of a 3–1 home win over Como.{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/11/13/italy/serie-c1/carrarese-calcio/calcio-como/2335328/|title=Carrarese vs. Como - 13 November 2016 - Soccerway|website=uk.soccerway.com|language=en|access-date=12 November 2017}} On 7 December he scored his second goal in the 8th minute of a 2–2 away draw against Pontedera.{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/12/07/italy/serie-c1/us-pontedera-1912/carrarese-calcio/2335371/|title=Pontedera vs. Carrarese - 7 December 2016 - Soccerway|website=uk.soccerway.com|language=en|access-date=12 November 2017}} On 19 February, Bastoni scored his third goal in the 50th minute of a 3–1 away defeat against Tuttocuoio.{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/02/19/italy/serie-c1/tuttocuoio-calcio/carrarese-calcio/2335459/|title=Tuttocuoio vs. Carrarese - 19 February 2017 - Soccerway|website=uk.soccerway.com|language=en|access-date=12 November 2017}} Bastoni ended his season-long loan to Carrarese with 32 appearances, 4 goals and 3 assists.
== Loan to Trapani ==
On 1 July 2017, Bastoni was signed by Serie C side Trapani with a season-long loan deal. On 9 September he made his debut for Trapani as a substitute replacing Antonio Palumbo in the 55th minute of a 0–0 home draw against Sicula Leonzio.{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/09/09/italy/serie-c1/asd-trapani-calcio/sicula-leonzio/2574267/|title=Trapani vs. Sicula Leonzio - 9 September 2017 - Soccerway|website=uk.soccerway.com|language=en|access-date=12 November 2017}} On 23 October he scored his first goal for Trapani in the 29th minute of a 3–3 home draw against Catanzaro.{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/10/23/italy/serie-c1/asd-trapani-calcio/fc-catanzaro/2580496/|title=Trapani vs. Catanzaro - 23 October 2017 - Soccerway|website=uk.soccerway.com|language=en|access-date=12 November 2017}} On 11 November, Bastoni played his first full match for Trapani, a 3–3 away draw against Matera.{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/11/11/italy/serie-c1/fc-matera/asd-trapani-calcio/2580528/|title=Matera vs. Trapani - 11 November 2017 - Soccerway|website=uk.soccerway.com|language=en|access-date=12 November 2017}} Bastoni ended his season-long to Trapani with 27 appearances, 1 goal and 2 assists.
== Loan to Novara ==
On 31 January 2019, Bastoni joined Novara on loan.{{cite press release|url=https://www.acspezia.com/news/mercato-simone-bastoni-in-prestito-al-novara.19574.html|title=Mercato: Simone Bastoni in prestito al Novara|trans-title=Market: Simone Bastoni on loan at Novara|publisher=Spezia|date=31 January 2019|language=Italian}} Three days later, on 3 February he made his debut for Novara in a 0–0 home draw against Piacenza, he played the entire match.{{Cite web|url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2019/02/03/italy/serie-c1/novara-calcio/piacenza-calcio/2919053/|title=Novara vs. Piacenza - 3 February 2019 - Soccerway|website=uk.soccerway.com|access-date=26 May 2019}} Bastoni ended his six-month loan with 16 appearances, including 14 as a starter.
== Loan to Empoli ==
On 1 September 2023, Bastoni moved to Empoli on loan with an option to buy.{{cite web|publisher=Empoli|url=https://empolifc.com/simone-bastoni-e-un-nuovo-calciatore-azzurro/|title=Simone Bastoni è un nuovo calciatore azzurro|trans-title=Simone Bastoni is a new blue footballer|date=1 September 2023|access-date=1 September 2023|language=it}}
=Cesena=
On 26 July 2024, Bastoni signed a two-year contract with Cesena.{{cite web|publisher=Cesena|url=https://cesenafc.com/en/news/2024/7/26/simone-bastoni-is-a-new-cesena-fc-players|title=SIMONE BASTONI IS A NEW CESENA FC PLAYER|date=26 July 2024|access-date=19 August 2024}}
International career
Bastoni represented Italy at Under-18 and Under-19 level, he collected a total of 5 caps and 1 goal. On 19 March 2014, Bastoni made his U-18 debut in an international friendly against Hungary U-18, he was replaced by Antonio Romano in the 67th minute of a 2–0 home win. On 16 April 2014, he made his debut at U-19 level as a substitute replacing Davide Calabria in the 62nd minute of a 4–2 away win against Switzerland U-19. On 5 September 2014, Bastoni scored his first goal at U-19 level in the 89th minute of a 5–0 away win against Slovakia U-19 in an international friendly.
Personal life
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 24 February 2024.}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Siena (loan)
|19 |3 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |19 |3 | ||||||||||
| Carrarese (loan)
|Serie C | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0
| colspan="2" |— |2All appearance(s) in Serie C play-out. |0 | 32
|4 | |||||
| Trapani (loan)
|Serie C |25 |1 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— |2All appearance(s) in Serie C play-off. |0 |11 |1 | ||||||||||
| Spezia
|3 |0 |1 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |4|4 |0 | ||||||||||
| Novara (loan)
|Serie C |13 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |0|0 |16 |0 | ||||||||||
| rowspan="6"|Spezia
|Serie B |9 |0 |1 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |10 |0 | ||||||||||
| 2020–21
|17 |1 |1 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |18 |1 | ||||||||||
| 2021–22
|Serie A |31 |3 |1 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |32 |3 | ||||||||||
| 2022–23
|Serie A |19 |2 |1 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |20 |2 | ||||||||||
| 2023–24
|Serie B |2 |0 |1 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |3 |0 | ||||||||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!81 | 6 | 6 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 87 | 6 | |||
| Empoli
|Serie A |9 |1 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |9 |1 | ||||||||||
| colspan="3" |Career total
!177 | 15 | 6 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 7
!0 | 190 | 15 |
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References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|simone-bastoni/329825}}
{{Cesena Football Club Squad}}
{{portal bar|Association football|Italy}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bastoni, Simone}}
Category:Footballers from La Spezia
Category:Italian men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Italy men's youth international footballers
Category:Spezia Calcio players
Category:Carrarese Calcio 1908 players