Simone Canestrelli

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Simone Canestrelli

| image =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|9|11|df=y}}

| birth_place = Montepulciano, Italy

| height = 1.95 m

| currentclub = Pisa

| clubnumber = 5

| position = Centre-back

| youthyears1 = 2017–2019 | youthclubs1 = Empoli

| years1 = 2017–2019 | clubs1 = Empoli | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2019–2021 | clubs2 = AlbinoLeffe | caps2 = 74 | goals2 = 4

| years3 = 2021–2023 | clubs3 = Empoli | caps3 = 0 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2021–2022 | clubs4 = → Crotone (loan) | caps4 = 26 | goals4 = 2

| years5 = 2022–2023 | clubs5 = → Pisa (loan) | caps5 = 12 | goals5 = 2

| years6 = 2023– | clubs6 = Pisa | caps6 = 62 | goals6 = 6

| years7 = 2023 | clubs7 = → Como (loan) | caps7 = 5 | goals7 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2015 | nationalteam1 = Italy U15 | nationalcaps1 = 7 | nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2015 | nationalteam2 = Italy U16 | nationalcaps2 = 7 | nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2016 | nationalteam3 = Italy U17 | nationalcaps3 = 2 | nationalgoals3 = 0

| nationalyears4 = 2018 | nationalteam4 = Italy U19 | nationalcaps4 = 3 | nationalgoals4 = 1

| nationalyears5 = 2021– | nationalteam5 = Italy U21 | nationalcaps5 = 2 | nationalgoals5 = 3

| club-update = 19 February 2025

| ntupdate = 26 September 2022

}}

Simone Canestrelli (born 11 September 2000) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defender for {{Italian football updater|Pisa}} club Pisa.{{Soccerway|simone-canestrelli/521940}}

Club career

In July 2019, Canestrelli moved to Serie C club AlbinoLeffe on a free transfer.{{cite web|url=https://www.pianetaempoli.it/ufficiale-canestrelli-allalbinoleffe-a-titolo-definitivo/|title=UFFICIALE : Canestrelli all'Albinoleffe a titolo definitivo|language=Italian|date=19 July 2019|website=pianetaempoli.it|accessdate=6 March 2020}}

On 1 July 2021, Empoli exercised their right to buy Canestrelli back from AlbinoLeffe.{{cite web|publisher=Empoli|url=https://empolifc.com/esercitato-il-diritto-di-ricompra-di-simone-canestrelli/|title=Esercitato il diritto di ricompra di Simone Canestrelli|date=1 July 2021|language=it}}

On 27 August 2021, he joined Crotone on loan.{{cite web|publisher=Empoli|url=https://empolifc.com/simone-canestrelli-al-crotone/|title=Simone Canestrelli al Crotone|date=27 August 2021|language=it}} On 18 July 2022, Canestrelli was loaned to Pisa.{{cite web|publisher=Pisa|url=https://pisachannel.tv/simone-canestrelli-e-nerazzurro/|title=SIMONE CANESTRELLI È NERAZZURRO!|date=18 July 2022|access-date=18 July 2022|language=it}} On 30 January 2023, Pisa exercised their option to make Canestrelli's transfer permanent.{{cite web|publisher=Pisa S.C.|url=https://pisasportingclub.com/simone-canestrelli-riscattato-dallempoli/|title=Esercitato il diritto di riscatto per Simone Canestrelli|date=30 January 2023|access-date=31 January 2023|language=it}} On the next day, he was loaned by Pisa to Como.{{cite web|publisher=Como 1907|url=https://comofootball.com/en/simone-canestrelli-al-como/|title=SIMONE CANESTRELLI AL COMO|date=31 January 2023|access-date=31 January 2023|language=it}}