Simone Iocolano

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Simone Iocolano

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|10|17|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Turin, Italy

| image =

| height = 1.74 m

| position = Attacking midfielder{{Worldfootball.net|simone-iocolano}}

| currentclub = Piacenza

| clubnumber = 80

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2008

| youthclubs1 = Sassuolo

| years1 = 2008–2009

| clubs1 = Ivrea

| caps1 = 12

| goals1 = 2

| years2 = 2009–2016

| clubs2 = Bassano Virtus

| caps2 = 128

| goals2 = 25

| years3 = 2013

| clubs3 = → Vallée d'Aoste (loan)

| caps3 = 11

| goals3 = 2

| years4 = 2016–2018

| clubs4 = Alessandria

| caps4 = 52

| goals4 = 7

| years5 = 2017–2018

| clubs5 = → Bari (loan)

| caps5 = 22

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2018–2020

| clubs6 = Monza

| caps6 = 40

| goals6 = 3

| years7 = 2019

| clubs7 = → Virtus Entella (loan)

| caps7 = 21

| goals7 = 5

| years8 = 2020–2022

| clubs8 = Lecco

| caps8 = 49

| goals8 = 13

| years9 = 2022–2024

| clubs9 = Juventus Next Gen{{Efn|The team's name was changed from Juventus U23 to Juventus Next Gen in August 2022.{{Cite web |date=26 August 2022 |title=From Under 23 to Next Gen – a new identity at Juventus |url=https://www.juventus.com/en/news/articles/from-under-23-to-next-gen-a-new-identity-at-juventus |access-date=26 August 2022 |website=Juventus FC}}|name=Juventus U23 → Juventus Next Gen|group=lower-greek}}

| caps9 = 46

| goals9 = 6

| years10 = 2024–

| clubs10 = Piacenza

| caps10 = 8

| goals10 = 0

| pcupdate = 17 November 2024

| ntupdate =

}}

Simone Iocolano (born 17 October 1989) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Serie D club Piacenza.

Club career

He made his Serie C debut for Bassano Virtus on 22 August 2010 in a game against SPAL.{{cite web|publisher=Soccerway|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2010/08/22/italy/serie-c1/bassano-virtus-55-st/spal-1907/1003378/|title=Game Report by Soccerway|date=22 August 2010}}

On 24 January 2016, after spending seven years at Bassano, he joined Alessandria.{{cite press release|url=http://bassanovirtus.com/dett-news.html?id=1928|title=Ufficiale: Simone Iocolano all'U.S. Alessandria Calcio 1912|date=24 January 2016|accessdate=4 July 2018|publisher=Bassano Virtus 55 ST|language=Italian}}

=Monza=

On 2 October 2018, he was signed by Monza.{{cite press release|language=it|publisher=Monza|url=https://www.acmonza.com/news-dettaglio.php?id=577|title=Simone Iocolano è ufficialmente del Monza 1912|date=2 October 2018|accessdate=3 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181004062530/http://www.monza1912.it/news-dettaglio.php?id=577|archive-date=4 October 2018}} On 25 January 2019, he joined Virtus Entella on loan.{{cite press release|publisher=Virtus Entella|url=https://www.entella.it/stagione/news/item/2716-ufficiale-simone-iocolano-e-un-nuovo-giocatore-dell-entella.html|title=UFFICIALE: Simone Iocolano è un nuovo giocatore dell’Entella.|date=25 January 2019|language=it|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190126162853/https://www.entella.it/stagione/news/item/2716-ufficiale-simone-iocolano-e-un-nuovo-giocatore-dell-entella.html|archive-date=26 January 2019}}

=Lecco=

On 23 September 2020, Iocolano moved to Lecco on a permanent basis.{{Cite press release|title=Simone Iocolano al Lecco|url=https://www.acmonza.com/it/news/simone-iocolano-al-lecco/|access-date=23 September 2020|publisher=Monza|language=it}}

=Juventus U23=

On 21 January 2022, he signed with Juventus U23.{{cite press release|publisher=Lecco|url=https://calciolecco1912.com/ufficiale-simone-iocolano-ceduto-alla-juventus-football-club-under-23/|title=Ufficiale: Simone Iocolano ceduto alla Juventus Football Club Under 23!|date=21 January 2022|access-date=21 January 2022|language=it}} Iocolano debuted for the team two days later in a 2–0 defeat by Pro Vercelli.{{Cite web|author=Luca Fioretti|date=2022-01-23|title=Pro Vercelli Juventus U23 2-0: Zauli cade al Piola, bianconeri sconfitti|url=https://www.juventusnews24.com/pro-vercelli-juventus-u23-live-sintesi-moviola-tabellino-risultato-cronaca-serie-c-2021-22-highlights/|access-date=2022-01-24|website=Juventus News 24|language=it}} On 17 February 2022, Iocolano scored his first goal for Juventus U23 in a 4–0 win against Piacenza.{{Cite web|date=2022-02-17|title=Iocolano Juventus U23: primo centro in bianconero per l’attaccante|url=https://www.juventusnews24.com/iocolano-juventus-u23-piacenza-serie-c-2021-22-primo-gol-attaccante/|access-date=2022-02-17|website=Juventus News 24|language=it}}

=Piacenza=

On 7 August 2024, he joined Piacenza.{{cite press release|publisher=Piacenza|url=https://www.piacenzacalcio.it/iocolano-giocatore-piacenza/|title=SIMONE IOCOLANO E' UN GIOCATORE DEL PIACENZA|date=7 August 2024|access-date=16 January 2025|language=it}}

Personal life

Iocolano and his wife, Francesca, have a daughter named Cecilia, born on 15 June 2020.{{Cite web|title=Benvenuta alla piccola Cecilia Iocolano!|url=https://www.acmonza.com/news/1801/|access-date=2020-06-17|website=www.monzacalcio.com|language=it}}