Simone Mazzocchi
{{short description|Italian footballer (born 1998)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Simone Mazzocchi
| full_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|08|17|df=yes}}
| height = 1.80 m
| currentclub = Cosenza
(on loan from Atalanta)
| clubnumber = 30
| position = Forward
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Atalanta
| years1 = 2017–2019
| clubs1 = Atalanta
| caps1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2017–2018
| clubs2 = → Siracusa (loan)
| caps2 = 24
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2018–2019
| clubs3 = → Südtirol (loan)
| caps3 = 33
| goals3 = 4
| years4 = 2019–2021
| clubs4 = Südtirol
| caps4 = 24
| goals4 = 10
| years5 = 2020–2021
| clubs5 = → Reggiana (loan)
| caps5 = 29
| goals5 = 7
| years6 = 2021–
| clubs6 = Atalanta
| caps6 = 0
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2021–2022
| clubs7 = → Ternana (loan)
| caps7 = 23
| goals7 = 4
| years8 = 2022–2023
| clubs8 = → Südtirol (loan)
| caps8 = 35
| goals8 = 3
| years9 = 2023–
| clubs9 = → Cosenza (loan)
| caps9 = 67
| goals9 = 8
| nationalyears1 = 2014–2015
| nationalteam1 = Italy U17
| nationalcaps1 = 18
| nationalgoals1 = 2
| nationalyears2 = 2015–2016
| nationalteam2 = Italy U18
| nationalcaps2 = 8
| nationalgoals2 = 2
| nationalyears3 = 2016
| nationalteam3 = Italy U19
| nationalcaps3 = 3
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2017
| nationalteam4 = Italy U20
| nationalcaps4 = 3
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| pcupdate = 03:46, 26 May 2025 (UTC)
| ntupdate = 9 January 2017
}}
Simone Mazzocchi (born 17 August 1998) is an Italian football player who plays as forward for {{Italian football updater|Cosenza}} club Cosenza, on loan from Atalanta.{{Soccerway|simone-mazzocchi/384565}}
Club career
= Atalanta =
== Loan to Siracusa ==
On 24 July 2017, Mazzocchi was signed by Serie C side Siracusa on a season-long loan deal.{{Cite news|url=https://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/serie-c/esclusiva-tmw-siracusa-dall-atalanta-arriva-il-giovane-mazzocchi-996991|title=ESCLUSIVA TMW - Siracusa, dall'Atalanta arriva il giovane Mazzocchi - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com|access-date=2018-07-24}} One weeks later, on 30 July, he made his professional debut in a 3–1 home win over Renate in the first round of Coppa Italia, he played the entire match.{{Cite web|url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2017/07/30/italy/coppa-italia/ac-renate/us-siracusa/2530120/|title=Renate vs. Siracusa - 30 July 2017 - Soccerway|website=uk.soccerway.com|language=en|access-date=2018-01-09}} One month kater, on 26 August, Mazzocchi made his Serie C debut as a starter in a 1–0 away defeat against Trapani, he was replaced by Paolo Grillo in the 79th minute.{{Cite web|url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2017/08/26/italy/serie-c1/asd-trapani-calcio/us-siracusa/2568956/|title=Trapani vs. Siracusa - 26 August 2017 - Soccerway|website=uk.soccerway.com|language=en|access-date=2018-01-09}} Mazzocchi ended his season-long loan to Siracusa with 25 appearances, including 11 of them as a starter, and 1 assist, but he never played any entire match in the championship.{{Cite web|url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/simone-mazzocchi/384565/|title=Italy - S. Mazzocchi - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway|website=uk.soccerway.com|language=en|access-date=2018-05-28}}
== Loan to Südtirol ==
On 17 July 2018, Mazzocchi was loaned to Serie C club Südtirol on a season-long loan deal.{{Cite news|url=https://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/serie-c/ufficiale-sudtirol-arriva-l-attaccante-mazzocchi-1135547|title=UFFICIALE: Sudtirol, arriva l'attaccante Mazzocchi - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com|access-date=2018-07-24}} On 29 July he made his debut for Südtirol in a 2–1 home win over Albalonga in the first round of Coppa Italia, he was replaced by Gianluca Turchetta in the 58th minute.{{Cite web|url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2018/07/29/italy/coppa-italia/fc-sudtirol-bolzano/albalonga/2855185/|title=Südtirol vs. Albalonga - 29 July 2018 - Soccerway|website=uk.soccerway.com|language=en|access-date=2018-07-30}} On 17 September he made his Serie C debut for Südtirol as a substitute replacing Gianluca Turchetta in the 56th minute of a 1–0 home win over Teramo.{{Cite web|url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2018/09/17/italy/serie-c1/fc-sudtirol-bolzano/teramo-calcio/2919206/|title=Südtirol vs. Teramo - 17 September 2018 - Soccerway|website=uk.soccerway.com|language=en|access-date=2018-09-19}} On 30 September he played his first match as a starter and he scored his first professional goal in the 42nd minute of a 3–2 away defeat against Virtus Verona.{{Cite web|url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2018/09/30/italy/serie-c1/usd-virtusvecomp-verona/fc-sudtirol-bolzano/2919237/|title=Virtus Verona vs. Südtirol - 30 September 2018 - Soccerway|website=uk.soccerway.com|language=en|access-date=2018-10-09}} On 2 February 2019, Mazzocchi scored twice in a 4–2 away win over AlbinoLeffe.{{Cite web|url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2019/02/02/italy/serie-c1/uc-albinoleffe/fc-sudtirol-bolzano/2919436/|title=AlbinoLeffe vs. Südtirol - 2 February 2019 - Soccerway|website=uk.soccerway.com|access-date=2019-02-12}} Mazzocchi ended his loan with 37 appearances and 4 goals.
= Südtirol =
On 1 July 2019, after the loan, Mazzocchi joined to Serie C club Südtirol on an undisclosed fee and a 3-year contract, however Atalanta had a buy-back clause after the second season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/serie-c/ufficiale-sudtirol-dall-atalanta-arriva-mazzocchi-a-titolo-definitivo-1263899|title=UFFICIALE: SudTirol, dall'Atalanta arriva Mazzocchi a titolo definitivo - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com|website=www.tuttomercatoweb.com|language=it|access-date=2019-07-23}} On 4 August he made his seasonal debut as a substitute replacing Niccolò Romero in the 84th minute and he scored his first goal of the season five minutes later in a 4–2 home win over Città di Fasano in the first round of Coppa Italia, and two weeks later, on 18 August, he played his first entire match for the club, a 3–1 away defeat against Udinese in the third round.{{Cite web|url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2019/08/04/italy/coppa-italia/fc-sudtirol-bolzano/as-fasano/3099900/|title=Südtirol vs. Città di Fasano - 4 August 2019 - Soccerway|website=uk.soccerway.com|access-date=2019-10-24}}{{Cite web|url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2019/08/18/italy/coppa-italia/udinese-calcio/fc-sudtirol-bolzano/3099935/|title=Udinese vs. Südtirol - 18 August 2019 - Soccerway|website=uk.soccerway.com|access-date=2019-10-24}} One week later, Mazzocchi made his league debut and he scored his first goal in the championship in the 33rd minute of a 2–1 away win over Vis Pesaro, he was replaced by Niccolò Romero in the 84th minute.{{Cite web|url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2019/08/25/italy/serie-c1/vis-pesaro/fc-sudtirol-bolzano/3109526/|title=Vis Pesaro vs. Südtirol - 25 August 2019 - Soccerway|website=uk.soccerway.com|access-date=2019-10-24}}
== Loan to Reggiana ==
On 11 September 2020, Mazzocchi joined newly promoted Serie B club Reggiana on a season-long loan.{{cite press release|publisher=Reggiana|url=https://www.reggianacalcio.it/simone-mazzocchi-approda-in-granata/|title=SIMONE MAZZOCCHI APPRODA IN GRANATA|date=11 September 2020|language=Italian}} Two weeks later, on 27 September, Mazzzocchi made his debut for the club as a starter and he scored his first goal for Reggiana in the 7th minute of a 2–2 home draw against Pisa, he was replaced by Nicolò Cambiaghi after 78 minutes.{{Cite web|title=Reggiana vs. Pisa - 27 September 2020 - Soccerway|url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2020/09/27/italy/serie-b/ac-reggiana-1919/pisa-calcio/3372580/|access-date=2021-07-29|website=uk.soccerway.com}} One week later, on 3 October, he scored his second consecutive goal in the 43rd minute of a 2–0 away win over Virtus Entella.{{Cite web|title=Virtus Entella vs. Reggiana - 3 October 2020 - Soccerway|url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2020/10/03/italy/serie-b/acd-virtus-entella/ac-reggiana-1919/3372592/|access-date=2021-07-29|website=uk.soccerway.com}} He became a regular starter early in the season. Two more weeks later, on 17 October, he played his first entire match for Reggiana, a 1–0 home defeat against ChievoVerona.{{Cite web|title=Reggiana vs. Chievo - 17 October 2020 - Soccerway|url=https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2020/10/17/italy/serie-b/ac-reggiana-1919/ac-chievo-verona/3372600/|access-date=2021-07-29|website=uk.soccerway.com}} Mazzocchi ended his season-long loan to Reggiana with 29 appearances, 7 goals and 1 assist.
=Atalanta=
On 14 July 2021, Atalanta exercised their buy-back option.
== Loan to Ternana ==
On the same day, the club loaned him to newly promoted Serie B club Ternana for the 2020–21 season on a season-long loan deal.{{cite web|publisher=Ternana|url=https://ternanacalcio.com/dallatalanta-arriva-lattaccante-simone-mazzocchi/|title=Dall’Atalanta arriva l’attaccante Simone Mazzocchi|date=14 July 2021|language=it}}
== Loan return to Südtirol==
== Loan to Cosenza ==
On 22 July 2023, Mazzochi was loaned to Cosenza, with an option to buy.{{cite web|publisher=Cosenza|url=https://www.ilcosenza.it/2023/07/22/%F0%9F%94%B4%F0%9F%94%B5-simone-mazzocchi-nellattacco-del-cosenza/|title=Simone Mazzocchi nell’attacco del Cosenza!|trans-title=Simone Mazzocchi in the Cosenza attack!|date=22 July 2023|access-date=16 August 2023|language=it}}
International career
Mazzocchi represented Italy at U-17, U-18, U-19 and U-20 level. On 27 August 2014, Mazzocchi made his U-17 debut in a 0–0 home draw against Portugal U-17, he played the entire match. On 31 August 2014 he scored his first goal at U-17 level as a substitute in the 78th minute of a 4–3 away defeat against England U-17. Mazzocchi played 5 matches in the 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification and he played 7 matches and scored 1 goal in the 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. On 12 August 2015, Mazzocchi made his U-18 debut as a substitute replacing Marco Tumminello in the 57th minute of a 0–0 home draw against Bulgaria U-18. On 16 September he scored twice in a 3–2 away defeat against Czech Republic U-18. On 14 December 2016 he made his U-19 debut as a substitute replacing Andrea Pinamonti in the 56th minute of a 0–0 home draw against Serbia U-19. On 5 September 2017, Mazzocchi made his U-20 debut as a substitute replacing Federico Bonazzoli in the 69th minute of a 6–1 win over Poland U-20.
Career statistics
{{Updated|match played on 7 October 2023}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Club statistics | ||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Siracusa (loan)
|24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=CISC|Appearance in the Coppa Italia Serie C}} | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Südtirol (loan)
|Serie C |33 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=CISC}} | 0 | 38 | 4 | |
| Südtirol
|Serie C |24 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1{{efn|Appearance in the 2019–20 Serie C Promotion play-offs}} | 0 | 28 | 11 | |
| Reggina (loan)
|29 | 7 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 29 | 7 | ||
| Ternana (loan)
|Serie B |23 | 4 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 25 | 4 | ||
| Südtirol (loan)
|Serie B |33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2{{efn|Appearances in the 2022–23 Serie B Promotion play-offs}} | |0 | 36 | 3 | |
| Cosenza (loan)
|Serie B |8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 9 | 4 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career totals
!174 | 31 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 190 | 32 |
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References
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{{Cosenza Calcio squad}}
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Category:Footballers from Milan
Category:Italian men's footballers
Category:Italy men's youth international footballers
Category:AC Reggiana 1919 players
Category:Ternana Calcio players
Category:Cosenza Calcio players