Simone Romagnoli

{{Short description|Italian footballer (born 1990)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Simone Romagnoli

| image =

| caption =

| full_name =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|02|09|df=y}}

| birth_place = Cremona, Italy

| height = 1.94 m{{Cite web|url=https://www.bresciacalcio.it/team/prima-squadra/158/simone-romagnoli|title = Simone Romagnoli #18 - Brescia Calcio}}

| position = Centre-back

| currentclub = Sampdoria
(on loan form Frosinone)

| clubnumber = 6

| youthyears1 = 1997–2007

| youthclubs1 = Cremonese

| youthyears2 = 2007–2010

| youthclubs2 = AC Milan

| years1 = 2010–2011

| clubs1 = AC Milan

| caps1 = 0

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2010–2011

| clubs2 = → Foggia (loan)

| caps2 = 23

| goals2 = 3

| years3 = 2011–2013

| clubs3 = Pescara

| caps3 = 35

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2013

| clubs4 = → Spezia (loan)

| caps4 = 14

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2013–2018

| clubs5 = Carpi

| caps5 = 127

| goals5 = 5

| years6 = 2017–2018

| clubs6 = → Empoli (loan)

| caps6 = 20

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2018–2022

| clubs7 = Empoli

| caps7 = 81

| goals7 = 3

| years8 = 2018

| clubs8 = → Bologna (loan)

| caps8 = 8

| goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2018–2019

| clubs9 = → Brescia (loan)

| caps9 = 35

| goals9 = 2

| years10 = 2022–2023

| clubs10 = Parma

| caps10 = 6

| goals10 = 0

| years11 = 2023

| clubs11 = Lecce

| caps11 = 7

| goals11 = 0

| years12 = 2023–

| clubs12 = Frosinone

| caps12 = 33

| goals12 = 1

| years13 = 2024–

| clubs13 = → Sampdoria (loan)

| caps13 = 11

| goals13 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2012–2013

| nationalteam1 = Italy U21

| nationalcaps1 = 6

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| medaltemplates =

| club-update = 24 November 2024

| nationalteam-update =

}}

Simone Romagnoli (born 9 February 1990) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for {{Italian football updater|Sampdoria}} club Sampdoria, on loan from Frosinone.

Club career

= Early career =

Born in Cremona, Romagnoli joined Milan from Cremonese in January 2007, shortly before turning 17.{{cite web |title=Calciomercato |url=http://www.lega-calcio.it/ita/trasferimenti0107.shtml |work=lega-calcio.it |publisher=Lega Nazionale Professionisti |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070216065128/http://www.lega-calcio.it/ita/trasferimenti0107.shtml |archivedate=16 February 2007 |accessdate=23 August 2010 |language=Italian}} Throughout his time in the club's youth system, he has been a member of the under-17 squad who won the Campionato Nazionale Allievi in 2007,{{cite news |title=Il Milan segna 4 gol in 19 minuti: Genoa ko Paloschi firma il trionfo con una tripletta |url=http://archiviostorico.gazzetta.it/2007/giugno/10/Milan_segna_gol_minuti_Genoa_ga_10_070610037.shtml |newspaper=La Gazzetta dello Sport |date=10 June 2007 |accessdate=15 August 2010 |language=Italian}} as well as the captain of the under-20 side who won the Coppa Italia Primavera in 2010, 25 years after their last success.{{cite news |title=Il Milan del futuro vola con Verdi e Zigoni |url=http://archiviostorico.gazzetta.it/2010/aprile/15/Milan_del_futuro_vola_con_ga_10_100415017.shtml |newspaper=La Gazzetta dello Sport |date=15 April 2010 |accessdate=15 August 2010 |language=Italian}}{{cite news |title=Romagnoli: "Pronti per il rush finale. La prima squadra? Un sogno" |url=http://www.milannews.it/?action=read&idnotizia=21966 |author=Antonio Vitiello |work=milannews.it |date=8 April 2010 |accessdate=15 August 2010 |language=Italian}}

During the 2009–10 season, Romagnoli also started being selected for the first-team. In particular, he was named on the bench for a league match against Palermo, though he did not come on.{{cite news |title=Mezz'ora di gioco per Inzaghi |url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/SerieA/Palermo/24-04-2010/mezz-ora-gioco-inzaghi-603758720939.shtml |newspaper=La Gazzetta dello Sport |date=24 April 2010 |accessdate=15 August 2010 |language=Italian}}

= Foggia =

In order to gain some first team experience, Romagnoli was loaned out to Prima Divisione club Foggia for the 2010–11 season.{{cite news |title=Ufficiale: E´ Romagnoli il primo acquisto del Foggia |url=http://www.usfoggia.it/news/dettaglio.asp?id=3681 |work=usfoggia.it |publisher=Unione Sportiva Foggia |date=21 July 2010 |accessdate=26 July 2010 |language=Italian}} He made his official debut for the club in the first game of the Coppa Italia Lega Pro group stage against L'Aquila — which Foggia won 2–1 – on 14 August 2010.{{cite news |title=Coppa Italia – Rossoneri corsari a L´Aquila |url=http://www.usfoggia.it/news/dettaglio.asp?id=3738 |work=usfoggia.it |publisher=Unione Sportiva Foggia |date=14 August 2010 |accessdate=19 August 2010 |language=Italian}} The next week, in the first league game of the season, he also scored his maiden goal with a header from a corner.{{cite news |title=Romagnoli, Varga e Sau: è Foggia spettacolo |url=http://www.usfoggia.it/news/dettaglio.asp?id=3753 |work=usfoggia.it |publisher=Unione Sportiva Foggia |date=22 August 2010 |accessdate=23 August 2010 |language=Italian}}

= Pescara =

On 8 July 2011, after the end of the loan to the Foggia, he moved from Milan to the Serie B team Pescara on a co-ownership deal.{{cite news |title=UFFICIALE: Milan, Simone Romagnoli al Pescara in comproprietà |url=http://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/?action=read&id=279902 |work=tuttomercatoweb.it |date=8 July 2011 |accessdate=22 May 2012 |language=Italian}}

= Parma =

On 24 June 2022, Romagnoli signed with Parma.{{cite web|publisher=Parma|url=https://parmacalcio1913.com/2022/06/24/simone-romagnoli-joins-the-crociati/?lang=en|title=SIMONE ROMAGNOLI JOINS THE CROCIATI|date=24 June 2022|access-date=24 June 2022}}

= Lecce =

On 31 January 2023, Romagnoli joined Lecce in Serie A.{{cite web|publisher=U.S. Lecce|url=https://www.uslecce.it/news/522473344518/romagnoli-in-giallorosso|title=ROMAGNOLI IN GIALLOROSSO|date=31 January 2023|access-date=31 January 2023|language=it}}

International career

He made his debut with the Italy U-21 team on 4 June 2012, in a match against Republic of Ireland.

Career statistics

= Club =

{{updated|match played 24 November 2024}}{{Soccerway|dylan-mbayo/599681}}

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"|National Cup{{efn|Includes Coppa Italia}}

!colspan="2"|Europe

!colspan="2"|Other

!colspan="2"|Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Foggia (loan)

|2010–11

|Lega Pro 1

|23

300colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—233
rowspan="3"|Pescara

|2011–12

|Serie B

|28

010colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—290
2012–13

|Serie A

|7

010colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—80
colspan="2"|Total

!35

020colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—370
Spezia (loan)

|2012–13

|Serie B

|14

0colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—140
rowspan="5"|Carpi

|2013–14

|rowspan="2"|Serie B

|32

210colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—332
2014–15

|32

310colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—333
2015–16

|Serie A

|30

030colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—330
2016–17

|Serie B

|33

020colspan="2"|—5{{efn|name=SB|Appearance(s) in Serie B play-off}}0400
colspan="2"|Total

!127

570colspan="2"|—501395
Empoli (loan)

|2017–18

|Serie B

|20

010colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—210
Bologna (loan)

|2017–18

|Serie A

|8

0colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—80
Brescia (loan)

|2018–19

|Serie B

|35

200colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—352
rowspan="4"|Empoli

|2019–20

|rowspan="2"|Serie B

|31

010colspan="2"|—1{{efn|name=SB}}0330
2020–21

|31

100colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—311
2021–22

|Serie A

|19

230colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—222
colspan="2"|Total

!81

340colspan="2"|—10863
Parma

|2022–23

|Serie B

|6

010colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—70
Lecce

|2022–23

|Serie A

|7

0colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—70
Frosinone

|2023–24

|Serie A

|33

110colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—341
Sampdoria (loan)

|2024–25

|Serie B

|11

020colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—130
colspan="3"|Career total

!400

14180colspan="2"|—6042414

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Honours

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