Simone Santoro

{{Short description|Italian footballer}}

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

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Simone Santoro

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|9|20|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Messina, Italy

| image =

| height = 1.81 m

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Modena

| clubnumber = 8

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2019 | youthclubs1 = Palermo

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

| years2 = 2019–2021 | clubs2 = Teramo | caps2 = 62 | goals2 = 3

| years3 = 2021–2024 | clubs3 = Perugia | caps3 = 79 | goals3 = 4

| years4 = 2024 | clubs4 = → Modena (loan) | caps4 = 15 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2024– | clubs5 = Modena | caps5 = 34 | goals5 = 4

| pcupdate = 17 May 2025

}}

Simone Santoro (born 20 September 1999) is an Italian football player who plays for {{Italian football updater|Modena}} club Modena.

Club career

He was raised in the youth system of Palermo and was called up for Serie B games in the 2017–18 and 2018–19 seasons, but did not see any time on the field.

He made his professional Serie C debut for Teramo on 25 August 2019 in a game against Catanzaro.{{cite web|publisher=Soccerway|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/08/25/italy/serie-c1/fc-catanzaro/teramo-calcio/3109136/|title=Catanzaro v Teramo game report|date=25 August 2019}}

On 7 August 2021, he signed a three-year contract with Serie B club Perugia.{{cite web|publisher=Perugia|url=https://www.acperugiacalcio.com/santoro-del-perugia/|title=Santoro è del Perugia!|date=7 August 2021|accessdate=26 November 2021|language=it}} He made his Serie B debut for Perugia on 21 August 2021 against Pordenone.{{cite web|publisher=Soccerway|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2021/08/21/italy/serie-b/pordenone-calcio-ssd/perugia-calcio/3581927/|title=Pordenone v Perugia game report|date=21 August 2021}}

On 1 February 2024, Santoro moved on loan to Modena, with an option to buy.{{cite web|publisher=Modena|url=https://modenacalcio.com/dal-perugia/|title=CALCIOMERCATO: SANTORO È GIALLOBLÙ|trans-title=TRANSFER MARKET: SANTORO IS YELLOW AND BLUE|date=1 February 2024|access-date=1 February 2024|language=it}} On 12 June 2024, Modena exercised the option and signed a two-season contract with Santoro.{{cite web|publisher=Modena|url=https://modenacalcio.com/titolo-definitivo-2/|title=Calciomercato: Santoro è solo gialloblù|trans-title=Transfer Market: Santoro is only yellow and blue|date=12 June 2024|access-date=12 August 2024|language=it}}

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