Simone Muratore
Italian footballer (born 1998)
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Simone Muratore (born 30 May 1998) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder, currently working with Juventus as a youth team collaborator.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 May 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Saluzzo, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Juventus (youth team collaborator) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2011 | Saluzzo | ||
| 2011–2018 | Juventus | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Juventus U23 | 49 | (3) |
| 2019–2020 | Juventus | 4 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | Atalanta | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Reggiana (loan) | 25 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | → Tondela (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013–2014 | Italy U16 | 6 | (0) |
| 2014 | Italy U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2015 | Italy U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2016 | Italy U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2020 | Italy U21 | 1 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 May 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 October 2020 | |||
In December 2019, he made his senior debut with Juventus in the Champions League against Bayer Leverkusen. In June of the following year, he made his Serie A debut with the club against Lecce.
Club career
Juventus
During the 2016–17 and 2017–18 seasons, Muratore received a call-up for the Juventus senior side in both the Coppa Italia and the UEFA Champions League respectively but did not appear on the pitch on either occasion, remaining on the bench.
He made his Serie C debut for Juventus U23 on 16 September 2018 in a 2–1 home defeat against Alessandria.[1]
On 11 December 2019 he made his Champions League debut with Juventus in the team's final group match, a 2–0 away win over Bayer Leverkusen.[2]
On 26 June 2019, he made his Serie A debut, appearing as a second-half substitute in Juventus's 4–0 home win over Lecce.[3]
On 24 June 2020, it was announced that Muratore had been sold to Atalanta.[4]
Atalanta
On 29 June 2020, Muratore signed for Atalanta for a fee of 7 million euros.[5]
On 31 August 2021, he joined Tondela in Portugal on loan.[6] He left Atalanta by the end of his contract on 30 June 2023.
International career
On 13 October 2020, he made his debut with the Italy U21 playing as a starter in a qualifying match won 2–0 against Republic of Ireland in Pisa.
Coaching career
In December 2024, Juventus announced the appointment of Muratore as a new youth team collaborator following his retirement from active football.[7]
Personal life
In late 2021, Muratore was diagnosed with a benign brain tumor and underwent surgery to remove it; the illness forced him to stop his football career for two years.[8][9]
Career statistics
- As of match played 16 October 2021[10]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Juventus U23 | 2018–19 | Serie C | 34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 36 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | Serie C | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 1 | |||
| Total | 49 | 3 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 54 | 3 | ||||
| Juventus | 2019–20 | Serie A | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Atalanta | 2020–21 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggiana (loan) | 2020–21 | Serie B | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 |
| Tondela | 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Career total | 80 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 5 | ||
- Includes Coppa Italia and Taça de Portugal
- Includes UEFA Champions League