Simone Pontisso
Italian footballer
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Simone Pontisso (born 20 March 1997) is an Italian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Serie B club Catanzaro.
Date of birth
20 March 1997
Place of birth
San Daniele del Friuli, Italy
Height
1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position
Defensive midfielder
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| Date of birth | 20 March 1997 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | San Daniele del Friuli, Italy | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Catanzaro | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 20 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| –2015 | Udinese | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2019 | Udinese | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | → SPAL (loan) | 5 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Vicenza Virtus | 70 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Pescara | 16 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Catanzaro | 112 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 February 2026 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Pontisso is a youth exponent from Udinese. He made his Serie A debut at 31 May 2015 against Cagliari Calcio. He replaced Stipe Perica at half-time in a 4–3 away defeat.[1]
In July 2016, Pontisso was loaned out to SPAL to play in Serie B.
On 30 January 2019, he signed with Vicenza Virtus.[2]
On 31 January 2022, Pontisso moved to Pescara.[3]
On 5 July 2022, he signed a two-year contract with Catanzaro.[4]
Honours
Italy U19
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship runner-up: 2016[5]
