Simone Romagnoli
Italian footballer (born 1990)
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Simone Romagnoli (born 9 February 1990) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie B club Empoli.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 February 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Cremona, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Empoli | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2007 | Cremonese | ||
| 2007–2010 | AC Milan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | AC Milan | 0 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Foggia (loan) | 23 | (3) |
| 2011–2013 | Pescara | 35 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Spezia (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2013–2018 | Carpi | 127 | (5) |
| 2017–2018 | → Empoli (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2018–2022 | Empoli | 81 | (3) |
| 2018 | → Bologna (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Brescia (loan) | 35 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | Parma | 6 | (0) |
| 2023 | Lecce | 7 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | Frosinone | 33 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | → Sampdoria (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | Sampdoria | 0 | (0) |
| 2026– | Empoli | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2012–2013 | Italy U21 | 6 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 January 2026 | |||
Club career
Early career
Born in Cremona, Romagnoli joined Milan from Cremonese in January 2007, shortly before turning 17.[2] 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,[3] as well as the captain of the under-20 side who won the Coppa Italia Primavera in 2010, 25 years after their last success.[4][5]
During the 2009–10 season, Romagnoli also started being selected for the first-team.[5] In particular, he was named on the bench for a league match against Palermo, though he did not come on.[6]
Foggia
In order to gain some first team experience, Romagnoli was loaned out to Prima Divisione club Foggia for the 2010–11 season.[7] 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.[8] The next week, in the first league game of the season, he also scored his maiden goal with a header from a corner.[9]
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.[10]
Parma
Lecce
Sampdoria
On 21 July 2024, Romagnoli moved to Sampdoria on loan with an obligation to buy in July 2025.[13]
Return to Empoli
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
- As of match played 24 November 2024[15]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Foggia (loan) | 2010–11 | Lega Pro 1 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 3 | ||
| Pescara | 2011–12 | Serie B | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Serie A | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Total | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 0 | ||||
| Spezia (loan) | 2012–13 | Serie B | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| Carpi | 2013–14 | Serie B | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 3 | ||||
| 2015–16 | Serie A | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | Serie B | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 5[b] | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
| Total | 127 | 5 | 7 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 139 | 5 | |||
| Empoli (loan) | 2017–18 | Serie B | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||
| Bologna (loan) | 2017–18 | Serie A | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Brescia (loan) | 2018–19 | Serie B | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 2 | ||
| Empoli | 2019–20 | Serie B | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 1 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Serie A | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 2 | |||
| Total | 81 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 86 | 3 | |||
| Parma | 2022–23 | Serie B | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Lecce | 2022–23 | Serie A | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Frosinone | 2023–24 | Serie A | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 1 | ||
| Sampdoria (loan) | 2024–25 | Serie B | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 400 | 14 | 18 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 424 | 14 | |||
- Includes Coppa Italia
- Appearance(s) in Serie B play-off