Simone Bastoni (born 5 November 1996) is an Italian professional

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who plays as a left-back for

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club Spezia.

Club career

Spezia

Loan to Robur Siena

On 20 July 2015, Bastoni was signed by

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side Robur Siena. On 6 September he made his Serie C debut for Siena and he scored his first professional goal in the 48th minute of a 1–1 home draw against

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, he played the entire match. On 15 November, Bastoni scored his second goal for Siena in 76th minute of a 2–1 away win over

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. On 4 December he scored his third goal for Siena in the 84th minute of a 3–1 home win against

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. Bastoni ended his loan to Robur Siena with 19 appearances, 3 goals and 1 assist.

Loan to Carrarese

On 31 August 2016, Bastoni was loaned to

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on a season-long loan deal. On 4 September, Bastoni made his debut for Carrarese as a substitute replacing Marco Cristini in the 60th minute of a 3–1 home defeat against

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. On 11 September he played his first entire match for Carrarese, a 1–0 away defeat against

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. On 13 November he scored his first goal for Carrarese, as a substitute, in the 80th minute of a 3–1 home win over

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. On 7 December he scored his second goal in the 8th minute of a 2–2 away draw against

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. On 19 February, Bastoni scored his third goal in the 50th minute of a 3–1 away defeat against Tuttocuoio. Bastoni ended his season-long loan to Carrarese with 32 appearances, 4 goals and 3 assists.

Loan to Trapani

On 1 July 2017, Bastoni was signed by

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with a season-long loan deal. On 9 September he made his debut for Trapani as a substitute replacing

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in the 55th minute of a 0–0 home draw against

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. On 23 October he scored his first goal for Trapani in the 29th minute of a 3–3 home draw against Catanzaro. On 11 November, Bastoni played his first full match for Trapani, a 3–3 away draw against

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. Bastoni ended his season-long to Trapani with 27 appearances, 1 goal and 2 assists.

Loan to Novara

On 31 January 2019, Bastoni joined

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on loan. Three days later, on 3 February he made his debut for Novara in a 0–0 home draw against Piacenza, he played the entire match. Bastoni ended his six-month loan with 16 appearances, including 14 as a starter.

International career

Bastoni represented Italy at Under-18 and Under-19 level, he collected a total of 5 caps and 1 goal. On 19 March 2014, Bastoni made his U-18 debut in an international friendly against Hungary U-18, he was replaced by Antonio Romano in the 67th minute of a 2–0 home win. On 16 April 2014, he made his debut at U-19 level as a substitute replacing

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in the 62nd minute of a 4–2 away win against Switzerland U-19. On 5 September 2014, Bastoni scored his first goal at U-19 level in the 89th minute of a 5–0 away win against Slovakia U-19 in an international friendly.

Personal life

On 5 January 2021, Bastoni tested positive for

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Career statistics

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bastoni, Simone Living people 1996 births People from La Spezia Italian footballers Association football midfielders Italy youth international footballers Spezia Calcio players A.C.R. Siena 1904 players Carrarese Calcio players S.S.D. F.C. Trapani 1905 players Novara F.C. players Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players Footballers from Liguria Sportspeople from the Province of La Spezia