Simone Sini (born 9 April 1992) is an Italian
footballer
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who plays as a
centre back
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
for club
Alessandria.
Club career
Roma
Sini joined Lecce on a season-long loan deal with the option for Lecce to
co-own the player at the end of the season for €1 million.
Andrea Bertolacci also joined Lecce in similar deal. He made his
Serie A
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debut on the first day of the
2010–11 season in a 4–0 drubbing away to
Milan
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.
On 5 August 2011, he joined
A.S. Bari
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on a long season loan deal that brought teammates
Alessandro Crescenzi
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Club career
Roma
Crescenzi is a product of the Roma youth system. He is an attacking right back, with the abili ...
and
Adrian Stoian
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Club career
Stoian started his career at Gheorghe Popescu's football school, whi ...
to the team too. Bari also had option to co-own the player for €300,000. Sini extended the contract with Roma to 2014 as part of the loan. He earned €141,000 in gross for 2013–14 season
(about €80,000 in net).
On 31 January 2012, Sini left for
Livorno in another temporary deal, with an option to sign half of the "card" for €400,000.
[ For the 2012–13 season, he moved on loan to Serie B team F.C. Pro Vercelli 1892 on 9 August 2012.
]
Virtus Entella
On 15 July 2015, Sini signed a two-year contract with Serie B
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club Virtus Entella
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History 1914: Foundation
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.
Ascoli
On 24 September 2020, he moved to Ascoli Ascoli may refer to:
Places in Italy
*Ascoli Satriano, a town and ''comune'' in the province of Foggia in the Apulia region
*Province of Ascoli Piceno, a province of the Marche region
**Ascoli Piceno, a city which is the seat of the province above
...
on a 2-year contract.
Alessandria
On 27 January 2021, he signed with Alessandria. On 30 January 2022, he was loaned to Renate.
International career
Sini was a member of Italy national under-17 football team
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The team competes in the UEFA European Under-17 Championship, held every year. The team, if qualified, ...
in 2009 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship. He played all 3 matches in the qualification, 3 goals and a brace in elite qualification and 4 games and a goal in the final tournament. He played all 5 games in 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup
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The tournament was won by Switzerland, beating the host team and holders, Nigeria. The Golden Ball to the ...
.
On 10 August 2011, he made his debut with the Italy U-21 team, in a friendly match against Switzerland.
References
External links
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Player Profile
''from legaseriea.it''
National Team Stats
''from FIGC.it''
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1992 births
Living people
People from Sesto San Giovanni
Association football defenders
Italian footballers
A.S. Roma players
U.S. Lecce players
S.S.C. Bari players
U.S. Livorno 1915 players
F.C. Pro Vercelli 1892 players
A.C. Perugia Calcio players
Pisa S.C. players
Virtus Entella players
U.S. Viterbese 1908 players
Ternana Calcio players
Ascoli Calcio 1898 F.C. players
U.S. Alessandria Calcio 1912 players
A.C. Renate players
Serie A players
Serie B players
Serie C players
Italy youth international footballers
Italy under-21 international footballers
Footballers from Lombardy
Sportspeople from the Metropolitan City of Milan