Pier Luigi Simonetti (born 4 January 2001) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie C Group C club Benevento.[2]

Pier Luigi Simonetti
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-01-04) 4 January 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Rome, Italy
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Benevento
Number 18
Youth career
Roma
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Piacenza 43 (1)
2022 Catania 13 (2)
2022–2023 Ancona 36 (6)
2023– Benevento 41 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 December 2024

Club career

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Born in Rome, Simonetti was formed as a player in Roma youth system.[3]

On 17 September 2020, he joined Serie C club Piacenza.[4] On 19 January 2022, his contract with Piacenza was terminated by mutual consent.[5]

On 21 January 2022, he signed with Catania until the end of the 2021–22 season.[6] On 9 April 2022, he was released together with all of his Catania teammates following the club's exclusion from Italian football due to its inability to overcome a number of financial issues.[7]

On 14 June 2022, Simonetti signed with Ancona-Matelica.[8]

On 1 September 2023, Simonetti moved to Benevento.[9]

Personal life

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His sister Flaminia is also footballer.[10]

References

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  1. ^ Pier Luigi Simonetti at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
  2. ^ Pier Luigi Simonetti at Soccerway
  3. ^ "Roma Primavera, Simonetti: "De Rossi, Florenzi e Pellegrini sono i miei idoli"". IlRomanista.eu. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  4. ^ Tassi, Marcello. "Dalla Roma Primavera arriva il centrocampista Pier Luigi Simonetti - Libertà Piacenza". Liberta.it (in Italian). Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  5. ^ "RISOLUZIONE CON PIER LUIGI SIMONETTI" (in Italian). Piacenza. 19 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Pier Luigi Simonetti si lega al Catania fino al 30 giugno 2022" (in Italian). Catania. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Delibera del Presidente federale: revocata l'affiliazione al Calcio Catania" (in Italian). FIGC.it. 9 April 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  8. ^ "Contratto preliminare con Simonetti" (in Italian). Ancona-Matelica. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  9. ^ "PIER LUIGI SIMONETTI È UN NUOVO CALCIATORE DEL BENEVENTO" [PIER LUIGI SIMONETTI IS A NEW FOOTBALLER FOR BENEVENTO] (in Italian). Benevento. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  10. ^ Marzio, Gianluca Di. ""Mi ispiro a Florenzi": ecco Simonetti, il gioiellino del Piacenza". Gianluca Di Marzio (in Italian). Retrieved 16 October 2021.
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