Simone Bastoni

Simone Bastoni (born 5 November 1996) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Serie A club Empoli on loan from Spezia.

Simone Bastoni
Bastoni in 2022 with Spezia
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-11-05) 5 November 1996
Place of birth La Spezia, Italy
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Empoli
Number 30
Youth career
0000–2014 Spezia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– Spezia 86 (6)
2015–2016 → Siena (loan) 19 (3)
2016–2017 → Carrarese (loan) 30 (4)
2017–2018 → Trapani (loan) 25 (1)
2019 → Novara (loan) 16 (0)
2023– → Empoli (loan) 0 (0)
International career
2014 Italy U-18 1 (0)
2014 Italy U-19 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 August 2023

Club career

Loan to Robur Siena

On 20 July 2015, Bastoni was signed by Serie C 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 Carrarese, he played the entire match.[2] On 15 November, Bastoni scored his second goal for Siena in 76th minute of a 2–1 away win over Pisa.[3] On 4 December he scored his third goal for Siena in the 84th minute of a 3–1 home win against L'Aquila.[4] Bastoni ended his loan to Robur Siena with 19 appearances, 3 goals and 1 assist.[5]

Loan to Carrarese

On 31 August 2016, Bastoni was loaned to Serie C side Carrarese 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 Arezzo.[6] On 11 September he played his first entire match for Carrarese, a 1–0 away defeat against Livorno.[7] On 13 November he scored his first goal for Carrarese, as a substitute, in the 80th minute of a 3–1 home win over Como.[8] On 7 December he scored his second goal in the 8th minute of a 2–2 away draw against Pontedera.[9] On 19 February, Bastoni scored his third goal in the 50th minute of a 3–1 away defeat against Tuttocuoio.[10] Bastoni ended his season-long loan to Carrarese with 32 appearances, 4 goals and 3 assists.[5]

Loan to Trapani

On 1 July 2017, Bastoni was signed by Serie C side Trapani with a season-long loan deal. On 9 September he made his debut for Trapani as a substitute replacing Antonio Palumbo in the 55th minute of a 0–0 home draw against Sicula Leonzio.[11] On 23 October he scored his first goal for Trapani in the 29th minute of a 3–3 home draw against Catanzaro.[12] On 11 November, Bastoni played his first full match for Trapani, a 3–3 away draw against Matera.[13] Bastoni ended his season-long to Trapani with 27 appearances, 1 goal and 2 assists.[5]

Loan to Novara

On 31 January 2019, Bastoni joined Novara on loan.[14] 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.[15] Bastoni ended his six-month loan with 16 appearances, including 14 as a starter.[5]

Loan to Empoli

On 1 September 2023, Bastoni moved to Empoli on loan with an option to buy.[16]

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 Davide Calabria 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 COVID-19.[17]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 4 September 2022.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Siena (loan) 2015–16 Serie C 19 3 0 0 — — 19 3
Carrarese (loan) 2016–17 Serie C30400 — 2[lower-alpha 1] 032 4
Trapani (loan) 2017–18 Serie C 25 1 0 0 — 2[lower-alpha 2] 0 11 1
Spezia 2018–19 Serie B 3 0 1 0 — — 4 0
Novara (loan) 2018–19 Serie C 13 0 — — 3[lower-alpha 2] 0 16 0
Spezia 2019–20 Serie B 9 0 1 0 — — 10 0
2020–21 Serie A 17 1 1 0 — — 18 1
2021–22 Serie A 31 3 1 0 — — 32 3
2022–23 Serie A 5 2 1 0 — — 6 2
Total 65650——706
Career total 1521450—7 016414
  1. All appearance(s) in Serie C play-out.
  2. All appearance(s) in Serie C play-off.

References
  1. "Simone Bastoni". Spezia Calcio. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  2. "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 6 September 2015.
  3. "Pisa vs. Robur Siena - 15 November 2015 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  4. "Robur Siena vs. L'Aquila - 4 December 2015 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  5. "Italy - S. Bastoni - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  6. "Carrarese vs. Arezzo - 4 September 2016 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  7. "Livorno vs. Carrarese - 11 September 2016 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  8. "Carrarese vs. Como - 13 November 2016 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  9. "Pontedera vs. Carrarese - 7 December 2016 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  10. "Tuttocuoio vs. Carrarese - 19 February 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  11. "Trapani vs. Sicula Leonzio - 9 September 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  12. "Trapani vs. Catanzaro - 23 October 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  13. "Matera vs. Trapani - 11 November 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  14. "Mercato: Simone Bastoni in prestito al Novara" [Market: Simone Bastoni on loan at Novara] (Press release) (in Italian). Spezia. 31 January 2019.
  15. "Novara vs. Piacenza - 3 February 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  16. "Simone Bastoni è un nuovo calciatore azzurro" [Simone Bastoni is a new blue footballer] (in Italian). Empoli. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  17. "Comunicato ufficiale: Simone Bastoni" (Press release) (in Italian). Spezia. 3 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
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