Simone Padoin
Simone Padoin (Italian pronunciation: [siˈmoːne padoˈin]; born 18 March 1984) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a wingback or midfielder.
.jpg.webp) Padoin playing for Juventus in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Simone Padoin[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 March 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Gemona del Friuli, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, wingback | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Juventus (technical collaborator) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Atalanta | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2007 | Vicenza | 126 | (6) |
| 2007–2012 | Atalanta | 156 | (10) |
| 2012–2016 | Juventus | 84 | (3) |
| 2016–2019 | Cagliari | 98 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | Ascoli | 32 | (0) |
| Total | 496 | (21) | |
| International career | |||
| 2002–2003 | Italy U-19 | 9 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Italy U-20 | 6 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Italy U-21 | 7 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2021– | Juventus (technical collaborator) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
After starting out in the Atalanta youth side, he later also represented Vicenza, before returning to Atalanta to play for the senior side in 2007. He then transferred to Juventus in January 2012, where he remained until 2016, winning five consecutive Serie A titles with the club, among other trophies. In July 2016 he moved to Cagliari Calcio. He joined Ascoli in 2019.
Club career
Vicenza and Atalanta
A product of Atalanta's fruitful youth academy, Simone joined Vicenza from Atalanta in a co-ownership deal in 2003 which became full-ownership one year later.
At the beginning of the 2007–08 season, he returned to Atalanta for € 1.9 million [2] when the club bought back half of his registration rights from Vicenza (€1M cash plus Brivio). On 4 January 2008, Vicenza signed Zampagna (€1.9M)[2][3] and Brivio (€0.75M) outright;[2] with the remain 50% registration rights of Padoin was sold from Vicenza for €1.55 million.[2] The overall transaction means Vicenza paid Atalanta €100,000 cash in net, plus Padoin, to acquire Brivio and Zampagna outright.
Padoin added three more years to his contract on 13 May 2009, which took his deal to June 2013.[4]
After the end of the 2009–10 Serie A season, he was borrowed by Juventus for their US tour, along with four other players.[5] He played a few games for Juventus in their post-season tour and then returned to Atalanta for their own preseason work.
Juventus
On 31 January 2012, he permanently moved to Juventus for a fee of €5 million in 4+1⁄2-year contract.[6] On 17 March of the same year, he scored his first goal with Juventus in an away fixture against Fiorentina which ended in a 5–0 victory; he scored the 5th goal of the match.
On 22 December 2014, in the 2014 Supercoppa Italiana final against Napoli in Doha, Padoin came on as a substitute for Stephan Lichtsteiner after 79 minutes. In the resulting penalty shootout, which went to sudden death, he had the decisive spot-kick saved by Rafael, handing Napoli the victory.[7]
On 8 November 2015, Padoin made his 200th Serie A appearance in a 3–1 away win over Empoli.[8]
Cagliari
On 4 July 2016, Juventus confirmed that Padoin had been sold to newly promoted Cagliari for a fee of €600,000.[9] He made his debut for the team in a 5–1 win against S.P.A.L. in the First Round Coppa Italia, and scored his first, and so far only goal for the club in a 2–1 home league win against Crotone.
Managerial career
On 22 July 2021, Padoin became a technical collaborator of Massimiliano Allegri's staff in Juventus.[11]
Style of play
Padoin has been praised by his managers for his work-rate, consistency, tactical intelligence, and versatility, as he is capable of playing in several positions, and adapting himself to different formations. Although he usually plays anywhere in midfield, throughout his career he has also been deployed in defence, as a full-back, as a central defender, and as a wing-back. A box-to-box player, he has also functioned as a central midfielder, as a mezzala, defensive midfielder, as an offensive midfielder, and as a winger.[12][13]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup[lower-alpha 1] | Europe[lower-alpha 2] | Other[lower-alpha 3] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vicenza | 2003–04 | Serie B | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 24 | 1 |
| 2004–05 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 34 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 35 | 1 | ||
| 2006–07 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 38 | 4 | ||
| Total | 126 | 6 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 131 | 6 | ||
| Atalanta | 2007–08 | Serie A | 31 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 32 | 4 |
| 2008–09 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 37 | 3 | ||
| 2009–10 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 37 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | Serie B | 34 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 35 | 3 | |
| 2011–12 | Serie A | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 20 | 0 | |
| Total | 156 | 10 | 5 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 161 | 12 | ||
| Juventus | 2011–12 | Serie A | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 10 | 1 |
| 2012–13 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||
| 2014–15 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
| Total | 84 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 107 | 3 | ||
| Cagliari | 2016–17 | Serie A | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 32 | 1 |
| 2017–18 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 37 | 1 | ||
| 2018–19 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 32 | 0 | ||
| Total | 98 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 2 | ||
| Ascoli | 2019–20 | Serie B | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 31 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 496 | 21 | 24 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 532 | 23 | ||
- Includes Coppa Italia.
- Includes UEFA Champions League.
- Includes Supercoppa Italiana.
References
- "Comunicato Ufficiale N. 74" [Official Press Release No. 74] (PDF). Lega Serie A. 31 October 2011. p. 3. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
- Vicenza Calcio SpA bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2008 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian CCIAA
- "Zampagna in maglia biancorossa" (in Italian). Vicenza Calcio. 4 January 2008. Archived from the original on 27 June 2007. Retrieved 30 April 2010.
- "PADOIN IN NERAZZURRO FINO AL 2013". Atalanta B.C. (in Italian). 13 May 2010. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2010.
- "From Vinovo to New York!". Juventus F.C. 20 May 2010. Archived from the original on 6 November 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- "Agreement with Atalanta for the acquisition of the player Simone Padoin" (PDF). Juventus F.C. 31 January 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- "Juventus 2–2 Napoli (5–6 on pens)". BBC Sport. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- "Doppia cifra tonda in casa-Juve: 300 in A Barzagli, 200 Padoin" (in Italian). Tutto Juve. 8 November 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
- "Official: Juve's Padoin to Cagliari". Football Italia. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- "Calciomercato: ufficiale Padoin". Ascoli (in Italian). Ascoli. 2 September 2019.
- Juventus F.C. (22 July 2021). "Simone Padoin joins Allegri's staff - Juventus". Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- Franco Balestrieri (29 November 2014). "Cosa vede Allegri in Simone Padoin" (in Italian). www.calcioblog.it. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
- Conti, Dimitri (12 September 2019). "Ascoli, Padoin: "Mezzala il mio ruolo, ma il mister mi farà giocare terzino"" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- Simone Padoin at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- "S. Padoin – SW". Soccerway (in Italian). Retrieved 17 November 2015.
External links
- (in Italian) Atalanta B.C. Official Player Profile
- (in Italian) Simone Padoin National Team Stats at FIGC.it
- (in Italian) Profile at TuttoCalciatori.net
- (in Italian) Intervista esclusiva a Simone Padoin at Footballnews24.it