Simone Bastoni

Simone Bastoni
Bastoni in 2022 with Spezia
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-11-05) 5 November 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth La Spezia, Italy
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Cesena
Number 30
Youth career
0000–2014 Spezia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2024 Spezia 82 (6)
2015–2016 → Siena (loan) 19 (3)
2016–2017 → Carrarese (loan) 30 (4)
2017–2018 → Trapani (loan) 25 (1)
2019 → Novara (loan) 16 (0)
2023–2024 → Empoli (loan) 16 (1)
2024– Cesena 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 9 June 2024

Simone Bastoni (born 5 November 1996) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Serie B club Cesena.

Club career

Spezia

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]

Cesena

On 26 July 2024, Bastoni signed a two-year contract with Cesena.[17]

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.[18]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 24 February 2024.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Siena (loan) 2015–16 Serie C 19 3 0 0 — — 19 3
Carrarese (loan) 2016–17 Serie C 30 4 0 0 — 2[a] 0 32 4
Trapani (loan) 2017–18 Serie C 25 1 0 0 — 2[b] 0 11 1
Spezia 2018–19 Serie B 3 0 1 0 — — 4 0
Novara (loan) 2018–19 Serie C 13 0 — — 3[b] 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 19 2 1 0 — — 20 2
2023–24 Serie B 2 0 1 0 — — 3 0
Total 81 6 6 0 — — 87 6
Empoli 2023–24 Serie A 9 1 0 0 — — 9 1
Career total 177 15 6 0 — 7 0 190 15
  1. ^ All appearance(s) in Serie C play-out.
  2. ^ a b 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. ^ a b c d "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. ^ "SIMONE BASTONI IS A NEW CESENA FC PLAYER". Cesena. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  18. ^ "Comunicato ufficiale: Simone Bastoni" (Press release) (in Italian). Spezia. 3 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.