Simon Laner

Simon Laner

Personal information
Date of birth	(1984-01-28) 28 January 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth	Merano, Italy
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Verona
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2007	Verona	7	(0)
2003–2004	→ Carrarese (loan)	23	(0)
2004–2006	→ Castelnuovo (loan)	57	(7)
2007	→ Sanremese (loan)	13	(4)
2007–2008	Pro Sesto	27	(2)
2008–2013	AlbinoLeffe	101	(17)
2010–2011	→ Cagliari (loan)	18	(0)
2012–2013	→ Verona (loan)	32	(2)
2013–2018	Verona	4	(0)
2014	→ Novara (loan)	7	(0)
2014–2015	→ Carpi (loan)	1	(0)
2015–2016	→ Chiasso (loan)	19	(4)
2016–2017	→ Modena (loan)	21	(2)
2018–2019	Adrense	24	(7)
2019–2020	Franciacorta	16	(7)
2020–2021	Crema	20	(5)
2023	Falco Albino
International career
2002–2003	Italy U19	7	(2)
2004	Italy U20	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 January 2024

Simon Laner (born 28 January 1984) is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Career

He made his Serie B debut in a 1–0 defeat for Hellas Verona F.C. against Livorno, on 14 September 2002. ^[1]

AlbinoLeffe

In summer 2008 Laner joined AlbinoLeffe in a 3-year contract for €200,000 transfer fee. ^[2]

On 9 August 2010 Laner joined Serie A team Cagliari ^[3] along with Gabriele Perico on loan with option to co-own the players (announced originally as co-ownership deals only). As part of the deal, Andrea Cocco moved to opposite direction. (Perico and Laner costed Cagliari €750,000 and Cocco costed AlbinoLeffe €50,000. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

In June 2011 Laner returned to AlbinoLeffe after Cagliari not excised the buy option.

Return to Verona

On 22 July 2012 Laner was re-signed by Serie B team Verona on a loan deal for the 2012–13 season, for €30,000 loan fee. ^[7] He finished second in the league thus gaining promotion to the Serie A. The club also excised the option to sign half of his registration rights for €250,000 in a 3-year contract. ^{[7] [8] [9]}

On 31 January 2014, Laner was loaned out to Serie B side Novara. ^{[10] [11]} In June 2014 Verona acquired Laner, Cocco and sold Simone Calvano back to AlbinoLeffe for €500 each. ^{[12] [13]}

The season 2014–15 saw Laner joined Carpi on loan, ^[14] winning yet another promotion to the Serie A after finishing in first place.

On 25 August 2015 Laner was loaned to Swiss Italian team Chiasso. ^{[15] [16]}

On 29 August 2016 Laner was signed by Modena in another loan. ^{[17] [18]}

Serie D

On 8 September 2018 Laner joined Serie D club Adrense. With a career-high of 7 goals he played a central part for the newly promoted club to avoid relegation. ^[19]

References

1. "LANER Simon". Panini Digital (login required). Retrieved 9 August 2009.
2. U.C. AlbinoLeffe S.r.l. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2009 (in Italian)
3. "Perico e Laner al Cagliari". Cagliari Calcio (in Italian). 9 August 2010. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
4. "Il Cagliari rinuncia ad Acquafresca, Missiroli e Laner". Cagliari Calcio (in Italian). 22 June 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
5. "Cristiano e Laner tornano a Bergamo" [Cristiano & Laner back to Bergamo]. UC AlbinoLeffe (in Italian). 22 June 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
6. U.C. AlbinoLeffe S.r.l. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2011 (in Italian)
7. U.C. AlbinoLeffe S.r.l. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2013 (in Italian)
8. Hellas Verona F.C. S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2014 (in Italian)
9. "Ufficiale: ecco i 4 riscatti gialloblù" (in Italian). Hellas Verona F.C. 17 June 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
10. "Ufficiale: Simon Laner Al Novara" [Official: Simon Laner to Novara] (in Italian). Novara Calcio. 31 January 2014 [Re-published on 3 August 2015]. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
11. "Hellas Verona FC - Trasferimenti gennaio 2014" (in Italian). Hellas Verona F.C. 1 February 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
12. U.C. AlbinoLeffe S.r.l. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2014 (in Italian)
13. "Hellas Verona FC - Comproprietà 2014" (in Italian). Hellas Verona F.C. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
14. "Hellas Verona FC - Trasferimenti 2014" (in Italian). Hellas Verona F.C. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
15. "Simon Laner è Rossoblù!" (in Italian). FC Chiasso. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
16. "Ufficiale: Simon Laner al Chiasso" (in Italian). Hellas Verona F.C. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
17. "Ufficiale: Laner al Modena" (in Italian). Hellas Verona F.C. 29 August 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
18. "ACQUISTATO DALL'HELLAS VERONA IL CENTROCAMPISTA SIMON LANER" (in Italian). Modena F.C. 29 August 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
19. "Ufficiale: Simon Laner all'Adrense" (in Italian). Adrense. 8 September 2018.

External links

• Simon Laner at Soccerway
• Simon Laner National Team Stats at FIGC.it (in Italian)