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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 March 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Busto Arsizio, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Milan Futuro | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2012 | Novara | ||
| 2022 | Cittadella | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012 | Novara | 0 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Südtirol (loan) | 29 | (1) |
| 2013–2015 | Südtirol | 50 | (4) |
| 2015–2018 | Alessandria | 76 | (4) |
| 2018 | Vejle | 14 | (0) |
| 2018–2025 | Cittadella | 212 | (6) |
| 2025– | Milan Futuro | 13 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 April 2025 | |||
Simone Branca (born 25 March 1992) is an Italian professional fotballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie D club Milan Futuro, the reserve team of Serie A club AC Milan. Besides Italy, he has played in Denmark. [1]
He is the product of Novara youth teams. He made a couple of bench appearances for Novara's senior squad in 2011–12 Serie A, but did not see any field time. [2]
Before the 2012–13 season he joined Serie C club Südtirol on loan. He made his Serie C debut for Südtirol on 2 September 2012 in a game against AlbinoLeffe as a starter. [3] Before the next season, he dissolved his Novara contract by mutual consent and rejoined Südtirol on a permanent basis. [4]
On 30 June 2015 Branca signed a three-year contract with another Serie C club Alessandria. [5]
On 26 January 2018, he moved to Denmark, signing with Vejle in the second-tier Danish 1st Division. He reunited with the Italian manager Adolfo Sormani, who previously coached Branca at Südtirol. He became the first Italian to play for Vejle. [6] He contributed to Vejle getting promotion back to Danish Superliga.
On 6 July 2018, he returned to Italy, signing with Serie B club Cittadella. [7]
On 3 February 2025, Branca joined Serie C club Milan Futuro, which serves as the newly created reserve team of Serie A club AC Milan. [8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup [a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Novara | 2011–12 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Südtirol | 2012–13 | Lega Pro 1 A | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 1 | |||
| 2013–14 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 [b] | 0 | 29 | 2 | |||
| 2014–15 | Lega Pro | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 29 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 79 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 87 | 5 | ||
| Alessandria | 2015–16 | Lega Pro | 33 | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | 1 [c] | 0 | 42 | 3 | |
| 2016–17 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 [d] | 0 | 35 | 1 | |||
| 2017–18 | Serie C | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 76 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 95 | 4 | ||
| Vejle | 2017–18 | Danish 1st Division | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| Total | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |||||
| Cittadella | 2018–19 | Serie B | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 [e] | 0 | 39 | 1 | |
| 2019–20 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 [f] | 0 | 35 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 [g] | 0 | 37 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 [h] | 0 | 33 | 2 | |||
| 2022–23 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 34 | 2 | |||
| 2024–25 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |||
| Total | 212 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 235 | 6 | ||
| Milan Futuro | 2024–25 | Serie C | 13 | 0 | — | 2 [i] | 0 | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26 | Serie D | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |||
| Career totals | 394 | 15 | 30 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | 441 | 15 | |||
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