Simone Calvano

Simone Calvano

Personal information
Date of birth	(1993-11-07) 7 November 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth	Milan, Italy
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Monopoli
Number	23
Youth career
2005–2010	Atalanta
2010–2012	AC Milan
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2014	Hellas Verona	0	(0)
2013	→ San Marino (loan)	9	(0)
2013–2014	→ Lanciano (loan)	0	(0)
2014	AlbinoLeffe	11	(2)
2014–2020	Hellas Verona	18	(0)
2014–2015	→ Pistoiese (loan)	35	(2)
2015	→ Teramo (loan)	12	(0)
2016	→ Tuttocuoio (loan)	15	(0)
2016–2017	→ Reggiana (loan)	28	(0)
2019	→ Padova (loan)	13	(0)
2019–2020	→ Juve Stabia (loan)	18	(1)
2020–2022	Triestina	49	(2)
2022–2023	Pro Vercelli	31	(1)
2023–2024	Taranto	35	(1)
2024–	Monopoli	0	(0)
International career
2008–2009	Italy U16	6	(0)
2009–2010	Italy U17	3	(0)
2010–2011	Italy U18	2	(0)
2011–2012	Italy U19	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 May 2024

Simone Calvano (born 11 July 1993) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defensive and central midfielder for Serie C Group C club Monopoli.

Club career

Early career

Calvano joined AC Milan from Atalanta in January 2010. ^[1] He spent two seasons and a half in the club's under-20 team, being part of the squad who won the Coppa Italia Primavera in 2010, 25 years after the team's last success in the competition. ^[2]

Calvano made his official debut for the first team on 26 January 2012, coming on as a substitute in a Coppa Italia quarter-finals game against Lazio, which Milan won 3–1. ^[3]

Hellas Verona

At the beginning of the 2012–13 season, Calvano was signed by Serie B club Hellas Verona on a loan deal with an option for the co-ownership. ^[4] During the January transfer window, Verona redeemed the player's co-ownership and sent him on loan to Prima Divisione club San Marino for the remainder of the season. ^[5]

On 12 January 2019, he joined Padova on loan. ^[6]

On 26 August 2019, he joined Juve Stabia on loan with an option to buy. ^[7]

Serie C

On 5 October 2020 he signed a two-year contract with Serie C club Triestina. ^[8]

On 11 August 2022, Calvano moved to Pro Vercelli on a two-year deal. ^[9]

On 27 July 2023, Calvano signed a two-year contract with Taranto. ^[10]

On 5 August 2024, Calvano moved to Monopoli on a two-year contract, with an optional third year. ^[11]

International career

Calvano has made up a total of 12 caps with Italy U-16, Italy U-17, Italy U-18 and Italy U-19 since October 2008. ^[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 28 August 2021 ^[13]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
AC Milan	2011–12	Serie A	0	0	1	0	—		—		1	0
Verona	2012–13	Serie B	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
San Marino (loan)	2012–13	Lega Pro	9	0	0	0	—		—		9	0
Lanciano (loan)	2013–14	Serie B	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
AlbinoLeffe	2013–14	Lega Pro	11	2	0	0	—		1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	12	2
Hellas Verona	2017–18	Serie A	15	0	1	0	—		—		16	0
	2018–19	Serie B	3	0	0	0	—		—		3	0
	Total		18	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	19	0
Pistoiese (loan)	2014–15	Lega Pro	35	2	0	0	2	0	—		37	2
Teramo (loan)	2015–16	Lega Pro	12	0	1	0	1	0	—		14	0
Tuttocuoio (loan)	2015–16	Serie C	15	0	0	0	—		—		15	0
Reggiana (loan)	2016–17	Lega Pro	28	0	1	0	—		—		29	0
Padova (loan)	2018–19	Serie B	13	0	0	0	—		—		13	0
Juve Stabia (loan)	2019–20	Serie B	18	1	0	0	—		—		18	1
Triestina	2020–21	Serie C	33	2	0	0	—		1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	34	2
	2021–22	Serie C	1	0	0	0	1	0	—		2	0
	Total		34	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	36	2
Career total			193	7	4	0	4	0	2	0	203	7

1. Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs

References

1. Federico Gambaro (30 January 2010). "Milan: arriva il baby Calvano dall'Atalanta". milannews.it (in Italian). Retrieved 27 January 2012.
2. "Coppa Italia Primavera 2009/10". acmilan.com (in Italian). Associazione Calcio Milan. Archived from the original on 2 March 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
3. "Milan–Lazio 3–1". legaseriea.it. Lega Nazionale Professionisti Serie A. 26 January 2012. Archived from the original on 4 September 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
4. "Calciomercato, Simone Calvano all'Hellas Verona". hellasverona.it (in Italian). Hellas Verona Football Club. 6 July 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
5. "Ufficiale: Calvano in prestito al San Marino". hellasverona.it (in Italian). Hellas Verona Football Club. 15 January 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
6. "Simone Calvano è un giocatore del Calcio Padova" [Simone Calvano is a player of Padova] (in Italian). Padova. 12 January 2019.
7. "Calvano è un nostro calciatore!" (Press release) (in Italian). Juve Stabia. 26 August 2019.
8. "Calciomercato, ufficiale: Simone Calvano è un nuovo giocatore dell'Unione" (in Italian). Triestina. 5 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020.
9. "BENVENUTO SIMONE CALVANO!" (in Italian). Pro Vercelli. 11 August 2022. Archived from the original on 11 August 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
10. "CALVANO È UFFICIALMENTE ROSSOBLÙ" [CALVANO IS OFFICIALLY ROSSOBLÙ] (in Italian). Taranto. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
11. "Simone Calvano è un nuovo calciatore del Monopoli" [Simone Calvano is a new Monopoli footballer] (in Italian). Monopoli. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
12. "Simone Calvano". figc.it (in Italian). Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio . Retrieved 27 January 2012.
13. Simone Calvano at Soccerway

External links

• Profile at aic.football.it (in Italian)
• International caps at figc.it (in Italian)
• Simone Calvano at Soccerway