Simone Edera

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Simone Edera
Simone Edera 2019.jpg
Edera playing for Torino in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-01-09) 9 January 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Turin, Italy
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
2004–2016 Torino
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2023 Torino 34 (2)
2016–2017Venezia (loan) 6 (0)
2017Parma (loan) 8 (1)
2019Bologna (loan) 4 (0)
2021Reggina (loan) 16 (2)
2023 Pordenone 10 (1)
2024 SPAL 13 (0)
International career
2014–2015 Italy U18 7 (1)
2015–2016 Italy U19 9 (2)
2017 Italy U20 5 (2)
2018 Italy U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 October 2018

Simone Edera (born 9 January 1997) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a winger. [1]

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Club career

Born in Turin, Edera was scouted by Silvano Benedetti at the age of eight and brought to Torino to play with the Pulcini formation within the youth teams. [2] He was promoted to the Primavera of Moreno Longo (as an underage player) during the 2014–15 season, winning the Campionato Primavera. [2] He scored the decisive penalty in the final against Lazio. [2]

He made his Serie A debut on 20 April 2016 at the Stadio Olimpico against Roma, replacing Alessandro Gazzi in the 95th minute in a 3–2 away defeat. [3]

On 10 August, he was loaned to Venezia, with whom he played six games, before moving to Parma during the January transfer window. With the Ducali he won promotion at the end of the Lega Pro Promotion play-offs. After the loan expired he returned to Turin.

He started the 2017–18 season coming in at the 75 minute for Iago Falque in a 7–1 home win against Trapani in Coppa Italia on 11 August. On 11 December 2017, he scored his first goal in Serie A, in a 3–1 away victory against Lazio at the Stadio Olimpico. [4] Nine days later, on 20 December, he scored his first goal in Coppa Italia, in the same venue, in a 2–1 away victory against Roma. [5] On 25 June, he renewed his contract with Torino until 2023. [6]

On 31 January 2019, Edera joined Bologna on loan until 30 June 2019. [7] On 30 January 2021, he joined Reggina on loan until 30 June 2021. [8]

Throughout the 2021–22 and 2022–23 seasons, Edera appeared on the bench for Torino three times and did not see any time on the pitch.

On 31 January 2023, Edera moved to Pordenone in Serie C and signed a contract until 30 June 2023. [9]

On 21 December 2023, Edera signed a contract with SPAL until the end of the season. [10]

International career

He is a former member of the Italy under-18 and Italy under-19. He made his debut for the Italy under-20 on 5 September 2017 in the Under-20 Four Nations Tournament, won 6–1 against Poland. On 9 November, he scored a brace against the Germany under-20, finished 2–2. [11]

On 22 March 2018, he made his debut with the Italy under-21 in a friendly match against Norway.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 January 2021 [12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup Europe OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Torino 2015–16 Serie A 200020
2017–18 14131172
2018–19 301141
2019–20 13100131
2020–21 202040
Total34262404
Venezia (loan) 2016–17 Lega Pro 602080
Parma (loan) 2016–17 Lega Pro810081
Bologna (loan) 2018–19 Serie A400040
Reggina (loan) 2020–21 Serie B 0000
Career total52382605

Honours

Torino

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References

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  7. "UFFICIALE: Bologna, Edera nuovo attaccante rossoblù. Con lui Lyanco" (in Italian). Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  8. "Simone Edera è un calciatore amaranto" [Simone Edera is an amaranth footballer] (in Italian). Reggina 1914. 30 January 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  9. "IL TALENTO DI SIMONE EDERA PER L'ATTACCO NEROVERDE" (in Italian). Pordenone. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  10. "Simone Edera is a new biancazzurro player". SPAL. 21 December 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  11. "Figc | News - Torneo 8 Nazioni: pari contro la Germania con una doppietta di Edera. Guidi: "La risposta che volevo"". www.figc.it. Archived from the original on 11 November 2017.
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