Personal information | |||
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Full name | Simone Franciosi | ||
Date of birth | 3 September 2001 | ||
Place of birth | San Marino | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Pietracuta | ||
Youth career | |||
–2019 | San Marino Academy | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2021 | A.C.D. Torconca | ||
2021 | Juvenes/Dogana | 7 | (0) |
2021–2022 | A.C.D. Torconca | ||
2022–2023 | A.S.D. Valfoglia | ||
2023– | Pietracuta | ||
International career‡ | |||
2017 | San Marino U17 | 3 | (0) |
2018–2019 | San Marino U19 | 6 | (0) |
2019–2022 | San Marino U21 | 16 | (0) |
2022– | San Marino | 10 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 September 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 October 2024 |
Simone Franciosi (born 3 September 2001) is a Sammarinese footballer who plays as a defender for Pietracuta in Italy and the San Marino national team.
Franciosi made his international debut for San Marino on 26 September 2022 in a UEFA Nations League match against Estonia, which finished as a 0–4 home loss. [1] He scored his first international goal in a 1–3 defeat against Kazakhstan on 17 November 2023. [2]
San Marino | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2022 | 2 | 0 |
2023 | 7 | 1 |
2024 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 10 | 1 |
Franciosi is a student by day. [3]
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 17 November 2023 | Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan | 8 | Kazakhstan | 1–2 | 1–3 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
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