Simone Giordano

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Simone Giordano
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-12-21) 21 December 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth Genoa, Italy
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Left-back, left wing-back, left midfielder
Team information
Current team
Sampdoria
Number 21
Youth career
2009–2021 Sampdoria
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021– Sampdoria 28 (2)
2021–2022Piacenza (loan) 33 (1)
2022–2023Ascoli (loan) 18 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 May 2024

Simone Giordano (born 21 December 2001) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a left-back, left wing-back or left midfielder for Serie B club Sampdoria.

Contents

Personal life

Giordano was born in Genoa and he is a supporter of Sampdoria.

Career

Sampdoria

Giordano is in all of the Sampdoria youth teams from 2009 to 2021. In 2013 Tottenham tried to buy him. [1] With Sampdoria U19 he reached the historic first place in the Primavera 1 championship in the season 2020/2021, providing 2 goals and 11 assists. [2] On 2020, he signed his first professional deal with the club, bonding until 2024. In 2022, he renews the contract until 2026. [3]

Piacenza

In June 2021 he was sent on loan to Piacenza Calcio [4] making his debut on 22 August 2021 against A.C. Reggiana 1919. He scores his first goal with Piacenza Calcio on March 17 against third-placed Renate. [5] He plays the championship as a protagonist, reaching the play-off goal for qualifying for Serie B. [6] He ends the season with 35 appearances, 1 goal and 7 assists. [7]

Ascoli

On 4 July 2022, his loan to Ascoli in Serie B was made official. [8] The first match of the season in the Italian Cup against Venice on 7 August 2022 makes his debut with Ascoli. [9] He made his Serie B debut against Ternana by winning 2-1 on August 14, 2022. Initially started as a replacement for Falasco, named best full-back in Serie B of 2022, in the second season of the championship he takes the starting position given the great performances offered. [10] [11] [12] At the end of the championship, Giordano achieved the best points average among all Ascoli defenders (1.39 per game with him on the pitch). [13]

Style of play

Giordano can play the roles of left-back or left midfielder and is an intelligent, precise player with good vision. [14] He is the youngest Sampdoria player to make his debut in the Primavera 1 championship (15 years and 8 months).

Natural left, with good use of the weak foot. He has very good technical and ballistic skills. It represents a decent factor on set pieces and, in addition, a good ability to kick and cross both standing and running. Smooth running with the ball. [15]

Career statistics

As of match played on 17 May 2024 [16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Piacenza (loan) 2021–22 Serie C 331002 [lower-alpha 1] 0351
Ascoli (loan) 2022–23 Serie B 18020200
Sampdoria 2023–24 Serie B282201 [lower-alpha 2] 0312
Career total7934030863
  1. Appearances in the Coppa Italia Serie C
  2. Appearances in Serie B promotion play-offs

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References

  1. "Il Tottenham su Giordano" (in Italian).
  2. "Sampdoria Primavera, conquistato storico primo posto" (in Italian).
  3. "Giordano rinnova fino al 2026" (in Italian).
  4. "Giordano ceduto in prestito al Piacenza" (in Italian).
  5. "LA SBLOCCA GIORDANO SU PUNIZIONE" (in Italian).
  6. "Gran Piacenza, questo è il colpo play-off per la serie B" (in Italian).
  7. D29302C2-B5F9-39C6-9080-1E1212DD3999,6080D36E-FB7A-11EC-9394-55474E5F79CB//pag/2//access-date= "UFFICIALE, Arriva Giordano dalla Sampdoria" (in Italian).{{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  8. "#CALCIOMERCATO: GIORDANO IN PRESTITO DALLA SAMPDORIA" (in Italian). Ascoli. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  9. "Due piacevoli sorprese: i giovani terzini Donati e Giordano" (in Italian). Ascoli.
  10. "Sampdoria, il ds dell'Ascoli Valentini loda Simone Giordano: "Giovane interessante, ormai è una certezza" (in Italian). Ascoli.
  11. "Giordano conquista l'Ascoli!" (in Italian). Ascoli.
  12. "Ds Ascoli esalta il talento della Sampdoria: "È una certezza"" (in Italian). Ascoli.
  13. "Rendimento dei terzini dell'Ascoli" (in Italian). Ascoli.
  14. "Invernizzi orgoglioso di Giordano e Trimboli" (in Italian).
  15. "Occhi su Simone Giordano del Piacenza" (in Italian).
  16. Simone Giordano at Soccerway