Simone Muratore

Simone Muratore

Personal information
Date of birth	(1998-05-30) 30 May 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Saluzzo, Italy
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
2007–2011	Saluzzo
2011–2018	Juventus
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2020	Juventus U23	49	(3)
2019–2020	Juventus	4	(0)
2020–2023	Atalanta	0	(0)
2020–2021	→ Reggiana (loan)	25	(2)
2021–2022	→ Tondela (loan)	2	(0)
International career‡
2013–2014	Italy U16	6	(0)
2014	Italy U17	3	(0)
2015	Italy U18	1	(0)
2016	Italy U19	1	(0)
2020	Italy U21	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 May 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 October 2020

Simone Muratore (born 30 May 1998) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

In December 2019, he made his senior debut with Juventus in the Champions League against Bayer Leverkusen. In June the following year, he made his Serie A debut with the club against Lecce.

Club career

Juventus

During the 2016–17 and 2017–18 seasons he received a call-up for the Juventus senior side in both the Coppa Italia and the UEFA Champions League respectively, but did not appear on the pitch on either occasion, remaining on the bench.

He made his Serie C debut for Juventus U23 on 16 September 2018 in a 2–1 home defeat against Alessandria. ^[1]

On 11 December 2019 he made his Champions League debut with Juventus in the team's final group match, a 2–0 away win over Bayer Leverkusen. ^[2]

On 24 June 2020, it was announced that Muratore had been sold to Atalanta. ^[3]

On 26 June, he made his Serie A debut, appearing as a second–half substitute in Juventus's 4–0 home win over Lecce. ^[4]

Atalanta

On 29 June 2020, Muratore signed for Atalanta for a fee of 7 million euros. ^[5]

On 31 August 2021, he joined Tondela in Portugal on loan. ^[6] He left Atalanta by the end of his contract on 30 June 2023.

International career

On 13 October 2020 he made his debut with the Italy U21 playing as a starter in a qualifying match won 2–0 against Republic of Ireland in Pisa.

Personal life

In late 2021, Muratore was diagnosed with a benign brain tumor and underwent surgery to remove it; the illness forced him to stop his football career for two years. ^{[7] [8]}

Career statistics

As of match played 16 October 2021 ^[9]

Club	Season	League			National Cup [lower-alpha 1]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Juventus U23	2018–19	Serie C	34	2	2	0	–		–		36	2
	2019–20	Serie C	15	1	3	0	–		–		18	1
	Total		49	3	5	0	–		–		54	3
Juventus	2019–20	Serie A	4	0	0	0	1 [lower-alpha 2]	0	0	0	5	0
Atalanta	2020–21	Serie A	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Reggiana (loan)	2020–21	Serie B	25	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	2
Tondela	2021–22	Primeira Liga	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Career total			80	5	6	0	1	0	0	0	87	5

1. Includes Coppa Italia and Taça de Portugal
2. Includes UEFA Champions League

Honours

Club

Juventus U23 ^[9]

• Coppa Italia Serie C: 2019–20

Juventus ^[9]

• Serie A: 2019–20

References

1. "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 16 September 2018.
2. "CL: Dybala lights up Juve in Leverkusen". Football Italia. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
3. "Atalanta to sign Juve youngster". Football Italia. 24 June 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
4. Pierelli, Matteo (26 June 2020). ""Dygualdo" e De Ligt: la Juve fa poker al Lecce e vola a +7". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 26 June 2020.
5. "OFFICIAL | SIMONE MURATORE SOLD TO ATALANTA". Juventus. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
6. "MURATORE É AURIVERDE" (in Portuguese). Tondela. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
7. "La nuova vita di Muratore: "Il tumore mi ha cambiato, la Juventus una seconda famiglia"" (in Italian). Goal.com. 31 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
8. "Muratore si allena a Vinovo da svincolato: "Arrivo da due anni difficili, ora punto a tornare in campo al più presto"" (in Italian). TuttoJuve.com. 31 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
9. Simone Muratore at Soccerway

External links

• Simone Muratore at Soccerway