Simone Russini (born 20 March 1996) is an Italian footballer who plays for Serie C Group A club Padova.

Simeone Russini
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-03-20) 20 March 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Naples, Italy
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Padova
Number 10
Youth career
Amici di Mugnano
2011–2013 Ternana
2013–2015 Juventus
2013–2015Ternana (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Juventus 0 (0)
2015Paganese (loan) 10 (1)
2015–2016 Ternana 0 (0)
2015–2016Lumezzane (loan) 23 (3)
2016–2018 Alessandria 22 (1)
2016–2017Lumezzane (loan) 29 (0)
2018–2019 Siracusa 18 (0)
2019–2021 Cesena 51 (7)
2021–2022 Catania 30 (7)
2022– Padova 51 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 December 2024

Club career

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Born in Naples, Campania, Russini started his career at Amici di Mugnano youth academy.[2]

Ternana

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Russini joined Umbrian side Ternana in 2011, along with Antonio Palumbo. Russini was the top-scorer for their under-17 team in 2012–13 season,[3] despite few goals behind the league topscorer. The team finished as the fifth of Group C, failing to qualify to the playoffs.[4]

Juventus

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On 10 July 2013 half of the registration rights of Russini was signed by Serie A giant Juventus for €650,000, as part of Alberto Masi's deal to Ternana, for €2 million.[5] Russini signed a three-year contract.[5] He was immediately loaned back to Ternana,[6] which was extended in 2014–15 season.[7] Russini left Juventus on 25 June 2015 without any appearance.

Ternana (loan)

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Despite a player for their under-19 team, Russini also received no.27 shirt from the first team of Ternana Calcio.[8] Russini was a player for the first team in 2013 pre-season friendly.[9] In June 2014 the co-ownerships of Masi and Russini were renewed.[7] Russini also returned to Ternana for 2014–15 Serie B season.[7]

Paganese (loan)

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On 2 February 2015 Russini joined Lega Pro club Paganese on a temporary deal.[10]

Ternana return

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In June 2015 Juventus sold Russini back to Ternana for €150,000 (reduced €500,000).[11] Ternana also acquired Masi outright for €1.5 million (also discounted €500,000) on 2 February, using the transfer fee from selling Alberto Brignoli to Juventus for €1.75 million on the same day.

On 31 August 2015 Russini was signed by the third-tier side Lumezzane on a temporary deal.[12][13]

Alessandria

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On 31 August 2016 Russini was signed by Alessandria on a 3-year contract. He was immediately farmed to fellow Lega Pro club Lumezzane.[14] Russini returned to Alessandria and was assigned number 20 shirt on 1 September 2017.[15]

Siracusa

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On 1 November 2018, he signed with Siracusa.[16]

Cesena

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On 7 July 2019, he joined Cesena on a two-year contract.[17]

Catania

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On 21 July 2021, he signed with Catania on a two-year contract.[18]

On 9 April 2022, he was released together with all of his Catania teammates following the club's exclusion from Italian football due to its inability to overcome a number of financial issues.[19]

Padova

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On 5 July 2022, Russini joined Padova on a two-year contract.[20]

Personal life

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On 29 January 2021 he tested positive for COVID-19.[21]

References

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  1. ^ Lumezzane profile[permanent dead link] (in Italian)
  2. ^ "Comunicato Ufficiale (C.U.) N°35 (2008–09)". Settore Giovanile Scolastico (SGS) Comitato Regionale Campania (in Italian). Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC). 26 February 2009. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Storie dal Sud: Simone Russini, dalla bocciatura del Napoli alla Ternana" (in Italian). la Giovane Italia. 30 September 2014. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  4. ^ "Allievi A e B: terminata la regular season, finaliste e griglia dei play off" (in Italian). FIGC. 29 April 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Relazione finanziaria annuale al 30 giugno 2014" (PDF) (in Italian). Juventus F.C. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  6. ^ "Calcio Mercato" (in Italian). Lega Serie B. Archived from the original on 29 January 2014.
  7. ^ a b c "russini rimane alla ternana, rinnovata la compartecipazione con la juventus f.c." (in Italian). Ternana Calcio. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  8. ^ "stagione 2013/14: assegnati i numeri di maglia" (in Italian). Ternana Calcio. 2 August 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  9. ^ "Ternana - St Georgen 3 a 0: risultato finale" (in Italian). Ternana Calcio. 24 July 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  10. ^ "SIMONE RUSSINI IN PRESTITO DALLA JUVENTUS" (in Italian). Pagani: Paganese Calcio 1926. 2 February 2015. Archived from the original on 2 February 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  11. ^ "Relazione finanziaria annuale al 30 giugno 2015" (PDF (1.24MB)) (in Italian). Juventus F.C. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  12. ^ "SIMONE RUSSINI CEDUTO AL LUMEZZANE IN PRESTITO" (Press release) (in Italian). Ternana Calcio. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  13. ^ "NUOVI CALCIATORI PER L'AC LUMEZZANE" (Press release) (in Italian). A.C. Lumezzane. 31 August 2015. Archived from the original on 4 November 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  14. ^ "Russini è un giocatore dei Grigi" (Press release) (in Italian). U.S. Alessandria Calcio 1912. 31 August 2016. Archived from the original on 1 September 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  15. ^ "I numeri di maglia per la stagione sportiva 2017/18" (Press release) (in Italian). U.S. Alessandria Calcio 1912. 1 September 2017. Archived from the original on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  16. ^ "Benvenuti Bruno e Russini!" (Press release) (in Italian). Siracusa. 1 November 2018. Archived from the original on 9 February 2019.
  17. ^ "HA FIRMATO SIMONE RUSSINI" (Press release) (in Italian). Cesena. 7 July 2019.
  18. ^ "UFFICIALE: Russini è un giocatore del Catania" (Press release) (in Italian). Calcio Catania. 21 July 2021.
  19. ^ "Delibera del Presidente federale: revocata l'affiliazione al Calcio Catania" (in Italian). FIGC.it. 9 April 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  20. ^ "Simone Russini è un giocatore del Calcio Padova" (in Italian). Padova. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  21. ^ "DALLA VIRTUS ENTELLA ARRIVA FRANCESCO ARDIZZONE" (Press release) (in Italian). Cesena. 29 January 2021.
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