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Simone Minelli (born 8 January 1997) is an Italian footballer who plays as a forward for Teramo.
Club career
Fiorentina
Minelli is a youth exponent from ACF Fiorentina. He made his senior debut on 11 December 2014 against FC Dinamo Minsk in a UEFA Europa League game. He replaced Juan Cuadrado after 24 minutes, and also provided an assist to Marko Marin's goal in a 1–2 home defeat.
Loan to AlbinoLeffe
On 30 August 2016, Minelli was signed by Serie C side Albinoleffe on a season-long loan deal. Four days later, on 3 September, he made his league debut for AlbinoLeffe as a substitute replacing Ferdinando Mastroianni in the 86th minute of a 1–1 away draw against Calcio Padova and ten more days later, on 13 September, Minelli played his first entire match for the club, a 2–2 away draw against Forlì. Minelli ended his season-long loan to AlbinoLeffe with 26 appearances, playing only 7 as a starter and including only 2 entire matches and playing 19 times as a substitute and remaining an unused substitute for 6 other matches.
Loan to Trapani
On 20 July 2017, Minelli was loaned to Serie C club Trapani on a season-long loan deal. Five weeks later, on 26 August, he made his Serie C debut for the club as a substitute replacing Manuel Marras in the 74th minute of a 1–0 home win over Siracusa and five more weeks later, on 30 September, he scored his first professional goal, as a substitute, in the 63rd minute of a 2–1 home win over Casertana. On 21 January 2018, Minelli was sent-off, as a substitute, a red card in the 93rd minute of a 1–0 away defeat against Sicula Leonzio. Minelli ended his season-long loan to Trapani with 17 appearances, including only 1 as a starter, and scoring 1 goal.
Teramo
On 1 August 2019, Minelli joined to Serie C club Teramo on a free-transfer and he signed a 3-year contract. On 24 November he made his debut for the club as a substitute replacing Simone Magnaghi after 80 minutes of a 1–1 away draw against Bari.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 26 December 2019
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| AlbinoLeffe (loan) | 2016–17 | Serie C | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | ||
| Trapani (loan) | 2017–18 | Serie C | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 1 | ||
| Fiorentina | 2018–19 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Teramo | 2019–20 | Serie C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 46 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 46 | 1 | ||||
Honours
International
Italy U19
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship runner-up: 2016