Simone Alinovi
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| Born | November 5, 1997 Parma, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 182 lb (83 kg; 13 st 0 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| No. 20 – Parma Panthers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Positions | Safety, wide receiver | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Simone Alinovi (born November 5, 1997) is an Italian gridiron football safety and wide receiver for the Parma Panthers of the Italian Football League. He has also represented Italy internationally in both American football and flag football, where he is a European champion in both sports and a World Championship silver medalist in the latter.
Early life and career
Alinovi became passionate about American football following a visit from the Parma Panthers to the middle school he attended and watching the anime Eyeshield 21. At the age of 14, he joined the youth sector of the Panthers, with whom he won the Under-19 Scudetto in 2013.
Professional career
In the 2014 season, Alinovi made his debut in the Italian Football League (IFL). In March 2014, he was the only European player to be called up by the Stars & Stripes team to play in the friendly match of the annual Global Bowl event. In 2016, he started playing with the Panthers again, after not having being part of them in the 2015 season. In the 2021 season, after his team defeated the Firenze Guelfi in the semifinals 55–20, where he scored two touchdowns, Alinovi was able to participate in the Italian Bowl for the first time. At Italian Bowl XL, he scored the winning touchdown, resulting in the Panthers defeating the defending champions the Milano Seamen 40–34, winning the Italian bowl for the first time.
After winning Italian Bown XL, Alinovi made his debut in the Italian flag football championship with the Hedgehogs Boschetto. He was unable to participate in the national finals but the team still finished in fourth place.
In the 2023 season, Alinovi won his second Italian Bowl after the Panthers defeated the Firenze Guelfi 29–13. The following season, he won his third Italian Bowl after the Panthers defeated the Guelfi once again 38–26.
National team career
American football
In 2019, Alinovi was called up to the Italy national team for the first time to play the first of the two qualifying matches for the 2021 European Championship, against Austria. On October 31, 2021, he became European champion with the national team after defeating Sweden in the final of the European Championship 41–14, in which he also scored two touchdowns.
Flag football
On November 24, 2021, Alinovi was called up to the Italy national team for the IFAF Men's Flag Football World Championship in Israel. On December 7, on the second day of the tournament, he scored a touchdown against Brazil in a 48–21 victory, then repeated the feat in the quarterfinal against Austria, allowing the team to advance to the semifinal. At the end of the tournament, Italy finished in fourth place after losing to Mexico in the semifinal and Panama in the bronze medal match.
In 2025, Alinovi was part of the Italian squad that won the IFAF Men's European Flag Football Championship. This led his team to qualify for the 2026 IFAF Men's Flag Football World Championship, where they qualified for the flag football tournament of the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles by virtue of being a finalist. They finished second and lost to the United States in the final.
References
- 1 2 Samuele Marotta (5 November 2021). "Quattro chiacchiere con Simone Alinovi". Tutto Football Mag. Archived from the original on 5 November 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- 1 2 Daniele Bonezzi (28 March 2014). "Panthers: il giovane Simone Alinovi convocato nel team Stars Stripes" (in Italian). SportParma. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ↑ "UNDER 19". 22 December 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- 1 2 "#20 Simone Alinovi". Archived from the original on 1 November 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ↑ "Global Bowl Spain Kicks Off On Saturday". 27 March 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ↑ "I Panthers strapazzano i Guelfi 55-20 e volano al Superbowl" (in Italian). Gazzetta di Parma. 4 July 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ↑ "Panthers Parma Campioni d'Italia!" (in Italian). 18 July 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ↑ MacKenzie, David (19 July 2021). "Italian Bowl: Parma Panthers capture Italian Bowl 40 in overtime win against Milano Seamen". American Football International.
- ↑ "Campionati Flag Senior in Dirittura di Arrivo" (in Italian). 14 September 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- ↑ "Arona 65ers Ancora sul Tetto d'Italia!" (in Italian). 28 September 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- ↑ "Underdog Parma Panthers upend Firenze Guelfi in Italian Bowl played in Toledo, Ohio". American Football International. 5 July 2023.
- ↑ "Parma Panthers Campioni D'Italia!" (in Italian). 2 July 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ↑ "Storia - Italian Bowl". FIDAF. Retrieved 31 October 2026.
- ↑ "Blue Team: I convocati per Italia vs Austria" (in Italian). 23 September 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ↑ "Prosegue il fantastico 2021 sportivo, l'Italia targata "Panthers" è campione d'Europa di football americano: 41 a 14 alla Svezia" (in Italian). Gazzetta di Parma. 31 October 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ↑ "Definito il Roster della Nazionale Maschile di Flag" (in Italian). 24 November 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- ↑ "ITALIA DA IMPAZZIRE!" (in Italian). 7 December 2021.
- 1 2 "Nazionale Maschile in Semifinale, la femminile cede ai Quarti" (in Italian). 7 December 2021.
- ↑ "L'Italia del Flag tra le Grandi del Mondo" (in Italian). 8 December 2021.
- ↑ "Flag football: test per gli azzurri nel percorso di avvicinamento agli Europei di Parigi" (in Italian). Italian Olympic Committee. 21 September 2025.
- ↑ Preston, Michael (2025-12-24). "Italy and Great Britain Win Gold at IFAF Euro Flag". International Federation of American Football. Retrieved 2026-02-01.
- ↑ Smirnova, Lena (16 September 2026). "IFAF Flag Football World Championships 2026: Italy "go to bed with a giant smile" after securing men's quota to LA28". Olympics.com. Retrieved 19 September 2026.
- ↑ "Mondiali, Italia superata dagli Stati Uniti in finale: medaglia d'argento per gli azzurri a Düsseldorf" [World Championships: Italy defeated by the United States in the final: the Italians won a silver medal in Düsseldorf] (in Italian). CONI. 16 August 2026. Retrieved 19 September 2026.
- ↑ Gentile, Fabio (16 August 2026). "Mondiali Flag Football: Italia storico argento, vincono gli USA 46-26" [Flag Football World Championships: Historic silver for Italy; USA win 46-26.]. Touchdown Magazine (in Italian). Retrieved 19 September 2026.
External links
- Simone Alinovi at the CONI honored athlete website (in Italian)
