Simone Lo Faso

Simone Lo Faso
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-02-18) 18 February 1998 (age 28)
Place of birth Palermo, Italy
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Acireale
Number 10
Youth career
2006–2007 Vis Palermo
2007–2016 Palermo
2012–2014 → Siena (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Palermo 12 (0)
2017–2018 → Fiorentina (loan) 2 (0)
2019–2021 Lecce 1 (0)
2020 → Cesena (loan) 3 (0)
2021 Pistoiese 5 (0)
2021–2022 Folgore Caratese 32 (4)
2022–2023 Livorno 25 (3)
2024 Siracusa 11 (0)
2024–2025 Akragas 20 (2)
2025– Acireale 3 (1)
International career
2014–2015 Italy U17 10 (2)
2015–2016 Italy U18 7 (2)
2016–2017 Italy U19 5 (1)
2017 Italy U20 2 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 January 2026

Simone Lo Faso (born 18 February 1998) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie D club Acireale.

Career

A technical second striker, Lo Faso joined the Palermo youth system at the age of 9. He made first team debut on 12 August 2016 during a Coppa Italia game against Bari. On 6 November 2016, he made Serie A debut in a match against AC Milan. He played a total of ten league games during the 2016–17 season.

In August 2017, he left Palermo to join Fiorentina on loan, with the right for the Viola to buy the player permanently by the end of the season. However, he only managed to make two short first-team appearances as a substitute throughout the whole 2017–18 Serie A campaign, and was mainly featured as part of the Under-19 team. In April 2018, he suffered a broken fibula, effectively ending the season and leading Fiorentina to renounce its transfer rights. He therefore rejoined Palermo for the club's 2018–19 Serie B season.

On 25 July 2019, he signed for Serie A club Lecce. He made a single appearance for Lecce in Coppa Italia. On 31 January 2020, he moved on loan to Cesena in Serie C, making only three appearances.

In January 2021, after spending the first half of the season back at Lecce, he left the club by mutual consent. On 25 February he joined Serie C side Pistoiese. After finding himself without a contract following his short stint at Pistoiese, on 14 September 2021 Lo Faso signed a deal with Serie D team Folgore Caratese.

After one season with Folgore Caratese, on 7 September 2022 Lo Faso signed for Serie D fallen giants Livorno. For the 2023–24 season, Lo Faso returned to Sicily, signing for Siracusa on 13 January 2024. He left the club by the end of the season, initially to join a seven-a-side football Kings League Italy. On 24 July 2024, Lo Faso signed for Akragas.

References

  1. ↑ "Lo Faso e' della Fiorentina". 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "UFFICIALE: Lecce, presi Gallo e Lo Faso: l'anno scorso erano al Palermo". Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  3. ↑ "TORNA MUNARI, DAL LECCE ARRIVA LO FASO" (Press release) (in Italian). Cesena. 31 January 2020.
  4. ↑ "RISOLUZIONE CON LO FASO" (Press release). US Lecce. 30 January 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  5. ↑ "È arancione il fantasista Lo Faso" (in Italian). Pistoiese. 25 February 2021.
  6. ↑ "Folgore Caratese, clamoroso acquisto: ha firmato Simone Lo Faso, ex Fiorentina e Palermo" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. 14 September 2021.
  7. ↑ "Calciomercato Livorno: preso Simone Lo Faso, debuttò in serie A con il Palermo" (in Italian). LivornoToday. 7 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  8. ↑ "Calcio, Simone Lo Faso è un nuovo giocatore del Siracusa" (in Italian). Siracusa News. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  9. ↑ "Ex Palermo, Simone Lo Faso approda in GOA7 League" (in Italian). Calcio Rosanero. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  10. ↑ "Lo Faso abbraccia l'Akragas, è ufficiale" (in Italian). SerieD24.com. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.