Simone Romagnoli

Simone Romagnoli
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-02-09) 9 February 1990 (age 36)
Place of birth Cremona, Italy
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Empoli
Number 6
Youth career
1997–2007 Cremonese
2007–2010 AC Milan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 AC Milan 0 (0)
2010–2011 → Foggia (loan) 23 (3)
2011–2013 Pescara 35 (0)
2013 → Spezia (loan) 14 (0)
2013–2018 Carpi 127 (5)
2017–2018 → Empoli (loan) 20 (0)
2018–2022 Empoli 81 (3)
2018 → Bologna (loan) 8 (0)
2018–2019 → Brescia (loan) 35 (2)
2022–2023 Parma 6 (0)
2023 Lecce 7 (0)
2023–2025 Frosinone 33 (1)
2024–2025 → Sampdoria (loan) 11 (0)
2025–2026 Sampdoria 0 (0)
2026– Empoli 4 (0)
International career
2012–2013 Italy U21 6 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 August 2026

Simone Romagnoli (born 9 February 1990) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie B club Empoli.

Club career

Early career

Born in Cremona, Romagnoli joined Milan from Cremonese in January 2007, shortly before turning 17. Throughout his time in the club's youth system, he has been a member of the under-17 squad who won the Campionato Nazionale Allievi in 2007, as well as the captain of the under-20 side who won the Coppa Italia Primavera in 2010, 25 years after their last success.

During the 2009–10 season, Romagnoli also started being selected for the first-team. In particular, he was named on the bench for a league match against Palermo, though he did not come on.

Foggia

In order to gain some first team experience, Romagnoli was loaned out to Prima Divisione club Foggia for the 2010–11 season. He made his official debut for the club in the first game of the Coppa Italia Lega Pro group stage against L'Aquila — which Foggia won 2–1 – on 14 August 2010. The next week, in the first league game of the season, he also scored his maiden goal with a header from a corner.

Pescara

On 8 July 2011, after the end of the loan to the Foggia, he moved from Milan to the Serie B team Pescara on a co-ownership deal.

Parma

On 24 June 2022, Romagnoli signed with Parma.

Lecce

On 31 January 2023, Romagnoli joined Lecce in Serie A.

Sampdoria

On 21 July 2024, Romagnoli moved to Sampdoria on loan with an obligation to buy in July 2025.

Return to Empoli

On 28 January 2026, he returned to Empoli.

International career

He made his debut with the Italy U-21 team on 4 June 2012, in a match against Republic of Ireland.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 24 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Foggia (loan) 2010–11 Lega Pro 1 23300——233
Pescara 2011–12 Serie B 28010——290
2012–13 Serie A 7010——80
Total 35020——370
Spezia (loan) 2012–13 Serie B 140———140
Carpi 2013–14 Serie B 32210——332
2014–15 32310——333
2015–16 Serie A 30030——330
2016–17 Serie B 33020—50400
Total 127570—501395
Empoli (loan) 2017–18 Serie B 20010——210
Bologna (loan) 2017–18 Serie A 80———80
Brescia (loan) 2018–19 Serie B 35200——352
Empoli 2019–20 Serie B 31010—10330
2020–21 31100——311
2021–22 Serie A 19230——222
Total 81340—10863
Parma 2022–23 Serie B 6010——70
Lecce 2022–23 Serie A 70———70
Frosinone 2023–24 Serie A 33110——341
Sampdoria (loan) 2024–25 Serie B 11020——130
Career total 40014180—6042414
  1. ↑ Includes Coppa Italia
  2. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Serie B play-off

Honours

Pescara

Carpi

Brescia

Empoli

References

  1. ↑ "Simone Romagnoli #18 - Brescia Calcio".
  2. ↑ "Calciomercato". lega-calcio.it (in Italian). Lega Nazionale Professionisti. Archived from the original on 16 February 2007. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
  3. ↑ "Il Milan segna 4 gol in 19 minuti: Genoa ko Paloschi firma il trionfo con una tripletta". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 10 June 2007. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
  4. ↑ "Il Milan del futuro vola con Verdi e Zigoni". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 15 April 2010. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
  5. 1 2 Antonio Vitiello (8 April 2010). "Romagnoli: "Pronti per il rush finale. La prima squadra? Un sogno"". milannews.it (in Italian). Retrieved 15 August 2010.
  6. ↑ "Mezz'ora di gioco per Inzaghi". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 24 April 2010. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
  7. ↑ "Ufficiale: E´ Romagnoli il primo acquisto del Foggia". usfoggia.it (in Italian). Unione Sportiva Foggia. 21 July 2010. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
  8. ↑ "Coppa Italia – Rossoneri corsari a L´Aquila". usfoggia.it (in Italian). Unione Sportiva Foggia. 14 August 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2010.
  9. ↑ "Romagnoli, Varga e Sau: è Foggia spettacolo". usfoggia.it (in Italian). Unione Sportiva Foggia. 22 August 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
  10. ↑ "UFFICIALE: Milan, Simone Romagnoli al Pescara in comproprietà". tuttomercatoweb.it (in Italian). 8 July 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  11. ↑ "SIMONE ROMAGNOLI JOINS THE CROCIATI". Parma. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  12. ↑ "ROMAGNOLI IN GIALLOROSSO" (in Italian). U.S. Lecce. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  13. ↑ "Romagnoli è blucerchiato: temporaneo con obbligo" [Romagnoli is a Blucerchiato: temporary with obligation] (in Italian). Sampdoria. 21 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  14. ↑ "Simone Romagnoli è di nuovo un calciatore azzurro" [Simone Romagnoli is once again an Empoli footballer] (in Italian). Empoli FC. 28 January 2026. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
  15. ↑ Simone Romagnoli at Soccerway