Simone Mazzocchi (born 17 August 1998) is an Italian football player who plays as forward for Serie B club Cosenza, on loan from Atalanta.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 August 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Milan, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Cosenza (on loan from Atalanta) | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Atalanta | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Atalanta | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Siracusa (loan) | 24 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Südtirol (loan) | 33 | (4) |
| 2019–2021 | Südtirol | 24 | (10) |
| 2020–2021 | → Reggiana (loan) | 29 | (7) |
| 2021– | Atalanta | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Ternana (loan) | 23 | (4) |
| 2022–2023 | → Südtirol (loan) | 33 | (3) |
| 2023– | → Cosenza (loan) | 35 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | Italy U17 | 18 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | Italy U18 | 8 | (2) |
| 2016 | Italy U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2017 | Italy U20 | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 January 2017 | |||
Club career
editAtalanta
editBorn in Milan, raised in a small neighborhood club (G. S. Villa), Mazzocchi was a youth exponent of Atalanta where he played 54 matches and scored 16 goal for their U-19 team.
Loan to Siracusa
editOn 24 July 2017, Mazzocchi was signed by Serie C side Siracusa on a season-long loan deal.[2] One weeks later, on 30 July, he made his professional debut in a 3–1 home win over Renate in the first round of Coppa Italia, he played the entire match.[3] One month kater, on 26 August, Mazzocchi made his Serie C debut as a starter in a 1–0 away defeat against Trapani, he was replaced by Paolo Grillo in the 79th minute.[4] Mazzocchi ended his season-long loan to Siracusa with 25 appearances, including 11 of them as a starter, and 1 assist, but he never played any entire match in the championship.[5]
Loan to Südtirol
editOn 17 July 2018, Mazzocchi was loaned to Serie C club Südtirol on a season-long loan deal.[6] On 29 July he made his debut for Südtirol in a 2–1 home win over Albalonga in the first round of Coppa Italia, he was replaced by Gianluca Turchetta in the 58th minute.[7] On 17 September he made his Serie C debut for Südtirol as a substitute replacing Gianluca Turchetta in the 56th minute of a 1–0 home win over Teramo.[8] On 30 September he played his first match as a starter and he scored his first professional goal in the 42nd minute of a 3–2 away defeat against Virtus Verona.[9] On 2 February 2019, Mazzocchi scored twice in a 4–2 away win over AlbinoLeffe.[10] Mazzocchi ended his loan with 37 appearances and 4 goals.[5]
Südtirol
editOn 1 July 2019, after the loan, Mazzocchi joined to Serie C club Südtirol on an undisclosed fee and a 3-year contract, however Atalanta had a buy-back clause after the second season.[11] On 4 August he made his seasonal debut as a substitute replacing Niccolò Romero in the 84th minute and he scored his first goal of the season five minutes later in a 4–2 home win over Città di Fasano in the first round of Coppa Italia, and two weeks later, on 18 August, he played his first entire match for the club, a 3–1 away defeat against Udinese in the third round.[12][13] One week later, Mazzocchi made his league debut and he scored his first goal in the championship in the 33rd minute of a 2–1 away win over Vis Pesaro, he was replaced by Niccolò Romero in the 84th minute.[14]
Loan to Reggiana
editOn 11 September 2020, Mazzocchi joined newly promoted Serie B club Reggiana on a season-long loan.[15] Two weeks later, on 27 September, Mazzzocchi made his debut for the club as a starter and he scored his first goal for Reggiana in the 7th minute of a 2–2 home draw against Pisa, he was replaced by Nicolò Cambiaghi after 78 minues.[16] One week later, on 3 October, he scored his second consecutive goal in the 43rd minute of a 2–0 away win over Virtus Entella.[17] He became a regular starter early in the season. Two more weeks later, on 17 October, he played his first entire match for Reggiana, a 1–0 home defeat against ChievoVerona.[18] Mazzocchi ended his season-long loan to Reggiana with 29 appearances, 7 goals and 1 assist.[5]
Atalanta
editOn 14 July 2021, Atalanta exercised their buy-back option.
Loan to Ternana
editOn the same day, the club loaned him to newly promoted Serie B club Ternana for the 2020–21 season on a season-long loan deal.[19]
Loan return to Südtirol
editOn 7 July 2022, Mazzocchi returned on a new loan to Südtirol.[20]
Loan to Cosenza
editOn 22 July 2023, Mazzochi was loaned to Cosenza, with an option to buy.[21]
International career
editMazzocchi rappresented Italy at U-17, U-18, U-19 and U-20 level. On 27 August 2014, Mazzocchi made his U-17 debut in a 0–0 home draw against Portugal U-17, he played the entire match. On 31 August 2014 he scored his first goal at U-17 level as a substitute in the 78th minute of a 4–3 away defeat against England U-17. Mazzocchi played 5 matches in the 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification and he played 7 matches and scored 1 goal in the 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. On 12 August 2015, Mazzocchi made his U-18 debut as a substitute replacing Marco Tumminello in the 57th minute of a 0–0 home draw against Bulgaria U-18. On 16 September he scored twice in a 3–2 away defeat against Czech Republic U-18. On 14 December 2016 he made his U-19 debut as a substitute replacing Andrea Pinamonti in the 56th minute of a 0–0 home draw against Serbia U-19. On 5 September 2017, Mazzocchi made his U-20 debut as a substitute replacing Federico Bonazzoli in the 69th minute of a 6–1 win over Poland U-20.
Career statistics
edit- As of match played on 7 October 2023[1]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Siracusa (loan) | 2017–18 | Serie C | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Südtirol (loan) | 2018–19 | Serie C | 33 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 38 | 4 |
| Südtirol | 2019–20 | Serie C | 24 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1[b] | 0 | 28 | 11 |
| Reggina (loan) | 2020–21 | Serie B | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 7 | |
| Ternana (loan) | 2021–22 | Serie B | 23 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 25 | 4 | |
| Südtirol (loan) | 2022–23 | Serie B | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 36 | 3 |
| Cosenza (loan) | 2023–24 | Serie B | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 9 | 4 | |
| Career totals | 174 | 31 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 190 | 32 | ||
- ^ a b Appearance in the Coppa Italia Serie C
- ^ Appearance in the 2019–20 Serie C Promotion play-offs
- ^ Appearances in the 2022–23 Serie B Promotion play-offs
References
edit- ^ a b Simone Mazzocchi at Soccerway
- ^ "ESCLUSIVA TMW - Siracusa, dall'Atalanta arriva il giovane Mazzocchi - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ^ "Renate vs. Siracusa - 30 July 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- ^ "Trapani vs. Siracusa - 26 August 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Italy - S. Mazzocchi - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- ^ "UFFICIALE: Sudtirol, arriva l'attaccante Mazzocchi - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ^ "Südtirol vs. Albalonga - 29 July 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ "Südtirol vs. Teramo - 17 September 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
- ^ "Virtus Verona vs. Südtirol - 30 September 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- ^ "AlbinoLeffe vs. Südtirol - 2 February 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ^ "UFFICIALE: SudTirol, dall'Atalanta arriva Mazzocchi a titolo definitivo - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". www.tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- ^ "Südtirol vs. Città di Fasano - 4 August 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- ^ "Udinese vs. Südtirol - 18 August 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- ^ "Vis Pesaro vs. Südtirol - 25 August 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- ^ "SIMONE MAZZOCCHI APPRODA IN GRANATA" (Press release) (in Italian). Reggiana. 11 September 2020.
- ^ "Reggiana vs. Pisa - 27 September 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ "Virtus Entella vs. Reggiana - 3 October 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ "Reggiana vs. Chievo - 17 October 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ "Dall'Atalanta arriva l'attaccante Simone Mazzocchi" (in Italian). Ternana. 14 July 2021.
- ^ "L'FC Südtirol riabbraccia Simone Mazzocchi" (in Italian). Südtirol. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ "Simone Mazzocchi nell'attacco del Cosenza!" [Simone Mazzocchi in the Cosenza attack!] (in Italian). Cosenza. 22 July 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.