Simone Minelli (born 8 January 1997) is an Italian footballer who plays as a forward for Serie D club Athletic Carpi.
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 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. In his first season at Teramo he made only 9 appearances, all of them as a substitute. He did not make any appearances in the 2020–21 season as he was injured for the most of it. On 3 August 2021, his contract with Teramo was terminated by mutual consent.
Athletic Carpi On 15 September 2021, he joined Athletic Carpi in Serie D.
International career Minelli is a former youth international for Italy, having represented Italy U19 in the 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.
Career statistics
Club
+ClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotalLeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAlbinoLeffe (loan)2016–17Serie C26000——260Trapani (loan)2017–18Serie C17100——171Fiorentina2018–19Serie A0000——00Teramo2019–20Serie C9000——90Career total52100——521
Honours
International Italy U19 UEFA European Under-19 Championship runner-up: 2016
References