Simone Verdi
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Simone Verdi | ||
| Date of birth | 12 July 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Broni, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward, Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Bologna | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Audax Travacò | |||
| 2003–2011 | Milan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | Milan | 0 | (0) |
| 2011–2015 | Torino | 16 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Juve Stabia (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | → Empoli (loan) | 66 | (6) |
| 2015–2016 | Milan | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Eibar (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2016 | → Carpi (loan) | 8 | (3) |
| 2016– | Bologna | 21 | (5) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010–2011 | Italy U19 | 8 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | Italy U21 | 3 | (1) |
| 2017– | Italy | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 March 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 March 2017 (UTC) |
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Simone Verdi (born 12 July 1992) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward or midfielder for Bologna.
Verdi started playing football with amateur club Audax Travacò, before joining Milan at the age of 11.
He made his professional debut for the club, aged 17, in a Coppa Italia game against Novara, on 13 January 2010. He then made his second appearance two weeks later, in the quarter-final against Udinese, which Milan lost 0–1. While playing for the under-20 squad, the young striker scored his first goal at the San Siro in the return leg of the Primavera Cup final, on 14 April 2010. Milan went on to win the match 2–0, as Verdi also made an assist, and secured the trophy 3–1 on aggregate. Here, he was nicknamed Verdinho, as his playing style resembled that of a Brazilian.
In May 2010, Milan CEO Adriano Galliani announced that Verdi, along with three other teammates, was expected to join the senior team permanently for the 2010–11 season. Subsequently, Verdi signed his first professional contract with the club. However, he continued playing mainly in the youth team.
At the beginning of the 2011–12 season, Verdi transferred to Serie B club Torino in a co-ownership deal for €2.5 million (exchanged with Gianmario Comi and €150,000 cash). He made his official debut for the club in the first league game of the season, a 2–1 away win against Ascoli on 27 August 2011. He played 12 games in Serie B in the 2011–12 season with Torino, which finished in 2nd place and gained promotion to Serie A.
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