Simone Branca

Simone Branca (born 25 March 1992) is an Italian football player. He plays for Cittadella.

Simone Branca

Personal information
Date of birth	25 March 1992
Place of birth	Busto Arsizio, Italy
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Cittadella
Number	23
Youth career
0000–2012	Novara
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012	Novara	0	(0)
2012–2013	→ Südtirol (loan)	29	(1)
2013–2015	Südtirol	50	(4)
2015–2018	Alessandria	76	(4)
2018	Vejle	14	(0)
2018–	Cittadella	34	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

He is the product of Novara youth teams. He made a couple of bench appearances for Novara's senior squad in 2011–12 Serie A, but did not see any field time.[1]

Before the 2012–13 season he joined Serie C club Südtirol on loan. He made his Serie C debut for Südtirol on 2 September 2012 in a game against AlbinoLeffe as a starter.[2] Before the next season, he dissolved his Novara contract by mutual consent and rejoined Südtirol on a permanent basis.[3]

On 30 June 2015 Branca signed a three-year contract with another Serie C club Alessandria.[4]

On 26 January 2018, he moved to Denmark, signing with Vejle in the second-tier Danish 1st Division. He reunited with the Italian manager Adolfo Sormani, who previously coached Branca at Südtirol. He became the first Italian to play for Vejle.[5] He contributed to Vejle getting promotion back to Danish Superliga.

On 6 July 2018, he returned to Italy, signing with Serie B club Cittadella.[6]

Career statistics

As of match played 25 May 2019[7][8]

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Südtirol	2012–13	Lega Pro 1 A	29	1	0	0	—				29	1
	2013–14		23	2	2	0	—		4[lower-alpha 1]	0	29	2
	2014–15	Lega Pro	27	2	2	0	—				29	2
	Total		79	5	4	0	0	0	4	0	87	5
Alessandria	2015–16	Lega Pro	33	3	8	0	—		1[lower-alpha 2]	0	42	3
	2016–17		27	1	2	0	—		6[lower-alpha 3]	0	35	1
	2017–18	Serie C	16	0	2	0	—				18	0
	Total		76	4	12	0	0	0	7	0	95	4
Vejle	2017–18	Danish 1st Division	14	0	0	0	—				14	0
Cittadella	2018–19	Serie B	34	1	2	0	—		3[lower-alpha 4]	0	39	1
Career totals			203	10	18	0	0	0	14	0	235	10

1. Appearances in the 2014 Lega Pro Prima promotion play-offs
2. Appearance in the 2016 Lega Pro promotion play-offs
3. Appearances in the 2017 Lega Pro promotion play-offs
4. Appearances in the 2019 Serie B promotion play-offs

References

1. "Novara-Atalanta Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 19 February 2012.
2. "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 2 September 2012.
3. "PERFEKT! SIMONE BRANCA GEHÖRT DEM FC SÜDTIROL" (in Italian). Südtirol. 11 July 2013.
4. "NUOVO ACQUISTO IN CASA ALESSANDRIA" (in Italian). Alessandria. 30 June 2015.
5. "VB sikrer sig italiensk midtbanespiller" (in Danish). Vejle. 26 January 2018.
6. "Simone Branca è granata!" (in Italian). Cittadella. 6 July 2018.
7. Simone Branca at Soccerway
8. "Simone Branca » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 31 May 2019.

External links

• Simone Branca at Soccerway