| Simone Franchini | |
| Birth Date: | 30 March 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Modena, Italy |
| Height: | 1.83 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Gubbio |
| Clubnumber: | 6 |
| Youthyears1: | 2014–2018 |
| Youthclubs1: | Sassuolo |
| Years1: | 2016–2019 |
| Clubs1: | Sassuolo |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs2: | → Ternana (loan) |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs3: | → Reggina (loan) |
| Caps3: | 31 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs4: | Cesena |
| Caps4: | 13 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2020 |
| Clubs5: | Piacenza |
| Caps5: | 3 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2020–2024 |
| Clubs6: | Padova |
| Caps6: | 35 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs7: | → Ravenna (loan) |
| Caps7: | 25 |
| Goals7: | 2 |
| Years8: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs8: | → Monterosi (loan) |
| Caps8: | 29 |
| Goals8: | 2 |
| Years9: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs9: | → Pescara (loan) |
| Caps9: | 16 |
| Goals9: | 2 |
| Years10: | 2024 |
| Clubs10: | Pescara |
| Caps10: | 0 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Years11: | 2024– |
| Clubs11: | Gubbio |
| Caps11: | 0 |
| Goals11: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 4 May 2024 |
Simone Franchini (born 30 March 1998) is an Italian football player who plays as a midfielder for club Gubbio.
He is the product of Sassuolo youth teams. He made his debut for Sassuolo's senior team on 3 November 2016 in a 2016–17 UEFA Europa League group stage game against Rapid Wien as an added-time substitute for Grégoire Defrel.[1] He made his first bench appearance in a league game in the 2016–17 Serie A match against Inter on 18 December 2016,[2] and appeared on the bench a handful more times in Serie A and Europa League, but did not see any more playing time for the rest of the season.
On 12 July 2017, he was sent on loan to Serie B club Ternana.[3] He remained on the bench for every Ternana's game, and was eventually recalled to Sassuolo in January 2018. He finished the 2017–18 season in their Under-19 team.
On 6 July 2018, he joined Serie C club Reggina on loan.[4] He made his Serie C debut for Reggina on 18 September 2018 in a game against Trapani as a 71st-minute substitute for Gaetano Navas.[5] He started in the next game against Bisceglie and scored his first goal on 15 October 2018 against Siracusa.
On 12 July 2019, he signed a 3-year contract with Cesena.[6]
On 16 January 2020 he moved to Piacenza.[7]
On 10 September 2020, he signed a 2-year contract with Padova and was immediately loaned to Ravenna for the 2020–21 season.[8]
On 8 August 2021, he was loaned Serie C club Monterosi.[9]
On 1 September 2023, Franchini moved to Pescara on loan with an obligation to buy.[10]
On 22 August 2024, Franchini moved to Gubbio on permanent basis.[11]