| Simone Minelli | |
| Birth Date: | 8 January 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Carpi, Italy |
| Height: | 1.66 m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Athletic Carpi |
| Youthyears1: | –2014 |
| Youthclubs1: | Fiorentina |
| Years1: | 2015–2019 |
| Clubs1: | Fiorentina |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs2: | → AlbinoLeffe (loan) |
| Caps2: | 26 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs3: | → Trapani (loan) |
| Caps3: | 17 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs4: | Teramo |
| Caps4: | 9 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2021– |
| Clubs5: | Athletic Carpi |
| Caps5: | 1 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2012 |
| Nationalteam1: | Italy U15 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 3 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2012–2013 |
| Nationalteam2: | Italy U16 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2013–2014 |
| Nationalteam3: | Italy U17 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 11 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 3 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2014–2015 |
| Nationalteam4: | Italy U18 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 3 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2015–2016 |
| Nationalteam5: | Italy U19 |
| Nationalcaps5: | 13 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 21 November 2021 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 29 January 2018 |
Simone Minelli (born 8 January 1997) is an Italian footballer who plays as a forward for Serie D club Athletic Carpi.
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.[1]
On 30 August 2016, Minelli was signed by Serie C side Albinoleffe on a season-long loan deal.[2] 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.[3] [4] 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.[5]
On 20 July 2017, Minelli was loaned to Serie C club Trapani on a season-long loan deal.[2] 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.[6] [7] 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.[8] Minelli ended his season-long loan to Trapani with 17 appearances, including only 1 as a starter, and scoring 1 goal.
On 1 August 2019, Minelli joined Serie C club Teramo on a free-transfer and he signed a 3-year contract.[9] 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.[10] 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.[11]
On 15 September 2021, he joined Athletic Carpi in Serie D.[12]
| Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| AlbinoLeffe (loan) | 2016–17 | Serie C | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | |||
| Trapani (loan) | 2017–18 | Serie C | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 1 | |||
| Fiorentina | 2018–19 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Teramo | 2019–20 | Serie C | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 52 | 1 | |||||
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