Simone Vitale | |
Birth Date: | 1 March 1986 |
Birth Place: | Balsorano, Italy |
Height: | 1.82 m |
Position: | Left-back |
Youthclubs1: | Pescara |
Years1: | 2004–2011 |
Caps1: | 87 |
Goals1: | 5 |
Clubs1: | Pescara |
Years2: | 2005–2007 |
Caps2: | 57 |
Goals2: | 2 |
Clubs2: | → Pro Vasto (loan) |
Years3: | 2011–2013 |
Caps3: | 29 |
Goals3: | 1 |
Clubs3: | Frosinone |
Years4: | 2013–2014 |
Caps4: | 6 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Clubs4: | Nocerina |
Years5: | 2014–2015 |
Clubs5: | Renato Curi Angolana |
Years6: | 2015–2016 |
Caps6: | 18 |
Goals6: | 1 |
Clubs6: | Chieti |
Years7: | 2016–2018 |
Clubs7: | Spoltore |
Years8: | 2018–2019 |
Caps8: | 2 |
Goals8: | 0 |
Clubs8: | Teramo |
Years9: | 2019–2020 |
Clubs9: | Sambuceto |
Simone Vitale (born 1 March 1986) is a retired Italian footballer who played as a left-back.
Born in Balsorano, Abruzzo, Vitale started his career at Abruzzo team Pescara. Vitale was an unused member in 2003 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship. Vitale made his Serie B debut on 11 September 2004, against Piacenza. On 31 August 2005 he left for Pro Vasto in temporary deal.[1] In summer 2006 the temporary deal was renewed.[2] The club also signed several players from Pescara such as Vincenzo Aridità on 25 August[3] and Alessandro Rapino on 30 August 2006.[4] Pescara was relegated in 2007. Vitale spent 3 seasons with the club in Serie C1 (later renamed to Lega Pro Prima Divisione), winning the promotion back to Serie B as the play-off winner of 2009–10 Lega Pro Prima Divisione. Vitale played once in 2010–11 Serie B.
On 25 July 2011 Vitale left for Frosinone in co-ownership deal for €100,000 in 3-year contract and Mario Artistico in definitive deal for €130,000 in 2-year deal, as part of Antonio Bocchetti's deal, for €170,000.[5] [6] The deals made Frosinone paid Pescara €60,000 cash only. In June 2012 Frosinone acquired Vitale outright for free.[5] [7]
On 2 September 2013 he was signed by Nocerina.[8]
On 31 January 2019 he was released from his contract with Teramo by mutual consent.[9]