| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 April 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Turin, Italy | ||
| Playing position | Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Gubbio | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Torino | |||
| 2010–2011 | Internazionale | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2010 | Torino | 1 | (0) |
| 2010– | Internazionale | 0 | (0) |
| 2011– | → Gubbio (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007–2008 | Italy U-16 | 10 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Italy U-17 | 18 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Italy U-18 | 7 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Italy U-19 | 10 | (0) |
| 2011– | Italy U-20 | 1+ | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Simone Benedetti (born 3 April 1992) is an Italian footballer who plays for Serie B club Gubbio, on loan from Internazionale and Torino.
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Born in Turin, Piedmont, Benedetti started his career at hometown club Torino F.C. and made his professional debut in the last round of 2009–10 Serie B. His father, Silvano Benedetti, was a manager of Torino FC youth sector (Italian: Responsabile Tecnico Scuola Calcio).[1]
On 22 July 2010 he was sold to F.C. Internazionale Milano in co-ownership deal for undisclosed fee, co-currently Alen Stevanović joined the opposite direction also in co-ownership deal.[2] Due to the injury crisis, he also selected to 2010 FIFA Club World Cup[3] but did not play. With Inter's Primavera under-20 team, he won 2011 Torneo di Viareggio.[4]
On 13 July 2011 he left for Serie B newcomer Gubbio on loan.[5] He was one of the starting centre-back of the team, in either 3–5–2 or 4–4–2 formation.[6][7]
Benedetti started his youth international career in a born 1992/1993 training camp.,[8] he then received first call-up for 2007 under-16 international Val-de-Marne tournament. He played the first two match of 2009 U-17 Euro qualifying,[9][10] which Italy was the group runner-up. In the elite round he played all 3 games and Italy was the group winner. Despite named as the captain, he did not played the first match of the final round and only made a substitute appearance in the second match, for Vincenzo Camilleri. Benedetti returned to the starting XI and partnered with Alessio Campoli (due to the injury of Camilleri[11]) in the third group stage match and the semi-final, losing to Germany. Despite finished fourth, Azzurrini still qualified for 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup. In the World Junior Cup, Michele Camporese and Camilleri became the new starting centre-backs and Benedetti only played the third group stage match and the round of 16 as sub. He only started the last match, the quarter-finals due to the suspension of Federico Mannini (who succeed Camilleri as starter), losing to Switzerland, which also the Euro losing semi-finalists.
In 2011 U-19 Euro qualifying, Benedetti started twice (partnered with Camporese) and also played twice in the elite round as captain (partnered with Paolo Rozzio), only replaced by Camporese in the last match. Italy finished as the runner-up, failed to qualify to the next stage by losing to the Group winner Republic of Ireland.
In 2011–12 member he was selected as a member of U-20 team for the first match of 2011–12 Four Nations Tournament.[12][13] He also played in the fourth match.[14]