Simone Verdi

Simone Verdi
Personal information
Full name Simone Verdi
Date of birth 12 July 1992 (1992-07-12) (age 19)
Place of birth Broni, Italy
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Striker / Winger
Club information
Current club Torino
Number 92
Youth career
Audax Travacò
2003–2011 Milan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2009–2011 Milan 0 (0)
2011– Torino 10 (0)
National team‡
2010– Italy U-19 8 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 December 2011.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 January 2011

Simone Verdi (born 12 July 1992) is an Italian professional footballer, who plays as a striker for Serie B club Torino, in a co-ownership deal with Milan. He is nicknamed Verdinho, as his playing style resembles that of a Brazilian.[1]

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Club career

Milan

Verdi started playing football with amateur club Audax Travacò, before joining Milan at the age of 11.[2] He made his professional debut for the club, aged 17, in a Coppa Italia game against Novara, on 13 January 2010.[3] He then made his second appearance two weeks later, in the quarter-final against Udinese, which Milan lost 0–1.[4] While playing for the under-20 squad, the young striker scored his first goal at the San Siro in the return leg of the Primavera TIM Cup final, on 14 April 2010. Milan went on to win the match 2–0, as Verdi also made an assist, and secured the trophy 3–1 on aggregate.[5][6]

In May 2010, Milan CEO Adriano Galliani announced that Verdi, along with three other teammates, was expected to join the senior team permanently for the 2010–11 season.[7] Subsequently, Verdi signed his first professional contract with the club.[8] However, he continued playing mainly in the youth team.[9]

Torino

At the beginning of the 2011–12 season, Verdi transferred to Serie B club Torino in a co-ownership deal.[10][11] He made his official debut for the club in the first league game of the season, a 2-1 away win against Ascoli, on 27 August 2011.[12]

International career

Verdi won his first international cap on 22 September 2010, being called-up by Italy U-19 to play a game against Serbia U-19.[13]

Statistics

As of 27 August 2011.

Team Season Domestic
League		 Domestic
Cup		 European
Competition1		 Other
Tournaments2		 Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Milan 2009–10 0 0 2 0 0 0 – 2 0
2010–11 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
Torino 2011–12 1 0 0 0 – – 1 0
Career Total 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0

1European competitions include the UEFA Champions League.
2Other tournaments include none to date.

References

  1. ^ Maurizio Ferrari (3 August 2010). "Largo ai giovani" (in Italian). milannews.it. http://www.milannews.it/?action=read&idnotizia=31200. Retrieved 4 August 2010. 
  2. ^ "Esordienti Provinciali A 2003/2004" (in Italian). acmilan.com. Associazione Calcio Milan. Archived from the original on 6 June 2004. http://web.archive.org/web/20040606090441/www.acmilan.com/MostraInfo.asp?id_info=18945. Retrieved 16 August 2010. 
  3. ^ "First Pippo, then Mathieu". acmilan.com (Associazione Calcio Milan). 13 January 2010. http://www.acmilan.com/NewsDetail.aspx?idNews=114716. Retrieved 13 January 2010. 
  4. ^ "Bitter elimination". acmilan.com (Associazione Calcio Milan). 27 January 2010. http://www.acmilan.com/NewsDetail.aspx?idNews=115478. Retrieved 28 January 2010. 
  5. ^ This year the youth team are even better! (Web TV production). Associazione Calcio Milan. 19 April 2010. http://milantime.acmilan.com/en-young_world-this_year_the_youth_team_are_even_better_-c-24-0-11371-0. Retrieved 22 April 2010. 
  6. ^ "Il Milan del futuro vola con Verdi e Zigoni" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 15 April 2010. http://archiviostorico.gazzetta.it/2010/aprile/15/Milan_del_futuro_vola_con_ga_10_100415017.shtml. Retrieved 15 August 2010. 
  7. ^ "Berlusconi non molla, anche se Galliani capisce i tifosi: "Abituati a caviale e champagne"" (in Italian). goal.com. 18 May 2010. http://www.goal.com/it/news/2/serie-a/2010/05/18/1930935/berlusconi-non-molla-anche-se-galliani-capisce-i-tifosi-abituati-. Retrieved 29 May 2010. 
  8. ^ Pietro Mazzara (13 July 2010). "Milan, Fossati ha firmato e Verdi passa al contratto professionistico" (in Italian). milannews.it. http://www.milannews.it/?action=read&idnotizia=29751. Retrieved 4 August 2010. 
  9. ^ Pietro Mazzara (7 July 2010). "Per Verdi si profila una stagione tra Primavera e prima squadra" (in Italian). milannews.it. http://www.milannews.it/?action=read&idnotizia=29178. Retrieved 4 August 2010. 
  10. ^ "Official A.C. Milan press release". acmilan.com (Associazione Calcio Milan). 1 July 2011. http://www.acmilan.com/en/news/breaking_news_show/11831. Retrieved 29 August 2011. 
  11. ^ "Verdi al Toro, Comi al Milan" (in Italian). torinofc.it (Torino Football Club). 30 June 2011. http://www.torinofc.it/content/view/8294/61/. Retrieved 29 August 2011. 
  12. ^ "Ascoli–Torino 1–2" (in Italian). torinofc.it (Torino Football Club). 27 August 2011. http://www.torinofc.it/content/view/8586/61/. Retrieved 29 August 2011. 
  13. ^ "Simone Verdi" (in Italian). figc.it. Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio. http://www.figc.it/nazionali/DettaglioConvocato?codiceConvocato=3562&squadra=1. Retrieved 7 December 2010. 

External links

Torino F.C. – current squad