Simone Mazzocchi

Simone Mazzocchi (born 17 August 1998) is an Italian football player who plays as forward for Italian Serie B club Reggiana on loan from Südtirol.[1]

Simone Mazzocchi
Personal information
Full name Simone Mazzocchi
Date of birth (1998-08-17) 17 August 1998
Place of birth Milan, Italy
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Reggiana
Youth career
Atalanta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Atalanta 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Siracusa (loan) 24 (0)
2018–2019 → Südtirol (loan) 33 (4)
2019– Südtirol 24 (10)
2020– → Reggiana (loan) 8 (5)
National team‡
2014–2015 Italy U17 18 (2)
2015–2016 Italy U18 8 (2)
2016 Italy U19 3 (0)
2017 Italy U20 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 July 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 January 2017

Club career

Atalanta

Born in Milan, raised in a small neighborhood club (G. S. Villa), Mazzocchi was a youth exponent of Atalanta where he played 54 matches and scored 16 goal for their U-19 team.

Loan to Siracusa

On 24 July 2017, Mazzocchi was signed by Serie C side Siracusa on a season-long loan deal.[2] On 30 July he made his professional debut in a 3–1 home win over Renate in the first round of Coppa Italia, he played the entire match.[3] On 26 August, Mazzocchi made his Serie C debut as a starter in a 1–0 away defeat against Trapani, he was replaced by Paolo Grillo in the 79th minute.[4] Mazzocchi ended his season-long loan to Siracusa with 25 appearances, including 11 as a starter, and 1 assist, but he never played an entire match in Serie C.[5]

Loan to Südtirol

On 17 July 2018, Mazzocchi was loaned to Serie C club Südtirol on a season-long loan deal.[6] On 29 July he made his debut for Südtirol in a 2–1 home win over Albalonga in the first round of Coppa Italia, he was replaced by Gianluca Turchetta in the 58th minute.[7] On 17 September he made his Serie C debut for Südtirol as a substitute replacing Gianluca Turchetta in the 56th minute of a 1–0 home win over Teramo.[8] On 30 September he played his first match as a starter and he scored his first professional goal in the 42nd minute of a 3–2 away defeat against Virtus Verona.[9] On 2 February 2019, Mazzocchi scored twice in a 4–2 away win over AlbinoLeffe.[10] Mazzocchi ended his loan with 37 appearances and 4 goals.[5]

Südtirol

On 1 July 2019, after the loan, Mazzocchi joined to Serie C club Südtirol on an undisclosed fee and a 3-year contract, however Atalanta have a buy-back clause after the second season.[11] On 4 August he made his seasonal debut as a substitute replacing Niccolò Romero in the 84th minute and he scored his first goal of the season five minutes later in a 4–2 home win over Città di Fasano in the first round of Coppa Italia, and two weeks later, on 18 August, he played his first entire match for the club, a 3–1 away defeat against Udinese in the third round.[12][13] One week later, Mazzocchi made his league debut and he scored his first goal in the championship in the 33rd minute of a 2–1 away win over Vis Pesaro, he was replaced by Niccolò Romero in the 84th minute.[14]

Loan to Reggiana

On 11 September 2020 he joined newly promoted Serie B club Reggiana on loan.[15]

International career

Mazzocchi rappresented Italy at U-17, U-18, U-19 and U-20 level. On 27 August 2014, Mazzocchi made his U-17 debut in a 0–0 home draw against Portugal U-17, he played the entire match. On 31 August 2014 he scored his first goal at U-17 level as a substitute in the 78th minute of a 4–3 away defeat against England U-17. Mazzocchi played 5 matches in the 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification and he played 7 matches and scored 1 goal in the 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. On 12 August 2015, Mazzocchi made his U-18 debut as a substitute replacing Marco Tumminello in the 57th minute of a 0–0 home draw against Bulgaria U-18. On 16 September he scored twice in a 3–2 away defeat against Czech Republic U-18. On 14 December 2016 he made his U-19 debut as a substitute replacing Andrea Pinamonti in the 56th minute of a 0–0 home draw against Serbia U-19. On 5 September 2017, Mazzocchi made his U-20 debut as a substitute replacing Federico Bonazzoli in the 69th minute of a 6–1 win over Poland U-20.

Career statistics

Club
As of 16 July 2020
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
LeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Siracusa (loan) 2017–18 Serie C 24 0 1 0 — — 25 0
Südtirol (loan) 2018–19 Serie C 33 4 4 0 — — 37 4
Südtirol 2019–20 Serie C 24 10 3 1 — 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 28 11
Career total 811181—1 09012
  1. All appearance(s) in Serie C play-off.

References
  1. Simone Mazzocchi at Soccerway
  2. "ESCLUSIVA TMW - Siracusa, dall'Atalanta arriva il giovane Mazzocchi - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". Retrieved 2018-07-24.
  3. "Renate vs. Siracusa - 30 July 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
  4. "Trapani vs. Siracusa - 26 August 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
  5. "Italy - S. Mazzocchi - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
  6. "UFFICIALE: Sudtirol, arriva l'attaccante Mazzocchi - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". Retrieved 2018-07-24.
  7. "Südtirol vs. Albalonga - 29 July 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-07-30.
  8. "Südtirol vs. Teramo - 17 September 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
  9. "Virtus Verona vs. Südtirol - 30 September 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
  10. "AlbinoLeffe vs. Südtirol - 2 February 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2019-02-12.
  11. "UFFICIALE: SudTirol, dall'Atalanta arriva Mazzocchi a titolo definitivo - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". www.tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Retrieved 2019-07-23.
  12. "Südtirol vs. Città di Fasano - 4 August 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
  13. "Udinese vs. Südtirol - 18 August 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
  14. "Vis Pesaro vs. Südtirol - 25 August 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
  15. "SIMONE MAZZOCCHI APPRODA IN GRANATA" (Press release) (in Italian). Reggiana. 11 September 2020.
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