Simone Mazzocchi

Simone Mazzocchi
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-08-17) 17 August 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Milan, Italy
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Cosenza
(on loan from Atalanta)
Number 30
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)
2019–2021 Südtirol 24 (10)
2020–2021 → Reggiana (loan) 29 (7)
2021– Atalanta 0 (0)
2021–2022 → Ternana (loan) 23 (4)
2022–2023 → Südtirol (loan) 33 (3)
2023– → Cosenza (loan) 35 (4)
International career‡
2014–2015 Italy U17 18 (2)
2015–2016 Italy U18 8 (2)
2016 Italy U19 3 (0)
2017 Italy U20 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 January 2017

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

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] One weeks later, 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] One month kater, 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 of them as a starter, and 1 assist, but he never played any entire match in the championship.[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 had 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, Mazzocchi joined newly promoted Serie B club Reggiana on a season-long loan.[15] Two weeks later, on 27 September, Mazzzocchi made his debut for the club as a starter and he scored his first goal for Reggiana in the 7th minute of a 2–2 home draw against Pisa, he was replaced by Nicolò Cambiaghi after 78 minues.[16] One week later, on 3 October, he scored his second consecutive goal in the 43rd minute of a 2–0 away win over Virtus Entella.[17] He became a regular starter early in the season. Two more weeks later, on 17 October, he played his first entire match for Reggiana, a 1–0 home defeat against ChievoVerona.[18] Mazzocchi ended his season-long loan to Reggiana with 29 appearances, 7 goals and 1 assist.[5]

Atalanta

On 14 July 2021, Atalanta exercised their buy-back option.

Loan to Ternana

On the same day, the club loaned him to newly promoted Serie B club Ternana for the 2020–21 season on a season-long loan deal.[19]

Loan return to Südtirol

On 7 July 2022, Mazzocchi returned on a new loan to Südtirol.[20]

Loan to Cosenza

On 22 July 2023, Mazzochi was loaned to Cosenza, with an option to buy.[21]

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

As of match played on 7 October 2023[1]
Club statistics
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Siracusa (loan) 2017–18 Serie C 24 0 1 0 1[a] 0 26 0
Südtirol (loan) 2018–19 Serie C 33 4 4 0 1[a] 0 38 4
Südtirol 2019–20 Serie C 24 10 3 1 1[b] 0 28 11
Reggina (loan) 2020–21 Serie B 29 7 0 0 — 29 7
Ternana (loan) 2021–22 Serie B 23 4 2 0 — 25 4
Südtirol (loan) 2022–23 Serie B 33 3 1 0 2[c] 0 36 3
Cosenza (loan) 2023–24 Serie B 8 3 1 1 — 9 4
Career totals 174 31 11 1 5 0 190 32
  1. ^ a b Appearance in the Coppa Italia Serie C
  2. ^ Appearance in the 2019–20 Serie C Promotion play-offs
  3. ^ Appearances in the 2022–23 Serie B Promotion play-offs

References

  1. ^ a b Simone Mazzocchi at Soccerway
  2. ^ "ESCLUSIVA TMW - Siracusa, dall'Atalanta arriva il giovane Mazzocchi - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Renate vs. Siracusa - 30 July 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Trapani vs. Siracusa - 26 August 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  5. ^ a b c "Italy - S. Mazzocchi - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  6. ^ "UFFICIALE: Sudtirol, arriva l'attaccante Mazzocchi - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  7. ^ "Südtirol vs. Albalonga - 29 July 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  8. ^ "Südtirol vs. Teramo - 17 September 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  9. ^ "Virtus Verona vs. Südtirol - 30 September 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  10. ^ "AlbinoLeffe vs. Südtirol - 2 February 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  11. ^ "UFFICIALE: SudTirol, dall'Atalanta arriva Mazzocchi a titolo definitivo - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". www.tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  12. ^ "Südtirol vs. Città di Fasano - 4 August 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  13. ^ "Udinese vs. Südtirol - 18 August 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  14. ^ "Vis Pesaro vs. Südtirol - 25 August 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  15. ^ "SIMONE MAZZOCCHI APPRODA IN GRANATA" (Press release) (in Italian). Reggiana. 11 September 2020.
  16. ^ "Reggiana vs. Pisa - 27 September 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  17. ^ "Virtus Entella vs. Reggiana - 3 October 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  18. ^ "Reggiana vs. Chievo - 17 October 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  19. ^ "Dall'Atalanta arriva l'attaccante Simone Mazzocchi" (in Italian). Ternana. 14 July 2021.
  20. ^ "L'FC Südtirol riabbraccia Simone Mazzocchi" (in Italian). Südtirol. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  21. ^ "Simone Mazzocchi nell'attacco del Cosenza!" [Simone Mazzocchi in the Cosenza attack!] (in Italian). Cosenza. 22 July 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.