Simone Bastoni (born 5 November 1996) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Serie B club Cesena.
On 20 July 2015, Bastoni was signed by Serie C side Robur Siena. On 6 September he made his Serie C debut for Siena and he scored his first professional goal in the 48th minute of a 1–1 home draw against Carrarese, he played the entire match.[2] On 15 November, Bastoni scored his second goal for Siena in 76th minute of a 2–1 away win over Pisa.[3] On 4 December he scored his third goal for Siena in the 84th minute of a 3–1 home win against L'Aquila.[4] Bastoni ended his loan to Robur Siena with 19 appearances, 3 goals and 1 assist.[5]
On 31 August 2016, Bastoni was loaned to Serie C side Carrarese on a season-long loan deal. On 4 September, Bastoni made his debut for Carrarese as a substitute replacing Marco Cristini in the 60th minute of a 3–1 home defeat against Arezzo.[6] On 11 September he played his first entire match for Carrarese, a 1–0 away defeat against Livorno.[7] On 13 November he scored his first goal for Carrarese, as a substitute, in the 80th minute of a 3–1 home win over Como.[8] On 7 December he scored his second goal in the 8th minute of a 2–2 away draw against Pontedera.[9] On 19 February, Bastoni scored his third goal in the 50th minute of a 3–1 away defeat against Tuttocuoio.[10] Bastoni ended his season-long loan to Carrarese with 32 appearances, 4 goals and 3 assists.[5]
On 1 July 2017, Bastoni was signed by Serie C side Trapani with a season-long loan deal. On 9 September he made his debut for Trapani as a substitute replacing Antonio Palumbo in the 55th minute of a 0–0 home draw against Sicula Leonzio.[11] On 23 October he scored his first goal for Trapani in the 29th minute of a 3–3 home draw against Catanzaro.[12] On 11 November, Bastoni played his first full match for Trapani, a 3–3 away draw against Matera.[13] Bastoni ended his season-long to Trapani with 27 appearances, 1 goal and 2 assists.[5]
On 31 January 2019, Bastoni joined Novara on loan.[14] Three days later, on 3 February he made his debut for Novara in a 0–0 home draw against Piacenza, he played the entire match.[15] Bastoni ended his six-month loan with 16 appearances, including 14 as a starter.[5]
On 1 September 2023, Bastoni moved to Empoli on loan with an option to buy.[16]
On 26 July 2024, Bastoni signed a two-year contract with Cesena.[17]
Bastoni represented Italy at Under-18 and Under-19 level, he collected a total of 5 caps and 1 goal. On 19 March 2014, Bastoni made his U-18 debut in an international friendly against Hungary U-18, he was replaced by Antonio Romano in the 67th minute of a 2–0 home win. On 16 April 2014, he made his debut at U-19 level as a substitute replacing Davide Calabria in the 62nd minute of a 4–2 away win against Switzerland U-19. On 5 September 2014, Bastoni scored his first goal at U-19 level in the 89th minute of a 5–0 away win against Slovakia U-19 in an international friendly.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Siena (loan) | 2015–16 | Serie C | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 3 | ||
| Carrarese (loan) | 2016–17 | Serie C | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 32 | 4 | |
| Trapani (loan) | 2017–18 | Serie C | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
| Spezia | 2018–19 | Serie B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Novara (loan) | 2018–19 | Serie C | 13 | 0 | — | — | 3[b] | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Spezia | 2019–20 | Serie B | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Serie A | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22 | Serie A | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 3 | |||
| 2022–23 | Serie A | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 2 | |||
| 2023–24 | Serie B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 81 | 6 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 87 | 6 | ||||
| Empoli | 2023–24 | Serie A | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 177 | 15 | 6 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | 190 | 15 | |||
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