Simone Franchini (born 30 March 1998) is an Italian football player who plays as a midfielder for Serie C Group B club Guidonia.
He is the product of Sassuolo youth teams. He made his debut for Sassuolo's senior team on 3 November 2016 in a 2016–17 UEFA Europa League group stage game against Rapid Wien as an added-time substitute for Grégoire Defrel.[1] He made his first bench appearance in a league game in the 2016–17 Serie A match against Inter on 18 December 2016,[2] and appeared on the bench a handful more times in Serie A and Europa League, but did not see any more playing time for the rest of the season.
On 12 July 2017, he was sent on loan to Serie B club Ternana.[3] He remained on the bench for every Ternana's game, and was eventually recalled to Sassuolo in January 2018. He finished the 2017–18 season in their Under-19 team.
On 6 July 2018, he joined Serie C club Reggina on loan.[4] He made his Serie C debut for Reggina on 18 September 2018 in a game against Trapani as a 71st-minute substitute for Gaetano Navas.[5] He started in the next game against Bisceglie and scored his first goal on 15 October 2018 against Siracusa.
On 12 July 2019, he signed a 3-year contract with Cesena.[6]
On 16 January 2020 he moved to Piacenza.[7]
On 10 September 2020, he signed a 2-year contract with Padova and was immediately loaned to Ravenna for the 2020–21 season.[8]
On 8 August 2021, he was loaned Serie C club Monterosi.[9]
On 1 September 2023, Franchini moved to Pescara on loan with an obligation to buy.[10]
On 22 August 2024, Franchini moved to Gubbio on permanent basis.[11]
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