Simone Giordano (born 21 December 2001) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a left-back or a left midfielder for Serie B club Sampdoria.
Giordano was born in Genoa and he is a supporter of Sampdoria.
Giordano was in all of the Sampdoria youth teams from 2009 to 2021. In 2013 Tottenham Hotspur tried to buy him.[1]
With Sampdoria U19 he reached the historic first place in the Primavera 1 championship in the 2020–21 season, providing 2 goals and 11 assists.[2]
On 2020, he signed his first professional deal with the club, bonding until 2024. In 2022, he renews the contract until 2026.[3]
In June 2021 he was sent on loan to Piacenza Calcio[4] making his debut on 22 August 2021 against A.C. Reggiana 1919.
He scores his first goal with Piacenza Calcio on 17 March against third-placed Renate.[5] He plays the championship as a protagonist, reaching the play-off goal for qualifying for Serie B.[6]
He ended the season with 35 appearances, 1 goal and 7 assists.[7]
On 4 July 2022, his loan to Ascoli in Serie B was made official.[8]
The first match of the season in the Italian Cup against Venice on 7 August 2022 makes his debut with Ascoli.[9]
He made his Serie B debut against Ternana by winning 2–1 on 14 August 2022. Initially started as a replacement for Falasco, named best full-back in Serie B of 2022, in the second season of the championship he takes the starting position given the great performances offered.[10][11][12] At the end of the championship, Giordano achieved the best points average among all Ascoli defenders (1.39 per game with him on the pitch).[13]
On 7 January 2025, Giordano moved on loan to Mantova, with an option to buy.[14]
Giordano can play the roles of left-back or left midfielder and is an intelligent, precise player with good vision.[15] He is the youngest Sampdoria player to make his debut in the Primavera 1 championship (15 years and 8 months).
Natural left, with good use of the weak foot. He has very good technical and ballistic skills. It represents a decent factor on set pieces and, in addition, a good ability to kick and cross both standing and running. Smooth running with the ball.[16]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Piacenza (loan) | 2021–22 | Serie C | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| Ascoli (loan) | 2022–23 | Serie B | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | |
| Sampdoria | 2023–24 | Serie B | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 31 | 2 |
| 2024–25 | Serie B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 33 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 84 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 92 | 3 | ||
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