Simone Branca
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 March 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Busto Arsizio, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cjarlins Muzane | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2012 | Novara | ||
| 2022 | Cittadella | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012 | Novara | 0 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Südtirol (loan) | 29 | (1) |
| 2013–2015 | Südtirol | 50 | (4) |
| 2015–2018 | Alessandria | 76 | (4) |
| 2018 | Vejle | 14 | (0) |
| 2018–2025 | Cittadella | 212 | (6) |
| 2025–2026 | Milan Futuro (res.) | 44 | (5) |
| 2026– | Cjarlins Muzane | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 September 2026 | |||
Simone Branca (born 25 March 1992) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie D Group C club Cjarlins Muzane. Besides Italy, he has played in Denmark.[1]
Club career
[edit]He is the product of Novara youth teams. He made a couple of bench appearances for Novara's senior squad in 2011–12 Serie A, but did not see any field time.[2]
Before the 2012–13 season he joined Serie C club Südtirol on loan. He made his Serie C debut for Südtirol on 2 September 2012 in a game against AlbinoLeffe as a starter.[3] Before the next season, he dissolved his Novara contract by mutual consent and rejoined Südtirol on a permanent basis.[4]
On 30 June 2015 Branca signed a three-year contract with another Serie C club Alessandria.[5]
On 26 January 2018, he moved to Denmark, signing with Vejle in the second-tier Danish 1st Division. He reunited with the Italian manager Adolfo Sormani, who previously coached Branca at Südtirol. He became the first Italian to play for Vejle.[6] He contributed to Vejle getting promotion back to Danish Superliga.
On 6 July 2018, he returned to Italy, signing with Serie B club Cittadella.[7]
On 3 February 2025, Branca joined Serie C club Milan Futuro, which serves as the newly created reserve team of Serie A club AC Milan.[8]
On 10 July 2026, he signed with Serie D club Cjarlins Muzane, ahead of the 2026–27 season.[9][10]
Career statistics
[edit]| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Novara | 2011–12 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Südtirol | 2012–13 | Lega Pro 1 A | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 1 | |||
| 2013–14 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 4[b] | 0 | 29 | 2 | |||
| 2014–15 | Lega Pro | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 29 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 79 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 87 | 5 | ||
| Alessandria | 2015–16 | Lega Pro | 33 | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 42 | 3 | |
| 2016–17 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 6[d] | 0 | 35 | 1 | |||
| 2017–18 | Serie C | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 76 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 95 | 4 | ||
| Vejle | 2017–18 | Danish 1st Division | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| Total | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |||||
| Cittadella | 2018–19 | Serie B | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 4[e] | 0 | 39 | 1 | |
| 2019–20 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[f] | 0 | 35 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[g] | 0 | 37 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[h] | 0 | 33 | 2 | |||
| 2022–23 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 34 | 2 | |||
| 2024–25 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |||
| Total | 212 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 235 | 6 | ||
| Milan Futuro | 2024–25 | Serie C | 13 | 0 | — | 2[i] | 0 | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26 | Serie D | 31 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 34 | 5 | ||
| Total | 44 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 49 | 5 | |||
| Career totals | 425 | 20 | 31 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | 473 | 20 | |||
- Notes
- ↑ Includes Coppa Italia Lega Pro, Coppa Italia Serie C, Coppa Italia, Coppa Italia Serie D
- ↑ Appearances in the 2014 Lega Pro Prima promotion play-offs
- ↑ Appearance in the 2016 Lega Pro promotion play-offs
- ↑ Appearances in the 2017 Lega Pro promotion play-offs
- ↑ Appearances in the 2019 Serie B promotion play-offs
- ↑ Appearances in the 2020 Serie B promotion play-offs
- ↑ Appearances in the 2021 Serie B promotion play-offs
- ↑ Appearances in the 20222 Serie B promotion play-offs
- ↑ Appearances in Serie C play-out
References
[edit]- ↑ Interview with Simone Branca goal.com
- ↑ "Novara-Atalanta Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 19 February 2012.
- ↑ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 2 September 2012.
- ↑ "PERFEKT! SIMONE BRANCA GEHÖRT DEM FC SÜDTIROL" (in Italian). Südtirol. 11 July 2013.
- ↑ "NUOVO ACQUISTO IN CASA ALESSANDRIA" (in Italian). Alessandria. 30 June 2015.
- ↑ "VB sikrer sig italiensk midtbanespiller" (in Danish). Vejle. 26 January 2018.
- ↑ "Simone Branca è granata!" (in Italian). Cittadella. 6 July 2018.
- ↑ "Finisce un'era a Cittadella: capitan Branca ufficiale al Milan Futuro". padovaoggi.it. 3 February 2025.
- ↑ "Benvenuto al Cjarlins Muzane, @simobranca23 ! 💙🧡". instagram.com. officialcjarlinsmuzane. 10 July 2026.
- ↑ "Branca saluta Milan Futuro: «Dopo 16 mesi finisce un capitolo che mi porterò nel cuore, grazie a tutti»". milanpress.it (in Italian). 2 July 2026.
- ↑ Simone Branca at Soccerway
- ↑ "Simone Branca » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
External links
[edit]- Simone Branca at Soccerway
- Simone Branca at WorldFootball.net
- Simone Branca at Kicker (in German)
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