Simone Giordano (born 21 December 2001) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a left-back, left wing-back or left midfielder for Serie B club Sampdoria.
Personal life
Giordano was born in Genoa and he is a supporter of Sampdoria.
Career
Sampdoria
Giordano is in all of the Sampdoria youth teams from 2009 to 2021. In 2013 Tottenham tried to buy him. With Sampdoria U19 he reached the historic first place in the Primavera 1 championship in the season 2020/2021, providing 2 goals and 11 assists. On 2020, he signed his first professional deal with the club, bonding until 2024. In 2022, he renews the contract until 2026.
Piacenza
In June 2021 he was sent on loan to Piacenza Calcio making his debut on 22 August 2021 against A.C. Reggiana 1919. He scores his first goal with Piacenza Calcio on March 17 against third-placed Renate. He plays the championship as a protagonist, reaching the play-off goal for qualifying for Serie B. He ends the season with 35 appearances, 1 goal and 7 assists.
Ascoli
On 4 July 2022, his loan to Ascoli in Serie B was made official. The first match of the season in the Italian Cup against Venice on 7 August 2022 makes his debut with Ascoli. He made his Serie B debut against Ternana by winning 2-1 on August 14, 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. 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).
Style of play
Giordano can play the roles of left-back or left midfielder and is an intelligent, precise player with good vision. 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.