Simone Valli (born 3 March 1995) is an Italian footballer Currently playing as a Midfielder for Marines F.C. in Thai League 3. The club is in Sattaip (Chonburi Province). Though he played football in several countries Been also a Capitain in Second League in Cambodia. He also can Speaks multiple leanguage.
 Valli with Banteay Meanchey F.C. in 2022, Cambodia | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Simone Valli | ||
| Date of birth | 3 March 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Seriate, Bergamo, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2014 | Virtus Bergamo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014 | Olhanense | 0 | (0) |
| 2014-2015 | Cardiff F.C. U21 | 6 | (0) |
| 2015 | Jumilla | 13 | (3) |
| 2016-2017 | Soimii Panchota | 4 | (0) |
| 2018 | Samut Songkhram FC | 19 | (5) |
| 2018 | Surin Sugar KMC | 12 | (3) |
| 2019 | Squadron FC | 15 | (6) |
| 2020 | San Marcos FC | 13 | (3) |
| 2020-2021 | Regional Sports FC | 9 | (0) |
| 2022-2023 | Banteay Meanchey | 12 | (8) |
| 2023/2024 | ACDC | 16 | (7) |
| 2024/2025 | Marines football Club | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 January 2023 | |||
Football (Soccer) career
editEarly career
editBorn in Seriate, Bergamo, Simone Valli began his youth career with Virtus Bergamo.[1] In 2013, at the age of eighteen, he moved to Portugal and was signed by S.C. Olhanense.[1] After one year, he joined Cardiff[1] U21 team. Then he moved to Spain,[1] signing up to FC Jumilla, in Segunda División B. In 2016, Valli joined Romanian[1] Liga II side Soimii Panchota.[2]
Thailand
editIn 2018 Valli moved to Thailand and became the first Italian footballer to play in a local football club.[3] He was firstly signed by Samut Songkhram FC[3] and after six months Valli joined Surin Sugar KMC FC.[3] In Surin, a town in east Thailand, near the Cambodian border, while in Surin, Valli founded the Italian Soccer Academy to teach local children about European football.[4]
Hong Kong, Venezuela and Nicaragua
editIn summer 2019, Valli spent three months in Hong Kong[1] with Squadron FC and North District FC. Then he moved to Venezuela,[1] joining FC Yaracuy. However, due to some bureaucratic problems related to foreign athletes, he was forced to leave the team and in January 2020 he moved to Nicaragua. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Valli played until April and, at the end of the season, he was elected Best player for the 2019/2020 season and Best foreigner in the Clausura Tournament.[5]
United Arab Emirates
editAfter terminating his contract in Nicaragua and as soon as the conditions to fly were favorable, Valli moved to the United Arab Emirates where he was signed by the second division team Regional Sports FC,[6] of Abu Dhabi. Even though he sustained an injury to his foot (fractured toe), Valli decided to continue training with the team. Valli played in three games with Regional Sports FC before the tournament was paused for two weeks due to COVID-19 outbreaks. After the two weeks break Valli decided to terminate his contract with Regional Sports FC.
Cambodia
editOn July 1, 2022, Valli signed with the Cambodian League 2 club Banteay Meanchey FC,[7] and subsequently moved to Cambodia.
Personal life
editSimone Valli travels the world playing soccer. He can speak Spanish, English, French, Italian, Portuguese and Thai[8]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g "Valli, il giramondo che in Nicaragua può allenarsi soltanto all'alba". La Gazzetta dello Sport - Tutto il rosa della vita (in Italian). Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ "Serie B rumena: Soimi Pancota, firma un difensore italiano". Calciomercato.com | Tutte le news sul calcio in tempo reale (in Italian). Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ a b c Amato, Raffaele (20 August 2018). "Alla conquista della Thailandia: la storia di Simone Valli". Calciomercato (in Italian). Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ "Qui Nicaragua: Dove il calcio non si è arreso al coronavirus". Eco di Bergamo (Newspaper(Berliner)) (in Italian). SESAAB. 6 March 2020. p. 56.
- ^ Manara, Fabio (4 May 2020). "Il racconto di Simone Valli dal Nicaragua: "Si gioca, ma ci si allena all'alba"". Calcio Atalanta (in Italian). Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ "Risultati in tempo reale e formazioni delle partite!". www.tuttocampo.it (in Italian). Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ^ "Esclusiva TC - Simone Valli- riparte dalla Cambogia. La storia". www.tuttocampo.it (in Italian). Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ "ESCLUSIVA TMW - Valli: "Nicaragua nazione sicura. A Bergamo c'è rabbia" - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". www.tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Retrieved 28 May 2020.