{{Short description|Italian footballer (born 1993)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2018}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Simone Calvano | caption = | fullname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|11|7|df=y}} | birth_place = Milan, Italy | height = 1.83 m | position = Midfielder | currentclub = Crotone<br>(on loan from Monopoli) | clubnumber = 32 | youthyears1 = 2005–2010 | youthclubs1 = Atalanta | youthyears2 = 2010–2012 | youthclubs2 = AC Milan | years1 = 2012–2014 | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0 | clubs1 = Hellas Verona | years2 = 2013 | caps2 = 9 | goals2 = 0 | clubs2 = → San Marino (loan) | years3 = 2013–2014 | caps3 = 0 | goals3 = 0 | clubs3 = → Lanciano (loan) | years4 = 2014 | caps4 = 11 | goals4 = 2 | clubs4 = AlbinoLeffe | years5 = 2014–2020 | caps5 = 18 | goals5 = 0 | clubs5 = Hellas Verona | years6 = 2014–2015 | caps6 = 35 | goals6 = 2 | clubs6 = → Pistoiese (loan) | years7 = 2015 | caps7 = 12 | goals7 = 0 | clubs7 = → Teramo (loan) | years8 = 2016 | caps8 = 15 | goals8 = 0 | clubs8 = → Tuttocuoio (loan) | years9 = 2016–2017 | caps9 = 28 | goals9 = 0 | clubs9 = → Reggiana (loan) | years10 = 2019 | caps10 = 13 | goals10 = 0 | clubs10 = → Padova (loan) | years11 = 2019–2020 | caps11 = 18 | goals11 = 1 | clubs11 = → Juve Stabia (loan) | years12 = 2020–2022 | caps12 = 49 | goals12 = 2 | clubs12 = Triestina | years13 = 2022–2023 | caps13 = 31 | goals13 = 1 | clubs13 = Pro Vercelli | years14 = 2023–2024 | caps14 = 35 | goals14 = 1 | clubs14 = Taranto | years15 = 2024– | caps15 = 12 | goals15 = 2 | clubs15 = Monopoli | years16 = 2025– | caps16 = 16 | goals16 = 0 | clubs16 = → Crotone (loan) | totalcaps = | totalgoals = | nationalyears1 = 2008–2009 | nationalteam1 = Italy U16 | nationalcaps1 = 6 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2009–2010 | nationalteam2 = Italy U17 | nationalcaps2 = 3 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalyears3 = 2010–2011 | nationalteam3 = Italy U18 | nationalcaps3 = 2 | nationalgoals3 = 0 | nationalyears4 = 2011–2012 | nationalteam4 = Italy U19 | nationalcaps4 = 1 | nationalgoals4 = 0 | pcupdate = 1 May 2026 | ntupdate = }}
'''Simone Calvano''' (born 11 July 1993) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defensive and central midfielder for {{Italian football updater|Crotone}} club Crotone on loan from Monopoli.
== Club career == === Early career === Calvano joined AC Milan from Atalanta in January 2010.<ref>{{cite news |title=Milan: arriva il baby Calvano dall'Atalanta |url=http://www.milannews.it/?action=read&idnotizia=16995 |author=Federico Gambaro |work=milannews.it |date=30 January 2010 |accessdate=27 January 2012 |language=Italian}}</ref> He spent two seasons and a half in the club's under-20 team, being part of the squad who won the Coppa Italia Primavera in 2010, 25 years after the team's last success in the competition.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coppa Italia Primavera 2009/10 |url=http://www.acmilan.com/it/teams/youth_teams_palmares/coppa_italia_primavera_2009_10 |work=acmilan.com |publisher=Associazione Calcio Milan |access-date=9 July 2012 |language=Italian |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302182124/http://www.acmilan.com/it/teams/youth_teams_palmares/coppa_italia_primavera_2009_10 |archive-date=2 March 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
Calvano made his official debut for the first team on 26 January 2012, coming on as a substitute in a Coppa Italia quarter-finals game against Lazio, which Milan won 3–1.<ref>{{cite web |title=Milan–Lazio 3–1 |url=http://www.legaseriea.it/en/serie-a-tim/match-report/-/match-report/Milan-Lazio/36791 |work=legaseriea.it |publisher=Lega Nazionale Professionisti Serie A |date=26 January 2012 |accessdate=27 January 2012 |archive-date=4 September 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120904050745/http://www.legaseriea.it/en/serie-a-tim/match-report/-/match-report/Milan-Lazio/36791 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
=== Hellas Verona === At the beginning of the 2012–13 season, Calvano was signed by Serie B club Hellas Verona on a loan deal with an option for the co-ownership.<ref>{{cite news |title=Calciomercato, Simone Calvano all'Hellas Verona |url=http://hellasverona.it/news.php?id=19767 |work=hellasverona.it |publisher=Hellas Verona Football Club |date=6 July 2012 |accessdate=9 July 2012 |language=Italian}}</ref> During the January transfer window, Verona redeemed the player's co-ownership and sent him on loan to Prima Divisione club San Marino for the remainder of the season.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ufficiale: Calvano in prestito al San Marino |url=http://hellasverona.it/news.php?id=20664 |work=hellasverona.it |publisher=Hellas Verona Football Club |date=15 January 2013 |accessdate=16 January 2013 |language=Italian}}</ref>
On 12 January 2019, he joined Padova on loan.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Padova|url=http://www.padovacalcio.it/simone-calvano-padova/|title=Simone Calvano è un giocatore del Calcio Padova|trans-title=Simone Calvano is a player of Padova|date=12 January 2019|language=Italian}}</ref>
On 26 August 2019, he joined Juve Stabia on loan with an option to buy.<ref>{{cite press release|publisher=Juve Stabia|url=http://ssjuvestabia.it/blog/calvano-un-nostro-calciatore/|title=Calvano è un nostro calciatore!|date=26 August 2019|language=Italian}}</ref>
===Serie C=== On 5 October 2020 he signed a two-year contract with Serie C club Triestina.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Triestina|url=https://ustriestinacalcio1918.it/calciomercato-ufficiale-simone-calvano-e-un-nuovo-giocatore-dellunione/|title=Calciomercato, ufficiale: Simone Calvano è un nuovo giocatore dell'Unione|date=5 October 2020|language=it|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005220312/http://ustriestinacalcio1918.it/calciomercato-ufficiale-simone-calvano-e-un-nuovo-giocatore-dellunione/|archive-date=5 October 2020}}</ref>
On 11 August 2022, Calvano moved to Pro Vercelli on a two-year deal.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Pro Vercelli|url=https://www.fcprovercelli.it/news/notizie-2022-2023/578-benvenuto-simone-calvano|title=BENVENUTO SIMONE CALVANO!|date=11 August 2022|access-date=26 September 2022|language=it|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811164456/https://www.fcprovercelli.it/news/notizie-2022-2023/578-benvenuto-simone-calvano|archive-date=11 August 2022}}</ref>
On 27 July 2023, Calvano signed a two-year contract with Taranto.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Taranto|url=https://www.tarantofootballclub.it/2023/07/27/calvano-e-ufficialmente-rossoblu/|title=CALVANO È UFFICIALMENTE ROSSOBLÙ|trans-title=CALVANO IS OFFICIALLY ROSSOBLÙ|date=27 July 2023|access-date=21 August 2023|language=it}}</ref>
On 5 August 2024, Calvano moved to Monopoli on a two-year contract, with an optional third year.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Monopoli|url=http://www.monopolicalcio.it/1966/simone-calvano-2026/|title=Simone Calvano è un nuovo calciatore del Monopoli|trans-title=Simone Calvano is a new Monopoli footballer|date=5 August 2024|access-date=8 August 2024|language=it}}</ref>
== International career == Calvano has made up a total of 12 caps with Italy U-16, Italy U-17, Italy U-18 and Italy U-19 since October 2008.<ref>{{cite web |title=Simone Calvano |url=http://www.figc.it/nazionali/DettaglioConvocato?codiceConvocato=3379&squadra=1 |work=figc.it |publisher=Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio |accessdate=27 January 2012 |language=Italian}}</ref>
== Career statistics == === Club === {{updated|match played 28 August 2021}}<ref>{{Soccerway|simone-calvano/172118}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |AC Milan |2011–12 |Serie A |0||0||1||0|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||1||0 |- |Verona |2012–13 |Serie B |0||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||0||0 |- |San Marino (loan) |2012–13 |Lega Pro |9||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||9||0 |- |Lanciano (loan) |2013–14 |Serie B |0||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||0||0 |- |AlbinoLeffe |2013–14 |Lega Pro |11||2||0||0|| colspan="2" |—||1{{efn|Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs|name=pro}}||0||12||2 |- |rowspan="3"|Hellas Verona |2017–18 |Serie A |15||0||1||0|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||16||0 |- |2018–19 |Serie B |3||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||3||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !18!!0!!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!19!!0 |- |Pistoiese (loan) |2014–15 |Lega Pro |35||2||0||0||2||0|| colspan="2" |—||37||2 |- |Teramo (loan) |2015–16 |Lega Pro |12||0||1||0||1||0|| colspan="2" |—||14||0 |- |Tuttocuoio (loan) |2015–16 |Serie C |15||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||15||0 |- |Reggiana (loan) |2016–17 |Lega Pro |28||0||1||0|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||29||0 |- |Padova (loan) |2018–19 |Serie B |13||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||13||0 |- |Juve Stabia (loan) |2019–20 |Serie B |18||1||0||0|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||18||1 |- |rowspan="3"|Triestina |2020–21 |Serie C |33||2||0||0|| colspan="2" |—||1{{efn|name=pro}}||0||34||2 |- |2021–22 |Serie C |1||0||0||0||1||0|| colspan="2" |—||2||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !34!!2!!0!!0!!1!!0!!1!!0!!36!!2 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !193!!7!!4!!0!!4!!0!!2!!0!!203!!7 |}
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== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == * [http://aic.football.it/scheda/26038/calvano-simone.htm Profile] at aic.football.it {{in lang|it}} * [http://www.figc.it/nazionali/DettaglioConvocato?codiceConvocato=3379&squadra=1 International caps] at figc.it {{in lang|it}} * {{Soccerway|simone-calvano/172118}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Calvano, Simone}} Category:Living people Category:1993 births Category:Footballers from Milan Category:Italian men's footballers Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Serie A players Category:Serie B players Category:Serie C players Category:Atalanta BC players Category:AC Milan players Category:Hellas Verona FC players Category:San Marino Calcio players Category:UC AlbinoLeffe players Category:FC Pistoiese SSD players Category:SSD Città di Teramo players Category:AC Tuttocuoio 1957 San Miniato players Category:AC Reggiana 1919 players Category:Calcio Padova players Category:SS Juve Stabia players Category:US Triestina Calcio 1918 players Category:FC Pro Vercelli 1892 players Category:Taranto FC 1927 players Category:SS Monopoli 1966 players Category:FC Crotone players Category:Italy men's youth international footballers Category:21st-century Italian sportsmen