{{short description|Italian footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Simone Edera |image = Simone Edera 2019.jpg |caption = Edera playing for Torino in 2019 |fullname = Simone Edera |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|1|9|df=y}} |birth_place = Turin, Italy |height = 1.74 m |position = Winger |currentclub = |clubnumber = |youthyears1 = 2004–2016 |youthclubs1 = Torino |years1 = 2016–2023 |clubs1 = Torino |caps1 = 34 |goals1 = 2 |years2 = 2016–2017 |clubs2 = → Venezia (loan) |caps2 = 6 |goals2 = 0 |years3 = 2017 |clubs3 = → Parma (loan) |caps3 = 8 |goals3 = 1 | years4 = 2019 | clubs4 = → Bologna (loan) | caps4 = 4 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2021 | clubs5 = → Reggina (loan) | caps5 = 16 | goals5 = 2 | years6 = 2023 | clubs6 = Pordenone | caps6 = 10 | goals6 = 1 | years7 = 2024 | clubs7 = SPAL | caps7 = 13 | goals7 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2014–2015 | nationalteam1 = Italy U18 | nationalcaps1 = 7 | nationalgoals1 = 1 | nationalyears2 = 2015–2016 | nationalteam2 = Italy U19 | nationalcaps2 = 9 | nationalgoals2 = 2 | nationalyears3 = 2017 | nationalteam3 = Italy U20 | nationalcaps3 = 5 | nationalgoals3 = 2 | nationalyears4 = 2018 | nationalteam4 = Italy U21 | nationalcaps4 = 3 | nationalgoals4 = 0 | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's football}} {{Medal|Country|{{fb|ITA}}}} {{MedalCompetition|UEFA European Under-19 Championship}} {{Medal|RU|2016 Germany}} | club-update = 4 May 2024 | nationalteam-update = 11 October 2018 }}

'''Simone Edera''' (born 9 January 1997) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a winger.<ref name="soccerway">{{Soccerway|simone-edera/389037}}</ref>

==Club career== Born in Turin, Edera was scouted by Silvano Benedetti at the age of eight and brought to Torino to play with the ''Pulcini'' formation within the youth teams.<ref name="calciomercato">{{cite web|title=Torino, l'esordio di un predestinato. Edera l'erede di Cerci (sui Social)|url=http://www.calciomercato.com/news/torino-edera-l-erede-di-cerci-sui-social-698723|website=Calcio Mercato|date=22 April 2016 |publisher=calciomercato.com|accessdate=23 April 2016|language=Italian}}</ref> He was promoted to the ''Primavera'' of Moreno Longo (as an underage player) during the 2014–15 season, winning the Campionato Primavera.<ref name="calciomercato" /> He scored the decisive penalty in the final against Lazio.<ref name="calciomercato" />

He made his Serie A debut on 20 April 2016 at the Stadio Olimpico against Roma, replacing Alessandro Gazzi in the 95th minute in a 3–2 away defeat.<ref name="debut">{{cite web|title=ROMA VS. TORINO 3 - 2|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/04/20/italy/serie-a/as-roma/torino-fc/2120715/|website=Soccerway|accessdate=23 April 2016}}</ref>

On 10 August, he was loaned to Venezia, with whom he played six games, before moving to Parma during the January transfer window. With the ''Ducali'' he won promotion at the end of the Lega Pro Promotion play-offs. After the loan expired he returned to Turin.

He started the 2017–18 season coming in at the 75 minute for Iago Falque in a 7–1 home win against Trapani in Coppa Italia on 11 August. On 11 December 2017, he scored his first goal in Serie A, in a 3–1 away victory against Lazio at the Stadio Olimpico.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/12/11/italy/serie-a/ss-lazio-roma/torino-fc/2538931/|title = Lazio vs. Torino - 11 December 2017 - Soccerway}}</ref> Nine days later, on 20 December, he scored his first goal in Coppa Italia, in the same venue, in a 2–1 away victory against Roma.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/12/20/italy/coppa-italia/as-roma/torino-fc/2530438/|title=Roma vs. Torino - 20 December 2017 - Soccerway}}</ref> On 25 June, he renewed his contract with Torino until 2023.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://torinofc.it/news/22/06/2018/edera-rinnova-sino-al-2023_17939 |title=Edera rinnova sino al 2023 {{!}} TORINO FC 1906 SITO UFFICIALE |website=torinofc.it |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180625161817/http://torinofc.it/news/22/06/2018/edera-rinnova-sino-al-2023_17939 |archive-date=25 June 2018}}</ref>

On 31 January 2019, Edera joined Bologna on loan until 30 June 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.tuttomercatoweb.com/serie-a/ufficiale-bologna-edera-nuovo-attaccante-rossoblu-con-lui-lyanco-1208846|access-date=31 January 2019|title=UFFICIALE: Bologna, Edera nuovo attaccante rossoblù. Con lui Lyanco|language=Italian}}</ref> On 30 January 2021, he joined Reggina on loan until 30 June 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reggina1914.it/notizie/19488/|title=Simone Edera è un calciatore amaranto|trans-title=Simone Edera is an amaranth footballer|publisher=Reggina 1914|language=Italian|date=30 January 2021|access-date=30 January 2021}}</ref>

Throughout the 2021–22 and 2022–23 seasons, Edera appeared on the bench for Torino three times and did not see any time on the pitch.

On 31 January 2023, Edera moved to Pordenone in Serie C and signed a contract until 30 June 2023.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Pordenone|url=https://pordenonecalcio.com/2023/01/31/il-talento-di-simone-edera-per-lattacco-neroverde/|title=IL TALENTO DI SIMONE EDERA PER L'ATTACCO NEROVERDE|date=31 January 2023|access-date=31 January 2023|language=it}}</ref>

On 21 December 2023, Edera signed a contract with SPAL until the end of the season.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=SPAL|url=https://www.spalferrara.it/en/news/2023-12-21-simone-edera-is-a-new-biancazzurro-player|title=Simone Edera is a new biancazzurro player|date=21 December 2023|access-date=10 January 2024}}</ref>

==International career==

He is a former member of the Italy under-18 and Italy under-19. He was part of the squad that finished as runners-up in 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.<ref name="U19 final">{{cite web |title=Euro Under-19 final: France vs Italy|url=https://www.uefa.com/under19/match/2020326--france-vs-italy/|website=UEFA|access-date=1 December 2025|date=25 July 2016}}</ref>

He made his debut for the Italy under-20 on 5 September 2017 in the Under-20 Four Nations Tournament, won 6–1 against Poland. On 9 November, he scored a brace against the Germany under-20, finished 2–2.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.figc.it/it/204/2539926/2017/11/News.shtml |title=Figc {{!}} News - Torneo 8 Nazioni: pari contro la Germania con una doppietta di Edera. Guidi: "La risposta che volevo" |website=www.figc.it |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111154234/http://www.figc.it/it/204/2539926/2017/11/News.shtml |archive-date=11 November 2017}}</ref>

On 22 March 2018, he made his debut with the Italy under-21 in a friendly match against Norway.

==Career statistics==

===Club=== {{updated|match played 30 January 2021}}<ref name=SW>{{Soccerway|simone-edera/389037|accessdate=8 July 2015}}</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"|Cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="6"|Torino||2015–16||rowspan="5"|Serie A||2||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||2||0 |- |2017–18||14||1||3||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||17||2 |- |2018–19||3||0||1||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||4||1 |- |2019–20||13||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||13||1 |- |2020–21||2||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||4||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !34!!2!!6!!2!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!40!!4 |- |Venezia (loan) ||2016–17||Lega Pro||6||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||8||0 |- |Parma (loan) ||2016–17||Lega Pro||8||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||8||1 |- |Bologna (loan) ||2018–19||Serie A||4||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||4||0 |- |Reggina (loan) ||2020–21||Serie B||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !52!!3!!8!!2!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!60!!5 |}

==Honours== '''Torino''' *Campionato Primavera: 2014–15 *Supercoppa Primavera: 2015

'''Italy U19''' *UEFA European Under-19 Championship runner-up: 2016<ref name="U19 final"/>

==References== {{reflist}}

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