Simone Franciosi
![]() Franciosi with San Marino against Slovakia (2024) | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Simone Franciosi | ||
| Date of birth | 3 September 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | San Marino | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Pietracuta | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2019 | San Marino Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | A.C.D. Torconca | ||
| 2021 | Juvenes/Dogana | 7 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | A.C.D. Torconca | ||
| 2022–2023 | A.S.D. Valfoglia | ||
| 2023– | Pietracuta | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | San Marino U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | San Marino U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | San Marino U21 | 16 | (0) |
| 2022– | San Marino | 10 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 September 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 October 2024 | |||
Simone Franciosi (born 3 September 2001) is a Sammarinese footballer who plays as a defender for Pietracuta in Italy and the San Marino national team.
Career
Franciosi made his international debut for San Marino on 26 September 2022 in a UEFA Nations League match against Estonia, which finished as a 0–4 home loss.[1] He scored his first international goal in a 1–3 defeat against Kazakhstan on 17 November 2023.[2]
Career statistics
International
- As of 14 October 2024[1]
| San Marino | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 10 | 1 |
International goals
- As of match played 17 November 2023. San Marino score listed first, score column indicates score after each Franciosi goal.
Personal life
Franciosi is a student by day.[3]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 November 2023 | Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan | 8 | 1–2 | 1–3 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
References
- ^ a b "Simone Franciosi". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ "San Marino score in back-to-back games for first time in 18 years". BBC Sport.
- ^ "San Marino haven't won since 2004 and are world's worst team, but they're not giving up". ESPN. 11 October 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
