Simone Cinquegrano
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 June 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Modena, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sassuolo | ||
| Number | 46 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2020 | Fiorano | ||
| 2020–2021 | Castelvetro | ||
| 2021–2024 | Sassuolo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Sassuolo | 5 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Rimini (loan) | 29 | (2) |
| 2025–2026 | → Inter Milan U23 (loan) | 34 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 September 2026 | |||
Simone Cinquegrano (born 25 June 2004) is an Italian footballer who plays as a right-back or wing-back for Serie A club Sassuolo.
Club career
[edit]Sassuolo
[edit]Cinquegrano joined Sassuolo's youth academy at the age of 17. Initially deployed as a striker, he gradually established himself, thanks to his physical qualities, as an attack-minded full-back, capable of both creating assists and scoring goals.[1] With the Neroverdi, Cinquegrano won two editions of the Torneo di Viareggio and played a key role in securing the 2023–24 Campionato Primavera 1 title, contributing five goals and one assist in 35 appearances.[2]
Loan to Rimini
[edit]On 2 August 2024, Cinquegrano made his first professional move, joining Serie C club Rimini on a season-long loan.[3] During his tenure with the club, he helped the team to secure their first historic Coppa Italia Serie C title.[2]
Loan to Inter Milan U23
[edit]On 30 July 2025, Cinquegrano signed with Inter Milan U23, Inter Milan's newly established reserve team, joining on a season-long loan with the option to make the transfer permanent.[4]
Personal life
[edit]Born in Italy, he holds dual citizenship due to his Argentine heritage.[5]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 18 September 2026[6]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rimini (loan) | 2024–25 | Serie C | 29 | 2 | – | 7 | 1 | 2[c] | 0 | 38 | 3 | |
| Inter Milan U23 (loan) | 2025–26 | Serie C | 34 | 2 | – | 3 | 0 | – | 37 | 2 | ||
| Sassuolo | 2026–27 | Serie A | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 67 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 81 | 5 | ||
- ↑ Includes Coppa Italia
- ↑ Includes Coppa Italia Serie C
- ↑ Appearances in Serie C play-offs
Honours
[edit]Sassuolo Youth Sector
- Torneo di Viareggio: 2021–22; 2022–23
- Campionato Primavera 1: 2023–24
Rimini
- Coppa Italia Serie C: 2024–25
References
[edit]- ↑ "Simone Cinquegrano, il terzino goleador del Sassuolo con un passato da attaccante" (in Italian). Sassuolo News. 1 December 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
- 1 2 "Simone Cinquegrano fa la storia con il Rimini: cosa è successo" (in Italian). Sassuolo News. 11 April 2025. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
- ↑ "Simone Cinquegrano è biancorosso" (Press release) (in Italian). Rimini FC 1912. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
- ↑ "Simone Cinquegrano is Inter U23s' new player" (Press release). Inter Milan. 30 July 2025. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
- ↑ "Sassuolo, per Cinquegrano interesse dalla B dopo l'annata a Rimini" (in Italian). Mondo Primavera. 20 June 2025. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
- ↑ Simone Cinquegrano at Soccerway
External links
[edit]- Simone Cinquegrano at Soccerway
- 2004 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Modena
- Italian men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Serie C players
- Serie A players
- US Sassuolo Calcio players
- Rimini FC 1912 players
- Inter Milan Under-23 players
- Italian people of Argentine descent
- Sportspeople of Argentine descent
- 21st-century Italian sportsmen