Simone Grippo (born 12 December 1988) is a Swiss footballer who plays for FC Lausanne-Sport as a central defender.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Simone Grippo | ||
| Date of birth | (1988-12-12) 12 December 1988 (age 33) | ||
| Place of birth | Ettingen, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Lausanne-Sport | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2005 | Ettingen | ||
| 2005–2006 | Basel | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2008 | Basel | 22 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | → Concordia (loan) | 24 | (4) |
| 2008 | → Bellinzona (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2008–2011 | ChievoVerona | 2 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Piacenza (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Lumezzane (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| 2010 | → Frosinone (loan) | 23 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Lugano | 13 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Servette | 9 | (0) |
| 2013–2017 | Vaduz | 97 | (7) |
| 2017–2020 | Zaragoza | 64 | (3) |
| 2020–2021 | Oviedo | 32 | (1) |
| 2021– | Lausanne-Sport | 14 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006 | Switzerland U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Switzerland U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Switzerland U20 | 9 | (2) |
| 2009–2010 | Switzerland U21 | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:48, 5 April 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 January 2018 | |||
Born in Ettingen, Grippo came through the ranks in the FC Basel youth system and played for two years in their reserve team. He was sent out on a loan to feeder club FC Concordia Basel during the 2007–08 season.[1] He originally had a half season-long loan spell at Concordia Basel but this was extended in December into a full season loan.
In summer 2008 he joined AC Bellinzona on loan, but just one month later, on 5 August, he signed for A.C. ChievoVerona of Italian Serie A on a permanent contract.[2]
He made his first appearance for Chievo Verona on 11 January 2009, which resulted in a 1–1 draw against FC Bologna.
Grippo signed for Lugano in summer 2011. After only one year he transferred to Servette on 15 July 2012, signing a 3-year contract.[3] He made his debut in a 5–1 loss away defeat against Lausanne-Sport.
On 19 December 2013, the Swiss Football League (SFL) announced that Grippo had signed for Vaduz. On 13 June 2017, he signed a two-year contract with Spanish Segunda División side Real Zaragoza.[4] On 13 January 2020, he signed for Segunda side Real Oviedo.[5]
Grippo is of Italian descent.[6] He is a youth international for Switzerland.
FC Lausanne-Sport – current squad | |
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