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Simone Pafundi (born 14 March 2006) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Udinese.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 March 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Monfalcone, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Udinese | ||
| Number | 80 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2014 | Monfalcone | ||
| 2014– | Udinese | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Udinese | 1 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2021– | Italy U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021– | Italy U17[1] | 5 | (4) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 May 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 October 2022 | |||
Club career
Born in Monfalcone, the city his parents had moved to from Naples,[2] Pafundi started his footballing career with his hometown club, until he got noticed by Udinese scouts during a youth tournament in 2014, and was signed by the Serie A side soon thereafter.[3]
Throughout the 2021-2022 season, he emerged as a star player and a regular for the club's Under-19 team, having scored six goals and provided seven assists in 16 games in the Campionato Primavera 2 at just sixteen years of age: around this period of time, he signed his first professional contract with Udinese and got his first call-ups to the club's first team.[4][5][6]
On 22 May 2022, Pafundi made his professional and league debut for Udinese, coming in as a substitute for Roberto Pereyra at the 68th minute of the team's final game of the season, a 4–0 away win against Salernitana. In the occasion, he became the first player born in 2006 to ever take part in a Serie A match.[3][7]
International career
Pafundi has represented Italy at several youth international levels.
In May 2022, he was called-up by head coach Roberto Mancini to join a training camp with the Italian senior national team, as part of a stage reserved to the most promising players in the country.[5]
Style of play
A diminutive, left-footed trequartista, Pafundi has his most notable qualities in his ball control, his vision and his pace, which allow him to be a frequent threat in the final third, both as an assist-man and as a finisher.[2][8]
He's been compared to former Udinese captain and striker Antonio Di Natale.[8]
Personal life
He has an older brother, named Andrea (b. 2004), who is also a footballer: they played alongside each other in the youth ranks of Udinese.[2]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 22 May 2022[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Udinese | 2021–22 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
References
- "Convocazioni e presenze in campo SIMONE PAFUNDI" (in Italian). FIGC.it. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- Pietrella, Francesco (24 May 2022). "Il "mancino di Maradona" e l'esordio in Serie A a 16 anni e due mesi". Cronache di spogliatoio (in Italian). Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- "Il primo 2006 della storia in Serie A: chi è Simone Pafundi". Gianlucadimarzio.com (in Italian). 22 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- Nalesso, Pietro (14 March 2022). "Udinese, Pafundi da record: primo contratto da professionista". MondoPrimavera (in Italian). Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- Sala, Federico (21 May 2022). "Simone Pafundi, chi è il classe 2006 convocato in Nazionale da Mancini" [Simone Pafundi, who is in the class of 2006 called up for the national team by Mancini]. repubblica.it (in Italian). Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- Nalesso, Pietro (14 May 2022). "Udinese, scatta l'ora Pafundi: prima chiamata tra i grandi". MondoPrimavera (in Italian). Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- Bergantini, Luca (22 May 2022). "Udinese, per Pafundi arriva la ciliegina sulla torta. Esordio in Serie A". MondoPrimavera (in Italian). Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- Dafirbillah, Karim (3 April 2022). "Simone Pafundi, l'X Factor della Primavera dell'Udinese". MondoPrimavera (in Italian). Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- Simone Pafundi at Soccerway
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[de] Simone Pafundi
Simone Pafundi (* 14. März 2006 in Monfalcone) ist ein italienischer Fußballspieler, der in der Serie A bei Udinese Calcio unter Vertrag steht und als offensiver Mittelfeldspieler fungiert.- [en] Simone Pafundi
[ru] Пафунди, Симоне
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