Simone Scuffet
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Simone Scuffet | ||
| Date of birth | 31 May 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Udine, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Udinese | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2004 | Aurora Buonacquisto | ||
| 2004–2005 | Moimacco | ||
| 2005–2006 | Udinese | ||
| 2006–2007 | Donatello Calcio | ||
| 2007–2013 | Udinese | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013– | Udinese[2] | 38 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Como (loan) | 35 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Italy U17 | 19 | (0) |
| 2013 | Italy U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Italy U19 | 12 | (0) |
| 2015– | Italy U21 | 8 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 October 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 October 2018 | |||
Simone Scuffet (Italian pronunciation: [siˈmone skufˈfɛt]; born 31 May 1996) is an Italian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Udinese.
Club career
An Udinese youth product, Scuffet made his first team debut on 1 February 2014 at the age of 17 in a Serie A match against Bologna, as a replacement for injured Željko Brkić.[3] After a string of impressive performances, he was subsequently promoted as first choice keeper, relegating Brkić on the bench.[4]
On 9 June 2014, following a successful debut season, Scuffet signed a new five-year deal with the club.[5] He failed to get the same level of game time during the 2014–15 season with Orestis Karnezis preferred as the first-choice goalkeeper at Udinese. On 8 December 2014, he Scuffet was named at the #1 spot in the goalkeepers category as part of Outside of the Boot's 100 Best Young Players to Watch in 2015 feature.[6] On 16 December 2014, he was named at the #1 spot as FutbolSapiens's 10 Best Young Goalkeepers of the Year feature.[7]
International career
Scuffet has represented Italy U-17 team at both the 2013 UEFA European Under-17 Championship – where they reached the final[8] – and the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup, where they were eliminated in the round of 16 by Mexico.[9]
In March and in April 2014 he was called up by Italy senior coach Cesare Prandelli to join two training camps ahead of the 2014 World Cup.[10]
He made his first appearance for the Italy U-21 team on 12 August 2015, in a friendly match against Hungary. In June 2017, he was included in the Italy under-21 squad for the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship by manager Luigi Di Biagio.[11]
Style of play
Scuffet's reflexes, confidence, consistency, calm composure, leadership qualities, and precocious performances as a youngster have earned him comparisons with former Italy national football team goalkeeper and 2006 World Cup winner Gianluigi Buffon, who also made his Serie A debut as a teenager.[9][12][13][14] Regarded as one of the most promising young players of his generation,[15] in 2014 Don Balón listed him as one of the top 100 young players in the world.[16]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 6 October 2018[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Udinese | 2013–14 | Serie A | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Total | 38 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 46 | 0 | |||
| Calcio Como (loan) | 2015–16 | Serie B | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | |
| Career total | 73 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 0 | ||
References
- ^ "Simone Scuffet" (in Italian). www.udinese.it. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ^ "Scheda anagrafica di Simone Scuffet" [Biographical profile of Simone Scuffet] (in Italian). AIC.Football.it. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ^ "Bologna 0-2 Udinese". ESPN. 1 February 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- ^ Claudio D'Amato (6 April 2014). "'The new Buffon' - introducing Italy's 17-year-old goalkeeping wonderkid Simone Scuffet". Goal.com. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ^ "Udinese: Scuffet rinnova fino al 2019". ANSA.it. 9 June 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- ^ "100 Best Young Players to Watch in 2015 (Goalkeepers 5-1)". outsideoftheboot.com. 8 December 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ^ "Los 10 mejores arqueros jóvenes del año" (in Spanish). 16 December 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
- ^ a b Simone Scuffet at Soccerway
- ^ a b "Mondiale Under 17, Nigeria campione. Spettacolo e tante piccole stelle" (in Italian). La Repubblica. 8 November 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ^ "Test a Coverciano: prima chiamata per Romulo e Berardi, torna Cassano" (in Italian). FIGC. 11 April 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
- ^ "U21: Italy squad for Euros named". Football Italia. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- ^ Mirko Graziano (29 March 2014). "Buffon su Scuffet: "Sereno e sicuro, ha esordito come me: un gran portiere"" [Buffon on Scuffet: "Calm and well-tempered, he made his debut like me: a great keeper"] (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ^ Claudio D'Amato (28 March 2014). "Profilo: Simone Scuffet" [Profile: Simone Scuffet] (in Italian). Goal.com. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ^ Luca Persico (8 April 2014). "World Cup Squad Selector: Scuffet". Football Italia. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ^ Luca Bianchin; Giulio Di Feo. "Teen generation: i migliori Under 20 del mondo" [Teen generation: the best Under 20 players in the world] (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ^ "La Top 101 dei giovani più promettenti di 'Don Balon': quanti italiani!" [The Top 101 most promising young players of 'Don Balon': look how many Italians!] (in Italian). Calcio Mercato News. 19 November 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2015.