Simone Scuffet

Simone Scuffet
Personal information
Full name Simone Scuffet
Date of birth (1996-05-31) 31 May 1996
Place of birth Udine, Italy
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club 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)
National team‡
2013 Italy U17 19 (0)
2013 Italy U18 2 (0)
2014–2015 Italy U19 12 (0)
2015– Italy U21 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and 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]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Udinese 2013–14 Serie A 16020—180
2014–15 2030—50
2016–17 6000—60
2017–18 6030—90
2018–19 8000—80
Total 38080—460
Calcio Como (loan) 2015–16 Serie B 35000—350
Career total 7308000810

    References

    1. ↑ "Simone Scuffet" (in Italian). www.udinese.it. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
    2. ↑ "Scheda anagrafica di Simone Scuffet" [Biographical profile of Simone Scuffet] (in Italian). AIC.Football.it. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
    3. ↑ "Bologna 0-2 Udinese". ESPN. 1 February 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
    4. ↑ 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.
    5. ↑ "Udinese: Scuffet rinnova fino al 2019". ANSA.it. 9 June 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
    6. ↑ "100 Best Young Players to Watch in 2015 (Goalkeepers 5-1)". outsideoftheboot.com. 8 December 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
    7. ↑ "Los 10 mejores arqueros jóvenes del año" (in Spanish). 16 December 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
    8. 1 2 Simone Scuffet at Soccerway
    9. 1 2 "Mondiale Under 17, Nigeria campione. Spettacolo e tante piccole stelle" (in Italian). La Repubblica. 8 November 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
    10. ↑ "Test a Coverciano: prima chiamata per Romulo e Berardi, torna Cassano" (in Italian). FIGC. 11 April 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
    11. ↑ "U21: Italy squad for Euros named". Football Italia. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
    12. ↑ 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.
    13. ↑ Claudio D'Amato (28 March 2014). "Profilo: Simone Scuffet" [Profile: Simone Scuffet] (in Italian). Goal.com. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
    14. ↑ Luca Persico (8 April 2014). "World Cup Squad Selector: Scuffet". Football Italia. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
    15. ↑ 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.
    16. ↑ "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.
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