Simone Scuffet

Simone Scuffet (Italian pronunciation: [siˈmoːne skufˈfɛt]; born 31 May 1996) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie B club Spezia, on loan from Udinese.

Simone Scuffet
Scuffet with Udinese in 2019
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(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Spezia (on loan from Udinese)
Number 1
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] 39 (0)
2015–2016 → Como (loan) 35 (0)
2019 → Kasımpaşa (loan) 10 (0)
2019– → Spezia (loan) 34 (0)
National team
2013 Italy U17 19 (0)
2013 Italy U18 2 (0)
2014–2015 Italy U19 12 (0)
2015–2017 Italy U21 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 August 2020

Club career

An Udinese Calcio 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.[6] 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.[7] On 16 December 2014, he was named at the #1 spot as FutbolSapiens's 10 Best Young Goalkeepers of the Year feature.[8]

On 6 August 2015, Scuffet was sent out on loan to Serie B side Como.[9] Although he was able to obtain more playing time at Como, he endured a negative season with the club, as he conceded 52 goals, while Como finished in last place in the league and were relegated to Lega Pro at the end of the 2015–16 Serie B season.[6][10]

On 16 January 2019, Scuffet joined Turkish side Kasımpaşa on loan until 30 June.[11]

On 19 August 2019, Scuffet joined Serie B club Spezia on loan until 30 June 2020 with an option to buy.[12]

International career

Scuffet has represented Italy U-17 team at both the 2013 UEFA European Under-17 Championship – where they reached the final[13] – and the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup, where they were eliminated in the round of 16 by Mexico.[14]

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.[15]

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.[16]

Style of play

Scuffet has earned praise in the media for his reflexes, confidence, consistency, calm composure, leadership qualities, and precocious performances as a youngster, which 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.[14][17][18][19] Regarded as one of the most promising young players of his generation,[20] in 2014 Don Balón listed him as one of the top 100 young players in the world.[21] His ability to come out off his line and his confidence when handling crosses and high balls have been cited as areas for improvement by pundits, however.[6]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 24 May 2019[13]
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 9000—90
Total 39080—470
Como (loan) 2015–16 Serie B 35000—350
Kasımpaşa (loan) 2018–19 Süper Lig 10010—110
Career total 8409000930
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    References
    1. "Simone Scuffet". Retrieved 9 May 2019.
    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. Principi, Federico (7 February 2018). "Il misterioso caso di Simone Scuffet" (in Italian). sport.sky.it. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
    7. "100 Best Young Players to Watch in 2015 (Goalkeepers 5-1)". outsideoftheboot.com. 8 December 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
    8. "Los 10 mejores arqueros jóvenes del año" (in Spanish). 16 December 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
    9. "DANIEL BESSA E SIMONE SCUFFET SONO DUE GIOCATORI DEL COMO" (in Italian). www.calciocomo1907.it. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
    10. Bianchin, Luca (12 May 2016). "Scuffet e quel no all'Atletico Madrid: "Non ho rimpianti, volevo stare a Udine"" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
    11. "SCUFFET AL KASIMPASA" (in Italian). www.udinese.it. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
    12. "UFFICIALE: Udinese, Simone Scuffet va in prestito allo Spezia". Retrieved 20 August 2019.
    13. Simone Scuffet at Soccerway
    14. "Mondiale Under 17, Nigeria campione. Spettacolo e tante piccole stelle" (in Italian). La Repubblica. 8 November 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
    15. "Test a Coverciano: prima chiamata per Romulo e Berardi, torna Cassano" (in Italian). FIGC. 11 April 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
    16. "U21: Italy squad for Euros named". Football Italia. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
    17. 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.
    18. Claudio D'Amato (28 March 2014). "Profilo: Simone Scuffet" [Profile: Simone Scuffet] (in Italian). Goal.com. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
    19. Luca Persico (8 April 2014). "World Cup Squad Selector: Scuffet". Football Italia. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
    20. 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.
    21. "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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