Simone Franciosi

Simone Franciosi (born 3 September 2001) is a Sammarinese footballer who plays as a defender for Pietracuta in Italy and the San Marino national team.

Simone Franciosi

Personal information
Full name	Simone Franciosi
Date of birth	(2001-09-03) 3 September 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth	San Marino
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Pietracuta
Youth career
–2019	San Marino Academy
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2021	A.C.D. Torconca
2021	Juvenes/Dogana	7	(0)
2021–2022	A.C.D. Torconca
2022–2023	A.S.D. Valfoglia
2023–	Pietracuta
International career^‡
2017	San Marino U17	3	(0)
2018–2019	San Marino U19	6	(0)
2019–2022	San Marino U21	16	(0)
2022–	San Marino	9	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 September 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2023

Career

Franciosi made his international debut for San Marino on 26 September 2022 in a UEFA Nations League match against Estonia, which finished as a 0–4 home loss.^[1] He scored his first international goal in a 1–3 defeat against Kazakhstan on 17 November 2023.^[2]

Career statistics

International

As of 20 November 2023^[1]

San Marino
Year	Apps	Goals
2022	2	0
2023	7	1
Total	9	1

International goals

As of match played 17 November 2023. San Marino score listed first, score column indicates score after each Franciosi goal.

Personal life

Franciosi is a student by day.^[3]

International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	17 November 2023	Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan	8	Kazakhstan	1–2	1–3	UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying

References

1. "Simone Franciosi". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
2. "San Marino score in back-to-back games for first time in 18 years". BBC Sport.
3. "San Marino haven't won since 2004 and are world's worst team, but they're not giving up". ESPN. 11 October 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.