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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 26 August 1977 | ||
Place of birth | Udine, Italy | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Tamai | ||
Youth career | |||
Udinese | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1996–1997 | Valdagno | 29 | (2) |
1997–2000 | Pordenone | 65 | (25) |
1998–1999 | → Santa Lucia (loan) | 24 | (10) |
2000–2002 | South Tyrol | 55 | (30) |
2002–2003 | Teramo | 31 | (23) |
2003–2006 | Bari | 52 | (6) |
2005 | → Ascoli (loan) | 12 | (1) |
2005–2006 | → Rimini (loan) | 35 | (8) |
2006–2008 | Pistoiese | 65 | (28) |
2008–2009 | Cesena | 34 | (14) |
2009–2013 | Novara | 80 | (23) |
2011–2012 | → Triestina (loan) | 32 | (5) |
2013– | Tamai | 3 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 July 2013. |
Simone Motta (born 26 August 1977) is an Italian footballer who plays for Serie D club Tamai.
Motta spent most of his career in Italian lower divisions, scored 85 goals in Lega Pro Prima Divisione; 32 goals in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione and 23 goals in Serie B. (as of 2011–12 season)
Born in Udine, Friuli, Motta started his career at Udinese youth team. After a season with Serie C2 team Valdagno, he spent 3 seasons in Serie D. In 1999–2000 Serie D season he scored 17 goals and won a contract from Serie C2 team South Tyrol.
He scored an average of 15 goals a season and left for Serie C1 side Teramo in 2002. He scored a career high of 23 goals and the team entered the promotion playoffs. He scored a goal in the playoff but the team was eliminated after 1–1 draw with Martina and had fewer points in regular season. His goal scoring ability made him earned a transfer to Serie B club Bari.
In July 2003, he left for Serie B club Bari, in the first season he scored 3 goals only. In 2004–05 Serie B season he lost his starting place and left for fellow Serie B side Ascoli in January 2005, which the team won promotion to Serie A due to Caso Genoa, his greatest achievement so for. He scored a goal for Ascoli, and mainly as a substitute.