Simone Mazzocchi

Simone Mazzocchi (born 17 August 1998) is an Italian football player who plays as forward for Italian club Ternana on loan from Atalanta.

Club Career

Atalanta

Born in Milan, raised in a small neighborhood club (G. S. Villa), Mazzocchi was a youth exponent of Atalanta where he played 54 matches and scored 16 goal for their U-19 team.

Loan to Siracusa

On 24 July 2017, Mazzocchi was signed by Serie C side Siracusa on a season-long loan deal. One weeks later, on 30 July, he made his professional debut in a 3–1 home win over Renate in the first round of Coppa Italia, he played the entire match. One month kater, on 26 August, Mazzocchi made his Serie C debut as a starter in a 1–0 away defeat against Trapani, he was replaced by Paolo Grillo in the 79th minute. Mazzocchi ended his season-long loan to Siracusa with 25 appearances, including 11 of them as a starter, and 1 assist, but he never played any entire match in the championship.

Loan to Sudtirol

On 17 July 2018, Mazzocchi was loaned to Serie C club Sudtirol on a season-long loan deal. On 29 July he made his debut for Sudtirol in a 2–1 home win over Albalonga in the first round of Coppa Italia, he was replaced by Gianluca Turchetta in the 58th minute. On 17 September he made his Serie C debut for Sudtirol as a substitute replacing Gianluca Turchetta in the 56th minute of a 1–0 home win over Teramo. On 30 September he played his first match as a starter and he scored his first professional goal in the 42nd minute of a 3–2 away defeat against Virtus Verona. On 2 February 2019, Mazzocchi scored twice in a 4–2 away win over AlbinoLeffe. Mazzocchi ended his loan with 37 appearances and 4 goals.

Sudtirol

On 1 July 2019, after the loan, Mazzocchi joined to Serie C club Sudtirol on an undisclosed fee and a 3-year contract, however Atalanta have a buy-back clause after the second season. On 4 August he made his seasonal