Simone Branca

Simone Branca (born 25 March 1992) is an Italian professional fotballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie D club Milan Futuro, the reserve team of Serie A club AC Milan. Besides Italy, he has played in Denmark.^[1]

Simone Branca

Personal information
Date of birth	(1992-03-25) 25 March 1992 (age 33)
Place of birth	Busto Arsizio, Italy
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Milan Futuro
Youth career
0000–2012	Novara
2022	Cittadella
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012	Novara	0	(0)
2012–2013	→ Südtirol (loan)	29	(1)
2013–2015	Südtirol	50	(4)
2015–2018	Alessandria	76	(4)
2018	Vejle	14	(0)
2018–2025	Cittadella	212	(6)
2025–	Milan Futuro	20	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 October 2025

Club career

He is the product of Novara youth teams. He made a couple of bench appearances for Novara's senior squad in 2011–12 Serie A, but did not see any field time.^[2]

Before the 2012–13 season he joined Serie C club Südtirol on loan. He made his Serie C debut for Südtirol on 2 September 2012 in a game against AlbinoLeffe as a starter.^[3] Before the next season, he dissolved his Novara contract by mutual consent and rejoined Südtirol on a permanent basis.^[4]

On 30 June 2015 Branca signed a three-year contract with another Serie C club Alessandria.^[5]

On 26 January 2018, he moved to Denmark, signing with Vejle in the second-tier Danish 1st Division. He reunited with the Italian manager Adolfo Sormani, who previously coached Branca at Südtirol. He became the first Italian to play for Vejle.^[6] He contributed to Vejle getting promotion back to Danish Superliga.

On 6 July 2018, he returned to Italy, signing with Serie B club Cittadella.^[7]

On 3 February 2025, Branca joined Serie C club Milan Futuro, which serves as the newly created reserve team of Serie A club AC Milan.^[8]

Career statistics

As of match played 19 October 2025^[9][10]

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			Cup[a]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Novara	2011–12	Serie A	0	0	—				0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	—				0	0	0	0
Südtirol	2012–13	Lega Pro 1 A	29	1	0	0	—				29	1
	2013–14		23	2	2	0	—		4[b]	0	29	2
	2014–15	Lega Pro	27	2	2	0	—				29	2
	Total		79	5	4	0	0	0	4	0	87	5
Alessandria	2015–16	Lega Pro	33	3	8	0	—		1[c]	0	42	3
	2016–17		27	1	2	0	—		6[d]	0	35	1
	2017–18	Serie C	16	0	2	0	—				18	0
	Total		76	4	12	0	0	0	7	0	95	4
Vejle	2017–18	Danish 1st Division	14	0	0	0	—				14	0
	Total		14	0	0	0	—				14	0
Cittadella	2018–19	Serie B	34	1	2	0	—		4[e]	0	39	1
	2019–20		32	0	2	0	—		1[f]	0	35	0
	2020–21		32	1	1	0	—		4[g]	0	37	1
	2021–22		29	2	2	0	—		2[h]	0	33	2
	2022–23		32	0	2	0	—		0	0	34	0
	2023–24		32	2	2	0	—		0	0	34	2
	2024–25		21	0	1	0	—		0	0	34	0
	Total		212	6	12	0	0	0	11	0	235	6
Milan Futuro	2024–25	Serie C	13	0	—				2[i]	0	15	0
	2025–26	Serie D	7	1	2	0	—		0	0	9	1
	Total		20	1	2	0	—		2	0	24	1
Career totals			401	16	30	0	—		17	0	448	16

Notes

1. Includes Coppa Italia Lega Pro, Coppa Italia Serie C, Coppa Italia, Coppa Italia Serie D
2. Appearances in the 2014 Lega Pro Prima promotion play-offs
3. Appearance in the 2016 Lega Pro promotion play-offs
4. Appearances in the 2017 Lega Pro promotion play-offs
5. Appearances in the 2019 Serie B promotion play-offs
6. Appearances in the 2020 Serie B promotion play-offs
7. Appearances in the 2021 Serie B promotion play-offs
8. Appearances in the 20222 Serie B promotion play-offs
9. Appearances in Serie C play-out