Simon Laner

Simon Laner (born 28 January 1984) is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Career He made his Serie B debut in a 1–0 defeat for Hellas Verona F.C. against Livorno, on 14 September 2002.

AlbinoLeffe In summer 2008 Laner joined AlbinoLeffe in a 3-year contract for €200,000 transfer fee.

On 9 August 2010 Laner joined Serie A team Cagliari along with Gabriele Perico on loan with option to co-own the players (announced originally as co-ownership deals only). As part of the deal, Andrea Cocco moved to opposite direction. (Perico and Laner costed Cagliari €750,000 and Cocco costed AlbinoLeffe €50,000.

In June 2011 Laner returned to AlbinoLeffe after Cagliari not excised the buy option.

Return to Verona On 22 July 2012 Laner was re-signed by Serie B team Verona on a loan deal for the 2012–13 season, for €30,000 loan fee. He finished second in the league thus gaining promotion to the Serie A. The club also excised the option to sign half of his registration rights for €250,000 in a 3-year contract.

On 31 January 2014, Laner was loaned out to Serie B side Novara. In June 2014 Verona acquired Laner, Cocco and sold Simone Calvano back to AlbinoLeffe for €500 each.

The season 2014–15 saw Laner joined Carpi on loan, winning yet another promotion to the Serie A after finishing in first place.

On 25 August 2015 Laner was loaned to Swiss Italian team Chiasso.

On 29 August 2016 Laner was signed by Modena in another loan.

Serie D On 8 September 2018 Laner joined Serie D club Adrense. With a career-high of 7 goals he played a central part for the newly promoted club to avoid relegation.