Simone Branca

Simone Branca (born 25 March 1992) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Cjarlins Muzane. Besides Italy, he has played in Denmark.

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.

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. Before the next season, he dissolved his Novara contract by mutual consent and rejoined Südtirol on a permanent basis.

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

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. He contributed to Vejle getting promotion back to Danish Superliga.

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

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.

On 10 July 2026, he signed with Serie D club Cjarlins Muzane, ahead of the 2026–27 season.

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