Simone Grippo

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Simone Grippo
Personal information
Full name	Simone Grippo
Date of birth	December 12, 1988 (1988-12-12) (age 19)
Place of birth	Italy
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Defensive Midfielder
Club information
Current club	FC Basel U-21
Number	29
Youth clubs
2005-2006	FC Basel
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2006-2007 2008- 2007-08	FC Basel U-21 FC Basel → FC Concordia Basel (loan)	22 (1) 0 (0) 25 (4)
National team2
	Switzerland U-20s
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 July 2007. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 18 July 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Simone Grippo (born 12 December 1988) is a footballer from Italy and also holds a Swiss citizenship which is why he is able to play for the U-20 Swiss National Team. Simone Grippo who currently plays as midfielder in the Swiss for FC Basel U-21. FC Concordia Basel gave Simone Grippo the No.16 shirt.

Like Jayson Leutwiler, Grippo originally had a half season-long loan spell at FC Concordia Basel from FC Basel in order to improve on his footballing abilities however this loan was extended in December into a full season loan. He is known as one of the best young defensive-midfielders in Switzerland and if he improves to international level he could play for the Swiss or Italian national team.