Vicenza and Atalanta A product of
Atalanta's fruitful youth academy, Simone joined
Vicenza from Atalanta in a co-ownership deal in 2003, which became full-ownership one year later. At the beginning of the 2007–08 season, he returned to Atalanta for
€ 1.9 million when the club bought back
half of his registration rights from
Vicenza (€1M cash plus
Brivio). On 4 January 2008, Vicenza signed
Zampagna (€1.9M) and Brivio (€0.75M) outright; After the end of the 2009–10 Serie A
season, he was borrowed by
Juventus for their US tour, along with four other players. He played a few games for Juventus in their post-season tour and then returned to Atalanta for their own preseason work.
Juventus On 31 January 2012, he permanently moved to Juventus for a fee of €5 million in -year contract. On 17 March of the same year, he scored his first goal with Juventus in an away fixture against
Fiorentina which ended in a 5–0 victory; he scored the 5th goal of the match. On 22 December 2014, in the
2014 Supercoppa Italiana final against
Napoli in
Doha, Padoin came on as a substitute for
Stephan Lichtsteiner after 79 minutes. In the resulting
penalty shootout, which went to sudden death, he had the decisive spot-kick saved by
Rafael, handing Napoli the victory. On 8 November 2015, Padoin made his 200th Serie A appearance in a 3–1 away win over
Empoli.
Cagliari On 4 July 2016, Juventus confirmed that Padoin had been sold to newly promoted
Cagliari for a fee of €600,000. He made his debut for the team in a 5–1 win against
S.P.A.L. in the First Round
Coppa Italia, and scored his first, and so far only goal for the club in a 2–1 home league win against
Crotone.
Ascoli On 2 September 2019, he signed a two-year contract with one-year extension option with
Ascoli. == Managerial career ==