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Simone Rota
Personal information
Full name	Simone Mondiali Rota
Date of birth	November 6, 1984 (age 39)
Place of birth	Parañaque, Philippines
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Right back
Team information
Current team	Kaya–Iloilo
Number	23
Senior career*
Years	Team
2001–2010	Pro Sesto
2006	→ Manfredonia (loan)
2008–2009	→ Lugano (loan)
2010–2012	Borgomanero
2012–2014	Asti
2014–2016	Stallion
2017	Ceres-Negros
2017–2019	Davao Aguilas
2019–	Kaya–Iloilo
International career‡
2004–2005	Italy U20 Lega Pro
2014–	Philippines
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Philippines
AFC Challenge Cup
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 7, 2018; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:45; June 14, 2022

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Simone Mondiali Rota (born November 6, 1984) is a Filipino footballer who plays as a right back for Philippines Football League club Kaya-Iloilo.

Early life

Rota was left in an orphanage of Buklod Kalinga run by Franciscan sisters in Parañaque when he was a baby and was raised by Sister May Memorial, who he considers a second mom to him.^[3] A woman named Sonia Tulay reportedly left Rota in the convent at about two months old in November 1984.^[4]

Rota was eventually adopted by Maurizio and Marilena Rota, a couple from Italy who were taxi drivers. Rota has a sister, Valentina, who was also born on the 6 of November and adopted from the Philippines.^[3]^[5]

Italian missionary Mother Flora Zippo, assisted in finding people which would adopt Rota.^[4]

Rota spent most of his career in Europe, especially in Italian-speaking regions.

Club career

Italy

Rota entered the first team of Pro Sesto in the 2001–02 Serie C2 season, becoming a regular the following year. In 2005, the team was promoted to Serie C1 as the Group A winner of the 2004–05 Serie C2 season. Subsequently, Rota was also selected for the Mirop Cup as a member of Italy U-20 Lega Pro.^[6] Their team went up against the youth national teams of Styria, Croatia, Hungary, and Slovenia,^[7] and eventually Italy's U-20 Lega Pro team was named the champion of that tournament.^[8]

Rota also capped for the Italy U-20 Lega Pro team in the 2005 Trofeo Dossena, which lost to Sport Club Internacional in the final game. He did not suit up for Italy in the final match of that tournament.^[9] In January 2006, Rota was transferred from Pro Sesto to Manfredonia.^[10] By the end of that season, Manfredonia finished tenth, and Pro Sesto was relegated. Rota returned to Pro Sesto as a regular, though he missed the rest of the season.^[11]

In November 2007, Rota returned to Pro Sesto, playing eight games of the season. He was then transferred to Lugano of Swiss Challenge League in 2008.^[12] In 2009, Rota returned to Pro Sesto, but the club went bankrupt and finished last in the 2009–10 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione.

Philippines

In October 2013, Rota showed interest in playing in the United Football League to have more chances of being selected by the Philippines national football team. He signed with Stallion FC in January 2014.

In January 2017, Ceres-Negros announced that they had signed Rota, along with few other players, to play for the club.^[13] He went on to join Davao Aguilas later in the year.^[14]

International career

Italy

Rota represented the Italy U20 Lega Pro team at the 2005–06 Mirop Cup.^[15]

Philippines

Rota received his first call up for the Philippines national football team in February 2014,^[16] making his international debut in a friendly match against Malaysia on 1 March 2014. He scored his first international goal in the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup group stage match against Laos on 22 May 2014.

In August 2016 Rota suffered a serious ACL tear that would rule him out for the rest of the year, including the 2016 AFF Championship in which the Philippines were the host.^[17]

Personal life

Since his return to the Philippines in 2014, Rota makes a point of volunteering at the orphanage where he grew up. Rota is an A.C. Milan fan, and although he fluently speaks Italian, he has difficulty speaking English and Filipino.^[3]^[5] Rota has multiple tattoos, including the outline of the Philippines archipelago and the names of his sister, adopted mother and father on his right forearm and a prayer and Sister May's name on his left forearm.^[18]

Rota's biography has been depicted in the film Journeyman Finds Home: The Simone Rota Story, which was directed by Albert Almendralejo and Maricel Cariaga.^[19]

Career statistics

International

Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.^[20]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
2014
1.	22 May 2014	Addu Football Stadium, Addu City, Maldives	Laos	1–0	2–0	2014 AFC Challenge Cup
2.	22 November 2014	Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam	Laos	1–1	4–1	2014 AFF Suzuki Cup

Honors

Kaya–Iloilo

Philippines Football League: 2022–23^[21]

References

^ ^a ^b "Simone Rota". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
^ "Simone Rota profile". FootballDatabase.eu.
^ ^a ^b ^c Bob Guerrero (April 21, 2014). "Azkal Simone Rota enjoys his long journey back home". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
^ ^a ^b Castillejo, Dyan (February 18, 2016). "Azkals' Simone Rota searching for biological parents". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
^ ^a ^b Cedelf P. Tupas (May 24, 2014). "Laos goal sweetens Simone Rota's journey". Inquirer.net. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
^ "C.U. No.289: ATTIVITA'DI RAPPRESENTATIVA DI LEGA - STAGIONE SPORTIVA 2004/2005" (PDF). Lega Pro (in Italian). June 20, 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 8, 2011. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
^ "UNGHERIA UNDER 20- ITALIA "C" UNDER 20 3-1" (PDF). Lega Pro (in Italian). October 5, 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2011. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
^ RSSSF.com
^ "CROAZIA - ITALIA UNDER 20 1-2, MIROP CUP" (PDF). Lega Pro (in Italian). December 14, 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2011. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
^ "Ancora un acquisto per il Manfredonia: dalla Pro Sesto arriva Simone Rota". TeleRadioErre (in Italian). January 31, 2006. Archived from the original on March 17, 2012. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
^ "Girone A Sconti ai tifosi dal Padova e dal Venezia". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). April 28, 2007. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
^ "Transferübersicht Dosenbach Challenge League - Saison 2008/09 (Sommer)". Swiss Football League (in German). November 2008. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
^ "CERES-NEGROS FC UNVEILS NEW SIGNINGS FOR AFC CUP CAMPAIGN". Ceres FC. January 17, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
^ Duerden, John (August 8, 2017). "Younghusband brothers shake up Philippines football with Davao move". ESPN. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
^ Yumpu.com. "di rappresentativa - stagione 2005/2006 - Lega Pro". yumpu.com (in Italian). Retrieved January 19, 2022.
^ "Thomas Dooley Forms 34-man Training team for Azkals". Philippine News. February 17, 2014. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
^ Lorenzo Del Carmen (August 27, 2016). "Stallion defender Rota out with knee injuries". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
^ "Azkal Simone Rota: From Italy to Buklod Kalinga Para Sa Kapwa". Farther Further (Weebly). June 16, 2014. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
^ Guerrero, Bob (September 27, 2017). "Simone Rota finds his home in 'Journeyman' film". Rappler. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
^ "Simone Mondiali Rota - Soccerway profile". soccerway.com.
^ Del Carmen, Lorenzo (May 25, 2023). "Kaya-Iloilo ends 27-year wait, takes PFL crown". Tiebreaker Times. Archived from the original on May 27, 2023. Retrieved May 28, 2023.

External links

"A.S.D.C. Borgomanero profile" (in Italian). Archived from the original on March 25, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
Profile at Football.ch (in German) ^{[dead link]}
Simone Rota at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
Profile at AIC.Football.it (in Italian) ^{[dead link]}

[GSA-1] "Simone Rota". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved January 19, 2022.

[fdb-2] "Simone Rota profile". FootballDatabase.eu.

[enjoys-3] Bob Guerrero (April 21, 2014). "Azkal Simone Rota enjoys his long journey back home". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved March 24, 2015.

[ABS-CBN-4] Castillejo, Dyan (February 18, 2016). "Azkals' Simone Rota searching for biological parents". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved February 18, 2016.

[laosgoal-5] Cedelf P. Tupas (May 24, 2014). "Laos goal sweetens Simone Rota's journey". Inquirer.net. Retrieved March 24, 2015.

[6] "C.U. No.289: ATTIVITA'DI RAPPRESENTATIVA DI LEGA - STAGIONE SPORTIVA 2004/2005" (PDF). Lega Pro (in Italian). June 20, 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 8, 2011. Retrieved May 3, 2011.

[7] "UNGHERIA UNDER 20- ITALIA "C" UNDER 20 3-1" (PDF). Lega Pro (in Italian). October 5, 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2011. Retrieved May 3, 2011.

[8] RSSSF.com

[9] "CROAZIA - ITALIA UNDER 20 1-2, MIROP CUP" (PDF). Lega Pro (in Italian). December 14, 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2011. Retrieved May 3, 2011.

[10] "Ancora un acquisto per il Manfredonia: dalla Pro Sesto arriva Simone Rota". TeleRadioErre (in Italian). January 31, 2006. Archived from the original on March 17, 2012. Retrieved May 3, 2011.

[11] "Girone A Sconti ai tifosi dal Padova e dal Venezia". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). April 28, 2007. Retrieved May 3, 2011.

[12] "Transferübersicht Dosenbach Challenge League - Saison 2008/09 (Sommer)". Swiss Football League (in German). November 2008. Retrieved May 3, 2011.

[13] "CERES-NEGROS FC UNVEILS NEW SIGNINGS FOR AFC CUP CAMPAIGN". Ceres FC. January 17, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2017.

[14] Duerden, John (August 8, 2017). "Younghusband brothers shake up Philippines football with Davao move". ESPN. Retrieved November 1, 2017.

[15] Yumpu.com. "di rappresentativa - stagione 2005/2006 - Lega Pro". yumpu.com (in Italian). Retrieved January 19, 2022.

[16] "Thomas Dooley Forms 34-man Training team for Azkals". Philippine News. February 17, 2014. Retrieved April 14, 2014.

[17] Lorenzo Del Carmen (August 27, 2016). "Stallion defender Rota out with knee injuries". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved September 11, 2016.

[18] "Azkal Simone Rota: From Italy to Buklod Kalinga Para Sa Kapwa". Farther Further (Weebly). June 16, 2014. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 24, 2015.

[19] Guerrero, Bob (September 27, 2017). "Simone Rota finds his home in 'Journeyman' film". Rappler. Retrieved September 29, 2017.

[20] "Simone Mondiali Rota - Soccerway profile". soccerway.com.

[PLF_2023-21] Del Carmen, Lorenzo (May 25, 2023). "Kaya-Iloilo ends 27-year wait, takes PFL crown". Tiebreaker Times. Archived from the original on May 27, 2023. Retrieved May 28, 2023.

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+'''Simone Mondiali Rota''' (born November 6, 1984) is a Filipino [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Defender (association football)#Full-back|right back]] for [[Philippines Football League]] club [[Kaya F.C.-Iloilo|Kaya-Iloilo]].
-'''Simone Rota''' (born 6 November 1984) is a Filipino [[association football|footballer]] who most recently played as a [[Defender (association football)|defender]] or [[midfielder]] for kaya fc and the [[Philippines national football team]].
 ==Early life==
-Rota was left in an orphanage of Buklod Kalinga run by Franciscan sisters in [[Parañaque]] when he was a baby and was raised by Sister May Memorial, who he considers a second mom to him.<ref name=enjoys/> A woman named Sonia Tulay repotedly left Rota in the convent at about two months old in November 1984.<ref name=ABS-CBN>{{cite news|last1=Castillejo|first1=Dyan|title=Azkals' Simone Rota searching for biological parents|url=http://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/02/17/16/azkals-simone-rota-searching-for-biological-parents|accessdate=18 February 2016|publisher=ABS-CBN News|date=18 February 2016}}</ref>
+Rota was left in an orphanage of Buklod Kalinga run by Franciscan sisters in [[Parañaque]] when he was a baby and was raised by Sister May Memorial, who he considers a second mom to him.<ref name=enjoys/> A woman named Sonia Tulay reportedly left Rota in the convent at about two months old in November 1984.<ref name=ABS-CBN>{{cite news|last1=Castillejo|first1=Dyan|title=Azkals' Simone Rota searching for biological parents|url=http://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/02/17/16/azkals-simone-rota-searching-for-biological-parents|accessdate=18 February 2016|publisher=ABS-CBN News|date=18 February 2016}}</ref>
-Rota was eventually adopted by Maurizio and Marilena Rota, a couple from [[Italy]] who were taxi drivers. Rota has a sister, Valentina, who was also born on the 6 of November and adopted from the Philippines.<ref name=enjoys>{{cite web|url=https://ph.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/thepassionatefan/azkal-simone-rota-enjoys-long-journey-back-home-101806267.html|title=Azkal Simone Rota enjoys his long journey back home|date=21 April 2014|accessdate=24 March 2015|author=Bob Guerrero|work=Yahoo Sports}}</ref><ref name=laosgoal>{{cite web|url=http://sports.inquirer.net/153809/laos-goal-sweetens-simone-rotas-journey|title=Laos goal sweetens Simone Rota’s journey|date=24 May 2014|accessdate=24 March 2015|author=Cedelf P. Tupas|work=Inquirer.net}}</ref>
+Rota was eventually adopted by Maurizio and Marilena Rota, a couple from [[Italy]] who were taxi drivers. Rota has a sister, Valentina, who was also born on the 6 of November and adopted from the Philippines.<ref name=enjoys>{{cite web|url=https://ph.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/thepassionatefan/azkal-simone-rota-enjoys-long-journey-back-home-101806267.html|title=Azkal Simone Rota enjoys his long journey back home|date=21 April 2014|accessdate=24 March 2015|author=Bob Guerrero|work=Yahoo Sports}}</ref><ref name=laosgoal>{{cite web|url=http://sports.inquirer.net/153809/laos-goal-sweetens-simone-rotas-journey|title=Laos goal sweetens Simone Rota's journey|date=24 May 2014|accessdate=24 March 2015|author=Cedelf P. Tupas|work=Inquirer.net}}</ref>
 Italian missionary Mother Flora Zippo, assisted in finding people which would adopt Rota.<ref name=ABS-CBN/>
-Rota spent most of his career in [[Europe]], especially in [[Italian language|Italian]]-speaking region.
+Rota spent most of his career in [[Europe]], especially in [[Italian language|Italian]]-speaking regions.
 ==Club career==
 ===Italy===
-Rota entered the first team of [[A.C. Pro Sesto|Pro Sesto]] in the 2001–02 [[Serie C2]] season, becoming a regular the following year. In 2005, the team was promoted to [[Serie C1]] as the Group A winner of the 2004–05 Serie C2 season. Subsequently, Rota was also selected for the Mirop Cup as a member of [[Italy under-20 Lega Pro representative team|Italy U-20 Lega Pro]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.lega-pro.com/it/Comunicati/Comunic2005/Lega/Lega%20289.pdf|title=C.U. No.289: ATTIVITA’DI RAPPRESENTATIVA DI LEGA - STAGIONE SPORTIVA 2004/2005|date=20 June 2005|accessdate=3 May 2011|work=Lega Pro|language=Italian|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008194811/http://www.lega-pro.com/it/Comunicati/Comunic2005/Lega/Lega%20289.pdf|archivedate=8 October 2011|df=}}</ref> Their team went up against the youth national teams of [[Styria]], [[Croatia]], [[Hungary]], and [[Slovenia]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.lega-calcio-serie-c.it/it/attrapp/RappresentativaLega/Ungheria-Italia.pdf|title=UNGHERIA UNDER 20- ITALIA "C" UNDER 20 3-1|date=5 October 2005|accessdate=3 May 2011|work=Lega Pro|language=Italian|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928061837/http://www.lega-calcio-serie-c.it/it/attrapp/RappresentativaLega/Ungheria-Italia.pdf|archivedate=28 September 2011|df=}}</ref> and eventually Italy's U-20 Lega Pro team was named the champion of that tournament.<ref>[http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/alps-adria.html#05 RSSSF.com]</ref>
+Rota entered the first team of [[A.C. Pro Sesto|Pro Sesto]] in the 2001–02 [[Serie C2]] season, becoming a regular the following year. In 2005, the team was promoted to [[Serie C1]] as the Group A winner of the 2004–05 Serie C2 season. Subsequently, Rota was also selected for the Mirop Cup as a member of [[Italy under-20 Lega Pro representative team|Italy U-20 Lega Pro]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.lega-pro.com/it/Comunicati/Comunic2005/Lega/Lega%20289.pdf|title=C.U. No.289: ATTIVITA'DI RAPPRESENTATIVA DI LEGA - STAGIONE SPORTIVA 2004/2005|date=20 June 2005|accessdate=3 May 2011|work=Lega Pro|language=Italian|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008194811/http://www.lega-pro.com/it/Comunicati/Comunic2005/Lega/Lega%20289.pdf|archivedate=8 October 2011}}</ref> Their team went up against the youth national teams of [[Styria]], [[Croatia]], [[Hungary]], and [[Slovenia]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.lega-calcio-serie-c.it/it/attrapp/RappresentativaLega/Ungheria-Italia.pdf|title=UNGHERIA UNDER 20- ITALIA "C" UNDER 20 3-1|date=5 October 2005|accessdate=3 May 2011|work=Lega Pro|language=Italian|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928061837/http://www.lega-calcio-serie-c.it/it/attrapp/RappresentativaLega/Ungheria-Italia.pdf|archivedate=28 September 2011}}</ref> and eventually Italy's U-20 Lega Pro team was named the champion of that tournament.<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/alps-adria.html RSSSF.com]</ref>
-Rota also capped for the Italy U-20 Lega Pro team in the 2005 [[:it:Trofeo Dossena|Trofeo Dossena]], which lost to [[Sport Club Internacional]] in the final game. He did not suit up for Italy in the final match of that tournament.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.lega-calcio-serie-c.it/it/attrapp/RappresentativaLega/Nota%20Stampa%2014-12.pdf|title=CROAZIA - ITALIA UNDER 20 1-2, MIROP CUP|date=14 December 2005|accessdate=3 May 2011|work=Lega Pro|language=Italian|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928061847/http://www.lega-calcio-serie-c.it/it/attrapp/RappresentativaLega/Nota%20Stampa%2014-12.pdf|archivedate=28 September 2011|df=}}</ref> In January 2006, Rota was transferred from Pro Sesto to [[S.S. Manfredonia Calcio|Manfredonia]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.teleradioerre.it/news/articolo.asp?idart=14953|title=Ancora un acquisto per il Manfredonia: dalla Pro Sesto arriva Simone Rota|date=31 January 2006|accessdate=3 May 2011|work=TeleRadioErre|language=Italian}}</ref> By the end of that season, Manfredonia finished tenth, and Pro Sesto was relegated. Rota returned to Pro Sesto as a regular, though he missed the rest of the season.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://archiviostorico.gazzetta.it/2007/aprile/28/Girone_Sconti_tifosi_dal_Padova_ga_10_070428054.shtml|title=Girone A Sconti ai tifosi dal Padova e dal Venezia|date=28 April 2007|accessdate=3 May 2011|work=La Gazzetta dello Sport|language=Italian}}</ref>
+Rota also capped for the Italy U-20 Lega Pro team in the 2005 [[:it:Trofeo Dossena|Trofeo Dossena]], which lost to [[Sport Club Internacional]] in the final game. He did not suit up for Italy in the final match of that tournament.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.lega-calcio-serie-c.it/it/attrapp/RappresentativaLega/Nota%20Stampa%2014-12.pdf|title=CROAZIA - ITALIA UNDER 20 1-2, MIROP CUP|date=14 December 2005|accessdate=3 May 2011|work=Lega Pro|language=Italian|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928061847/http://www.lega-calcio-serie-c.it/it/attrapp/RappresentativaLega/Nota%20Stampa%2014-12.pdf|archivedate=28 September 2011}}</ref> In January 2006, Rota was transferred from Pro Sesto to [[S.S. Manfredonia Calcio|Manfredonia]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.teleradioerre.it/news/articolo.asp?idart=14953|title=Ancora un acquisto per il Manfredonia: dalla Pro Sesto arriva Simone Rota|date=31 January 2006|accessdate=3 May 2011|work=TeleRadioErre|language=Italian|archive-date=March 17, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120317023121/http://www.teleradioerre.it/news/articolo.asp?idart=14953|url-status=dead}}</ref> By the end of that season, Manfredonia finished tenth, and Pro Sesto was relegated. Rota returned to Pro Sesto as a regular, though he missed the rest of the season.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://archiviostorico.gazzetta.it/2007/aprile/28/Girone_Sconti_tifosi_dal_Padova_ga_10_070428054.shtml|title=Girone A Sconti ai tifosi dal Padova e dal Venezia|date=28 April 2007|accessdate=3 May 2011|work=La Gazzetta dello Sport|language=Italian}}</ref>
-In November 2007, Rota returned to Pro Sesto, playing eight games of the season. He was then transferred to [[FC Lugano|Lugano]] of [[Swiss Challenge League]] in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.football.ch/sfl/de/Transfers_ChL08_sommer.aspx|title=Transferübersicht Dosenbach Challenge League - Saison 2008/09 (Sommer)|date=ca. November 2008|accessdate=3 May 2011|work=Swiss Football League|language=German}}</ref> In 2009, Rota returned to Pro Sesto, but the club went bankrupt and it finished last in the [[2009–10 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione]].
+In November 2007, Rota returned to Pro Sesto, playing eight games of the season. He was then transferred to [[FC Lugano|Lugano]] of [[Swiss Challenge League]] in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.football.ch/sfl/de/Transfers_ChL08_sommer.aspx|title=Transferübersicht Dosenbach Challenge League - Saison 2008/09 (Sommer)|date=November 2008|accessdate=3 May 2011|work=Swiss Football League|language=German}}</ref> In 2009, Rota returned to Pro Sesto, but the club went bankrupt and finished last in the [[2009–10 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione]].
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 == International career ==
+=== Italy ===
+Rota represented the [[Italy Lega Pro representative teams|Italy U20 Lega Pro team]] at the 2005–06 Mirop Cup.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Yumpu.com|title=di rappresentativa - stagione 2005/2006 - Lega Pro|url=https://www.yumpu.com/it/document/read/14948609/di-rappresentativa-stagione-2005-2006-lega-pro|access-date=2022-01-19|website=yumpu.com|language=it}}</ref>
+=== Philippines ===
 Rota received his first call up for the [[Philippines national football team]] in February 2014,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://philnews.ph/2014/02/17/thomas-dooley-forms-34-man-training-team-for-azkals/|title=Thomas Dooley Forms 34-man Training team for Azkals|date=17 February 2014|accessdate=14 April 2014|work=Philippine News}}</ref> making his international debut in a friendly match against [[Malaysia national football team|Malaysia]] on 1 March 2014. He scored his first international goal in the [[2014 AFC Challenge Cup]] group stage match against [[Laos national football team|Laos]] on 22 May 2014.
-In August 2016 Rota suffered a serious [[ACL tear]] that would rule him out for the rest of the year, including the [[2016 AFF Championship]] in which the Philippines are the host.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tiebreakertimes.com/tbt/stallions-defender-rota-out-with-knee-injuries/64685|title=Stallion defender Rota out with knee injuries|date=27 August 2016|accessdate=11 September 2016|publisher= Tiebreaker Times|author=Lorenzo Del Carmen}}</ref>
+In August 2016 Rota suffered a serious [[ACL tear]] that would rule him out for the rest of the year, including the [[2016 AFF Championship]] in which the Philippines were the host.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tiebreakertimes.com/tbt/stallions-defender-rota-out-with-knee-injuries/64685|title=Stallion defender Rota out with knee injuries|date=27 August 2016|accessdate=11 September 2016|publisher= Tiebreaker Times|author=Lorenzo Del Carmen}}</ref>
+== Personal life ==
-===International goals===
+Since his return to the Philippines in 2014, Rota makes a point of volunteering at the orphanage where he grew up. Rota is an [[A.C. Milan]] fan, and although he fluently speaks [[Italian language|Italian]], he has difficulty speaking [[English language|English]] and [[Filipino language|Filipino]].<ref name=enjoys/><ref name=laosgoal/> Rota has multiple tattoos, including the outline of the Philippines archipelago and the names of his sister, adopted mother and father on his right forearm and a prayer and Sister May's name on his left forearm.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fartherfurther.weebly.com/home/simone-rota-from-italy-to-buklod-kalinga-para-sa-kapwa|title=Azkal Simone Rota: From Italy to Buklod Kalinga Para Sa Kapwa|date=16 June 2014|accessdate=24 March 2015|work=Farther Further (Weebly)|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402184554/http://fartherfurther.weebly.com/home/simone-rota-from-italy-to-buklod-kalinga-para-sa-kapwa|archivedate=2 April 2015}}</ref>
+Rota's biography has been depicted in the film ''Journeyman Finds Home: The Simone Rota Story'', which was directed by Albert Almendralejo and Maricel Cariaga.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Guerrero|first1=Bob|title=Simone Rota finds his home in 'Journeyman' film|url=https://www.rappler.com/sports/by-sport/football/183388-journeyman-finds-home-simone-rota-review|accessdate=29 September 2017|work=Rappler|date=27 September 2017}}</ref>
+== Career statistics ==
+===International===
 :''Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/simone-rota/37171/ |title=Simone Mondiali Rota - Soccerway profile |work=soccerway.com}}</ref>
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 !colspan="7"|2014
 |-
-| 1. || 22 May 2014 || [[Addu Football Stadium]], [[Addu City]] ||rowspan=2| {{fb|LAO}} ||align="center"| 1–0 || align="center"| 2–0 || [[2014 AFC Challenge Cup]]
+| 1. || 22 May 2014 || [[Addu Football Stadium]], [[Addu City]], [[Maldives]] || {{fb|LAO}} ||align="center"| 1–0 || align="center"| 2–0 || [[2014 AFC Challenge Cup]]
 |-
-| 2. || 22 November 2014 || [[Mỹ Đình National Stadium]], [[Hanoi]] ||align="center"| 1–1 || align="center"| 4–1 || [[2014 AFF Championship|2014 AFF Suzuki Cup]]
+| 2. || 22 November 2014 || [[Mỹ Đình National Stadium]], [[Hanoi]], [[Vietnam]] || {{fb|LAO}} || align="center"| 1–1 || align="center"| 4–1 || [[2014 AFF Championship|2014 AFF Suzuki Cup]]
 |}
-== Personal life ==
+==Honors==
+'''Kaya–Iloilo'''
-Since his return to the Philippines in 2014 Rota makes a point of volunteering at the orphanage where he grew up. Rota is an [[A.C. Milan]] fan, and although he fluently speaks [[Italian language|Italian]], he has difficulty speaking [[English language|English]] and [[Filipino language|Filpino]].<ref name=enjoys/><ref name=laosgoal/> Rota has multiple tattoos, including the outline of the Philippines archipelago and the names of his sister, adopted mother and father on his right forearm and a prayer and Sister May's name on his left forearm.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fartherfurther.weebly.com/home/simone-rota-from-italy-to-buklod-kalinga-para-sa-kapwa|title=Azkal Simone Rota: From Italy to Buklod Kalinga Para Sa Kapwa|date=16 June 2014|accessdate=24 March 2015|work=Farther Further (Weebly)|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402184554/http://fartherfurther.weebly.com/home/simone-rota-from-italy-to-buklod-kalinga-para-sa-kapwa|archivedate=2 April 2015|df=}}</ref>
+* [[Philippines Football League]]: [[2022–23 Philippines Football League|2022–23]]<ref name="PLF 2023">{{cite news |last1=Del Carmen |first1=Lorenzo |title=Kaya-Iloilo ends 27-year wait, takes PFL crown |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/kaya-iloilo-ends-27-year-wait-takes-pfl-crown/273107 |access-date=May 28, 2023 |work=Tiebreaker Times |date=May 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230527070800/https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/kaya-iloilo-ends-27-year-wait-takes-pfl-crown/273107 |archive-date=May 27, 2023}}</ref>
-Rota's biography has been depicted in the film ''Journeyman Finds Home: The Simone Rota Story'' which was directed by Albert Almendralejo and Maricel Cariaga.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Guerrero|first1=Bob|title=Simone Rota finds his home in 'Journeyman' film|url=https://www.rappler.com/sports/by-sport/football/183388-journeyman-finds-home-simone-rota-review|accessdate=29 September 2017|work=Rappler|date=27 September 2017}}</ref>
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-*{{Cite web |url=http://www.borgomanerocalcio.it/Squadre/prima%20squadra/scheda%20rota.htm |title=A.S.D.C. Borgomanero profile |access-date=2011-10-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325021356/http://www.borgomanerocalcio.it/Squadre/prima%20squadra/scheda%20rota.htm |archive-date=2012-03-25 |dead-url=yes |df= }} {{it icon}}
+*{{Cite web |url=http://www.borgomanerocalcio.it/Squadre/prima%20squadra/scheda%20rota.htm |title=A.S.D.C. Borgomanero profile |access-date=2011-10-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325021356/http://www.borgomanerocalcio.it/Squadre/prima%20squadra/scheda%20rota.htm |archive-date=2012-03-25 |url-status=dead |language=it}}
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+{{Kaya F.C.–Iloilo squad}}
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