Career
Barone started his career making his first team debut on 4 May 1997 for Parma, against Atalanta. He then played for Padova of Serie C1 in 1998, Alzano Virescit of Serie Bachelor in 1999. In summer 2000, he joined Chievo in a co-ownership deal, where he played for 2 seasons.
He was loaned back to Parma in 2002-2003 season, then bought back permanently in 2003, with Amauri moved to Chievo.
On 16 July 2004, he transferred to Palermo for €5M. He signed a 4-year contract. He was the regular of the team, and the team qualified for 2006-2007 Union of European Football Associations Cup (after the Calciopoli trials).
On 5 August 2006, Simone moved to Serie A newcomer Torino after the club signed Mark Bresciano and Fábio Simplício from Parma. He played 3 seasons for the Serie A struggler and left the club after relegated in 2009.
On 6 August 2009 he was signed by Serie A side Cagliari.
He mainly a substitute, only played 5 times as starting XI, all appeared as right midfielder. Barone debuted for the national football team on 18 February 2004, in a 2–2 tie against Czechoslovakian Republic. Stefano Bettarini and Sergio Volpi also received their first call-up and made their debut under Giovanni Trapattoni.
A versatile, energetic, and hard-working player, Barone was primarily deployed as a central or right sided midfielder, he was capable of playing in any midfield position, and was also deployed as a defensive midfielder, due to his stamina and ability to break down opposition plays.
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