Stefano Napoleoni

Stefano Napoleoni (born 26 June 1986) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie D club Real Monterotondo.

Widzew Łódź
In 2006, Napoleoni was spotted by Zbigniew Boniek during a Promozione amateur game in Rome, where he scored three goals; he was signed by Widzew Łódź shortly afterwards, thus becoming the first Italian footballer to ever play in the Polish Ekstraklasa league. Later that season, he was also joined by fellow Italian player Joseph Dayo Oshadogan. He moved to Levadiakos after Widzew Łódź were relegated at the end of 2008.

Levadiakos
In January 2009, he signed for Greek club Levadiakos after APOEL FC had withdrawn its interest in signing him player. Throughout the years, he became an idol for Levadiakos' fans. In July 2012, six months before his contract with Levadiakos expired, Napoleoni was attracting interest from West Bromwich Albion. He left Levadiakos in December 2012 at the end of his contract. Overall, Napoleoni played 98 games, scored 28 goals and made 11 assists while at the club.

Atromitos F.C.
In January 2013 he signed for Greek club Atromitos F.C.

In April 2015, as his contract was soon to expire, he was gathering interest from AEK, Sassuolo and PAOK.

On 3 May 2015, Atromitos played against Panionios, which would decide whether Atromitos would enter the playoffs. Napoleoni scored his second career hat-trick and lead his team to a 3-1 victory, promoting his club to the Greek playoffs. Being one of the most stable and most valuable players of Atromitos F.C. during the last seasons, he cashed his offer with a new four-year contract (2 + 2 years), which would have tied him with the club until mid-2019.

İstanbul Başakşehir
On 31 January 2016, Napoleoni signed a one-and-a-half year contract with Super Lig side İstanbul Başakşehir for a fee of €400,000. He spoke to club's official website about his decision to continue his career in Turkey with İstanbul Başakşehir, after three years at the club: "I need more than a thousand words to describe my feelings right now, I am happy but also sad for leaving after three years, which I will never forget. I want to thank my teammates, all the managers I worked with, the president, Mr. Spanos, the Technical Manager, Mr. Angelopoulos and especially the fans who supported me during good and difficult times. I would have never made this career step without all of them; they helped me improve as a player and as a person, so I am sure that in the future I will wear Atromitos' shirt again".

Göztepe
On 2 September 2019, Napoleoni moved to another Super Lig club Göztepe for an undisclosed fee, on a one-year deal (with an option of another year).

Ümraniyespor
On 7 September 2021, Napoleoni signed for TFF First League side Ümraniyespor.

Later years in Italy
In November 2022, Napoleoni returned to his native Italy to join Serie D club Roma City. After making only nine appearances with Roma City in a lacklustre season ended with relegation, in August 2023 Napoleoni switched sides, joining Serie D club Real Monterotondo.

Personal life
Napoleoni is a fan of AS Roma. In 2013, he said, "I dream of playing in Roma with the phenomenon Francesco Totti. I was on the field against PAOK, I scored two goals, and we won. In the locker room, my teammates told me the result of Roma vs Lazio and, for me, it was a total massacre. If Rudi Garcia called me, I could go to Rome on foot."''

Honours
Widzew Łódź
 * I liga: 2008–09