Antonio Junior Vacca

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Antonio Junior Vacca
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-05-13) 13 May 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Naples, Italy
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Scafatese
Youth career
0000–2009 Benevento
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2013 Benevento 70 (6)
2012–2013 → Barletta (loan) 3 (0)
2013 → Livorno (loan) 2 (0)
2013–2015 Catanzaro 31 (0)
2015 Reggiana 18 (0)
2016–2018 Foggia 72 (4)
2018–2019 Parma 11 (0)
2018–2019 → Casertana (loan) 27 (0)
2019–2022 Venezia 51 (0)
2023–2024 Foggia 15 (0)
2024– Scafatese 0 (0)
International career
2011 Italy U-20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 January 2024

Antonio Junior Vacca (born 13 May 1990) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Serie D club Scafatese.

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Club career

Vacca made his Serie C debut for Benevento on 31 January 2010 in a game against Arezzo. [1]

On 16 July 2019, Vacca signed a 3-year contract with Venezia. [2] Vacca's contract with Venezia was terminated by mutual consent on 8 September 2022. [3]

On 19 January 2023, Vacca returned to Foggia on a 1.5-year contract. [4] The contract was terminated by mutual consent on 24 January 2024. [5] After leaving Foggia, Vacca signed for Serie D club Scafatese in August 2024. [6]

Personal life

On 26 January 2019, Vacca was a victim of a robbery by two criminals who tried to steal his jewels, however, they were not able to take the jewels, but his car was damaged by a gunshot; Vacca was not harmed. [7] [8] [9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 August 2023 [10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup [lower-alpha 1] EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Benevento 2008–09 Lega Pro 1 1000——10
2009–10 11100—2 [lower-alpha 2] 0131
2010–11 24120——261
2011–12 23421——255
2013–14 10040——140
Total69681—20797
Barletta (loan) 2012–13 Lega Pro 13020——50
Livorno (loan) 2012–13 Serie B 2000——20
Catanzaro 2013–14 Lega Pro 110000—1 [lower-alpha 2] 0110
2014–15 Lega Pro 20020——220
Total30020—10330
Reggiana 2014–15 Lega Pro15000—3 [lower-alpha 2] 0180
2015–16 0010——10
Total15010—30190
Foggia 2015–16 Lega Pro15251—5 [lower-alpha 2] 0253
2016–17 32100—2 [lower-alpha 3] 1342
2017–18 Serie B18020——200
Total65371—71795
Parma 2017–18 Serie B11000——110
Casertana (loan) 2018–19 Serie C 27010—1 [lower-alpha 2] 0290
Venezia 2019–20 Serie B16010——170
2020–21 14010—00150
2021–22 Serie A 21010——220
Total51030—00540
Foggia 2022–23 Serie C2000—5 [lower-alpha 2] 070
Career total2759242—19131812
  1. ↑ Includes Coppa Italia, Coppa Italia Serie C
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Appearance(s) in Lega Pro/Serie C play-off
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in Supercoppa di Lega Pro

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References

  1. ↑ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 31 January 2010.
  2. ↑ "UFFICIALE: triennale per Antonio Junior Vacca" (Press release) (in Italian). Venezia. 16 July 2019.
  3. ↑ "ANTONIO JUNIOR VACCA DEPARTS VENEZIA FC". Venezia. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  4. ↑ "WELCOME BACK ANTONIO JUNIOR" (in Italian). Foggia. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  5. ↑ "VACCA SALUTA I ROSSONERI" (in Italian). Foggia. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  6. ↑ "La Scafatese alza il livello, arriva anche Antonio Vacca". SportCampania.it. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  7. ↑ "Casertana, Vacca: tentata rapina e colpi di pistola, poi lo sfogo". La Gazzetta dello Sport - Tutto il rosa della vita (in Italian). Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  8. ↑ "Napoli, Vacca vittima di una rapina con sparatoria". Fox Sports (in Italian). 26 January 2019. Archived from the original on 29 January 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  9. ↑ Dent, Arthur (26 January 2019). "Casertana, Antonio Vacca: attempted robbery and gunshots, then the outburst on Instagram". iSport. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  10. ↑ Antonio Junior Vacca at Soccerway


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