Guglielmo Vicario

Guglielmo Vicario

Personal information
Full name	Guglielmo Vicario [1]
Date of birth	(1996-10-07) 7 October 1996 (age 27) [2]
Place of birth	Udine, Italy
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) [2]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Tottenham Hotspur
Number	13
Youth career
	Donatello Calcio
	Bearzi
	Cormor Calcio
2012–2013	Ancona Udine
2013–2014	Udinese
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2016	Udinese	0	(0)
2014–2015	→ Fontanafredda (loan)	30	(0)
2015–2016	→ Venezia (loan)	36	(0)
2016–2019	Venezia	41	(0)
2019–2022	Cagliari	4	(0)
2019–2020	→ Perugia (loan)	37	(0)
2021–2022	→ Empoli (loan)	38	(0)
2022–2023	Empoli	31	(0)
2023–	Tottenham Hotspur	31	(0)
International career‡
2024–	Italy	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:35, 7 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:12, 24 March 2024 (UTC)

Guglielmo Vicario (born 7 October 1996) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and the Italy national team.

He started his professional career at Udinese but never played a first team game. He moved on to Venezia, where he made his debut, then to Cagliari and Empoli. Vicario also played on loan at a number of clubs in Italy.

Club career

Early career

Born in Udine, Vicario played for the youth sides of Donatello Calcio Udine, ASD Bearzi Calcio, ASD Cormor Calcio Amatori and ASD Ancona Udine before joining Udinese's Primavera squad in 2013. ^[3] At the latter club, he was mainly a third-choice behind Alex Meret and Simone Scuffet, ^[3] and joined Serie D side Fontanafredda on loan for the 2014–15 season. ^[4]

Venezia

In 2015, Vicario moved to Venezia also in the Serie D, also on loan from Udinese. ^{[5] [6]} On 5 July 2016, after being a regular starter as the club achieved promotion, he signed a permanent contract. ^[7]

A backup to Davide Facchin during the most of the season, Vicario made his Lega Pro debut on 5 March 2017, starting in a 4–1 away win over Teramo. ^[8] He appeared in a further two matches as Venezia achieved a second consecutive promotion.

After spending the 2017–18 Serie B as a second-choice to new signing Emil Audero, Vicario became Venezia's starting goalkeeper in the 2018–19 campaign, as they almost avoided relegation.

Cagliari

On 17 July 2019, Vicario signed a five-year contract with Cagliari. ^[9] Eight days later, he joined Perugia on a season-long loan. ^[10]

A regular starter for Perugia, Vicario returned to Cagliari in July 2020, and made his Serie A debut on 11 April 2021, starting in a 1–0 away loss to Inter Milan. ^[3]

Empoli

On 9 July 2021, Vicario joined fellow Serie A team Empoli on loan with an option to purchase. ^[11] On 18 June 2022, Empoli exercised their purchase option. ^{[12] [13]}

On 4 February 2023, Vicario performed a triple save in a league match against Roma which resulted in a defeat, while his consecutive saves were applauded by many spectators. ^[14]

Tottenham Hotspur

On 27 June 2023, Tottenham Hotspur announced the signing of Vicario on a five-year deal. ^[15] Vicario made his debut for Tottenham on 13 August in the club's first match of the 2023–24 Premier League season, starting in an away match against Brentford. ^[16] Vicario kept his first clean sheet for Tottenham in his next match, on 19 August 2023, a 2–0 win against Manchester United. ^[17]

Vicario was nominated for Save of the Month in five consecutive months, from August 2023 to December 2023. ^{[18] [19] [20]} He was nominated again for February 2024 making it six out of seven total in the 2023-24 Premier League season so far. ^[21]

On 29 February 2024, Vicario won Goalkeeper of the Year award in the London Football Awards. ^[22]

International career

Vicario received his first Italy national team callup in September 2022 as manager Roberto Mancini named him to be part of the squad for the UEFA Nations League games against England and Hungary. ^[23]

Vicario made his debut with Italy on 24 March 2024, keeping a clean sheet in a 2-0 win against Ecuador in a friendly match. ^[24]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 7 April 2024 ^{[25] [26]}

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [lower-alpha 1]		League cup [lower-alpha 2]		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Udinese	2013–14	Serie A	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
Fontanafredda (loan)	2014–15	Serie D	30	0	—		—		—		30	0
Venezia	2015–16	Serie D	36	0	—		—		2 [lower-alpha 3]	0	38	0
	2016–17	Serie C	2	0	—		—		8 [lower-alpha 4]	0	10	0
	2017–18	Serie B	7	0	0	0	—		0	0	7	0
	2018–19	Serie B	32	0	0	0	—		2 [lower-alpha 5]	0	34	0
	Total		77	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	89	0
Perugia (loan)	2019–20	Serie B	35	0	2	0	—		2 [lower-alpha 5]	0	39	0
Cagliari	2020–21	Serie A	4	0	3	0	—		—		7	0
Empoli (loan)	2021–22	Serie A	38	0	1	0	—		—		39	0
Empoli	2022–23	Serie A	31	0	1	0	—		—		32	0
	Total		69	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	71	0
Tottenham Hotspur	2023–24	Premier League	31	0	2	0	0	0	—		33	0
Career total			246	0	9	0	0	0	14	0	269	0

1. Includes Coppa Italia, FA Cup
2. Includes EFL Cup
3. Appearances in Serie D Scudetto Dilettanti
4. Seven appearances in Coppa Italia Lega Pro, one appearance in Supercoppa di Lega Pro
5. Appearances in Serie B relegation play-out

International

As of match played 24 March 2024 ^[27]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Italy	2024	1	0
Total		1	0

Honours

Venezia

• Serie C/Serie C1: 2016–17
• Coppa Italia Lega Pro: 2016–17

Italy

• UEFA Nations League third place: 2022–23

Individual

• London Football Awards Goalkeeper of the Year: 2024 ^[28]

References

1. "Latest updated Premier League squad lists for 2023/24". Premier League. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
2. "Guglielmo Vicario: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
3. "Cagliari, esordio in Serie A per il portiere Guglielmo Vicario contro l'Inter: la storia" [Cagliari, debut in Serie A for goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario against Inter: the story] (in Italian). Sky Sports. 11 April 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
4. "Il Fontanafredda chiude un anno da incorniciare" [Fontanafredda end a picture perfect year] (in Italian). Messaggero Veneto – Giornale del Friuli. 29 December 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
5. "Guglielmo Vicario" (in Italian). Salvato Nelle Note. 21 December 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
6. "Il Venezia pronto a riscattare Vicario dall'Udinese" [Venezia ready to bring back Vicario from Udinese] (in Italian). Il Mondo Udinese. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
7. "Ufficiale: Vicario al Venezia" [Official: Vicario to Venezia] (in Italian). Udinese Calcio. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
8. "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 5 March 2017.
9. "Vicario al Cagliari" (Press release) (in Italian). Cagliari. 17 July 2019.
10. "Guglielmo Vicario è Biancorosso" (Press release) (in Italian). Perugia. 25 July 2019.
11. "Guglielmo Vicario è un nuovo calciatore azzurro!" (in Italian). Empoli. 9 July 2021.
12. "Vicario all'Empoli" [Vicario to Empoli] (in Italian). Cagliari Calcio. 18 June 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
13. "Guglielmo Vicario è dell'Empoli" [Guglielmo Vicario is of Empoli] (in Italian). Empoli FC. 18 June 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
14. "Early goals send Roma to 2-0 win over Empoli in Serie A". Washington Post. ISSN   0190-8286 . Retrieved 5 February 2023.
15. "Vicario joins from Empoli". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
16. "Spurs kick off post-Harry Kane era with 2-2 draw at Brentford". The National. 13 August 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
17. "Tottenham 2-0 Manchester United - Ange Postecoglou enjoys first home Premier League victory for Spurs". Eurosport. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
18. "August 2023's Castrol Save of the Month shortlist". Premier League. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
19. "September Castrol Save of the Month nominees". Premier League. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
20. "October Castrol Save of the Month nominees". Premier League. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
21. "Vicario shortlisted for February's Premier League Save of the Month". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
22. "Ange Postecoglou and Guglielmo Vicario honoured at London Football Awards". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
23. "Mancini sticks to familiar faces with Italy call-ups". Football Italia. 17 September 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
24. "Vicario had never played for Italy at any level". Football Italia. 24 March 2024.
25. "G. Vicario". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
26. "Guglielmo Vicario » Club matches". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
27. "Guglielmo Vicario". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
28. "Football Awards 2024". Tottenham website. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.

External links

• Profile at the Tottenham Hotspur F.C. website
• Guglielmo Vicario at Premier League
• Guglielmo Vicario at Soccerway
• Guglielmo Vicario – UEFA competition record ( archive )