Luciano Valente (footballer, born 2003)

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Luciano Valente
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Valente in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-10-04) 4 October 2003 (age 20) [1]
Place of birth Groningen, Netherlands
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Groningen
Number 40
Youth career
0000–2014 GVAV-Rapiditas
2014–2022 Groningen
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022– Groningen 54 (7)
International career‡
2021–2022 Italy U19 3 (0)
2022– Italy U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:42, 23 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 September 2022

Luciano Valente (born 4 October 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Eredivisie club Groningen. Born in the Netherlands, he represents Italy at international level.

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Club career

Born in Groningen, Valente started playing football at local club GVAV-Rapiditas, before joining Groningen's youth sector in 2014. [2] He subsequently came through the club's ranks, winning a national under-17 championship in 2019 in the process. In July 2021, he signed his first professional contract with Groningen and started training with the first team. [2]

On 14 August 2022, Valente made his professional debut for Groningen, coming in as a substitute for Laros Duarte at the 79th minute of the Eredivisie match against Ajax, which ended in a 6–1 defeat for his side. [3] On September 8, the midfielder extended his contract with the club until 2026, with an option for another season. [4]

On 8 December 2023, Valente scored his first brace in a 2–0 league win over Telstar. [5] [6]

International career

Being born from an Italian father and a Dutch mother, Valente has been able to choose to represent either countries internationally. [7] [8]

He went on to represent the former country at various youth international levels, having featured for the Italian under-19 [4] [9] and under-20 national teams. [4] [10]

Style of play

Valente is an attacking midfielder, who can also play in several positions through the middle. [7] He has been praised for his strength and his positioning, as well as his ability to create chances, either for himself or his team-mates. [7]

Personal life

His father, Roberto, is Italian and works at a local pizzeria in Haren. [8]

Career statistics

As of match played 23 May 2024 [11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Groningen 2022–23 Eredivisie 20020–220
2023–24 Eerste Divisie 34781–428
Career total54710200649

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    References

    1. ↑ Luciano Valente at WorldFootball.net
    2. 1 2 "Valente tekent contract, Jahren versterkt FC op huurbasis" (in Dutch). FC Groningen. 5 July 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
    3. ↑ "Ajax vs. Groningen 6 - 1". Soccerway. 14 August 2022.
    4. 1 2 3 "Nieuw contract voor Valente bij FC Groningen" (in Dutch). FC Groningen. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
    5. ↑ "Willem II juicht heel laat in Den Haag, NAC en Groningen klimmen" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 8 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
    6. ↑ Heij, Andor (8 December 2023). "Luciano Valente schiet FC Groningen langs Telstar". OOG Groningen (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 December 2023.
    7. 1 2 3 Nalesso, Pietro (5 November 2021). "Luciano Valente, chi è il nuovo azzurrino per Nunziata". MondoPrimavera (in Italian). Retrieved 9 September 2023.
    8. 1 2 "Valente: 'Vertrouwen van de club doet me heel goed'" (in Dutch). FC Groningen. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
    9. ↑ "Grazie ad una rete di Degli Innocenti, gli Azzurrini vincono la prima amichevole con l'Ungheria" (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 11 November 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
    10. ↑ "A Varese tris dell'Italia contro la Svizzera. I gol di Montevago, Fabbian e De Nipoti" (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 27 September 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
    11. ↑ "Luciano Valente". soccerway.com.
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