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Full name | Valentino Francisco Livramento [1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 12 November 2002 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Croydon, England | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.82 m) [2] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Full-back | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Newcastle United | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 21 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
Roundshaw | |||||||||||||||||
2009–2021 | Chelsea | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2021–2023 | Southampton | 34 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2023– | Newcastle United | 82 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | England U15 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | England U16 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | England U17 | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2019 | England U18 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2019 | England U19 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2021–2025 | England U21 | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2024– | England | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:57, 25 August 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:10, 29 June 2025 (UTC) |
Valentino Francisco Livramento (born 12 November 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Premier League club Newcastle United and the England national team.
Born in Croydon, Greater London, Livramento joined Chelsea at under-9 level from local club Roundshaw. [3] [4] [5] [6] At Roundshaw he played as a striker. [7] Growing up, he supported Chelsea. [8] His father's side of the family comes from Portugal [9] and his mother is Scottish. [10]
Livramento was named Chelsea academy player of the year for the 2020–21 season. [11] Towards the end of the season, he featured on the bench in Premier League fixtures against Manchester City and Arsenal. [12] [13]
In July 2021, contract talks between Chelsea and Livramento stalled, with rumours that the wing-back was set to leave the club. [5] [14] He was reportedly subject to interest from a host of English clubs, including South Coast rivals Southampton and Brighton & Hove Albion, as well as AC Milan and RB Leipzig. [5] [15]
Having failed to reach an agreement with Chelsea, Livramento signed for fellow Premier League side Southampton in August 2021, with a reported buy-back and sell-on clauses included. [4] On 14 August 2021, Livramento made his first Premier League appearance for Southampton in a 3–1 defeat to Everton. [16] On 23 October 2021, Livramento scored his first professional goal in Southampton's 2–2 draw with Burnley. [17] On 24 April 2022, Livramento was ruled out for the remainder of 2022 following an ACL injury during Southampton's 2–2 draw with Brighton. [18]
On 21 May 2023, Livramento made his first appearance for Southampton in 392 days during a 3–1 defeat to Brighton, replacing James Bree in the 77th minute. [19]
On 8 August 2023, Livramento joined Newcastle United, signing a five-year contract. [20] Although the fee was officially undisclosed, it was reported to be worth an initial £32 million, plus £8 million in add-ons. [21] Livramento made his debut for Newcastle in a 1–0 defeat against Manchester City in the Premier League. [22] He made his UEFA Champions League debut against Borussia Dortmund, starting Newcastle's final 3 group stage matches, however they were unable to progress from their group. [23]
In March 2024 Livramento scored his first goal for the club in a 3-0 victory against Wolverhampton Wanderers, running the length of the pitch before poking it under the goalkeeper. [24] He started in the 2025 EFL Cup final as Newcastle defeated Liverpool to win their first domestic trophy for seventy years. [25]
Despite Livramento representing England through the youth ranks up to Under-21 level, he is also eligible to play for the Scotland and Portugal national teams through his mother being Scottish and his father being Portuguese. [26] [ failed verification ]
On 27 August 2021, Livramento received his first call up for the England U21s. [27] On 7 September 2021, he made his England U21 debut during the 2–0 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification win over Kosovo U21s at Stadium MK. [28]
On 29 August 2024, Livramento was called up to the England senior squad for the first time for UEFA Nations League matches against Republic of Ireland and Finland. [29] He made his senior debut on 17 November 2024 in a 5–0 victory against the Republic of Ireland. [30]
Livramento was included in the England squad for the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship which was the only international youth tournament he ever attended. [31] He started in the quarter-final victory over Spain and semi-final win against Netherlands. [32] [33] Livramento then played every minute of the final as England defeated Germany after extra time to lift the trophy. [34] His performances during the competition resulted in him being chosen by the UEFA Technical Observer panel for their team of the tournament. [35]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Chelsea U21 | 2019–20 | — | — | — | — | 1 [a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
2020–21 | — | — | — | — | 3 [a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
Total | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
Southampton | 2021–22 [37] | Premier League | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 1 | ||
2022–23 [38] | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
Total | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 1 | ||||
Newcastle United | 2023–24 [39] | Premier League | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 [b] | 0 | — | 35 | 1 | |
2024–25 [40] | Premier League | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 45 | 0 | |||
2025–26 [41] | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
Total | 65 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 82 | 1 | |||
Career total | 95 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 109 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 120 | 2 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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England | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 |
Newcastle United
England U21
Individual