Valentino Lai

Swedish footballer
Valentino Lai
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-02-03) 3 February 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Cagliari, Italy
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
0000–2000 FBK Balkan
2000 Malmö FF
2000–2001 Venezia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2002 Venezia 3 (0)
2002–2005 Palermo 1 (0)
2003–2004 → Salernitana (loan) 31 (2)
2004–2005 → Triestina (loan) 17 (0)
2005–2007 Landskrona BoIS 34 (3)
2007–2011 Vejle Boldklub 73 (9)
2010 → Apollon Limassol (loan) 10 (1)
2011 Viborg FF 14 (0)
2012–2013 KSF Prespa Birlik 29 (2)
2014–2017 FC Rosengård
International career‡
2004 Sweden U21 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:50, 27 June 2012 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 August 2011

Valentino Lai (born 3 February 1984) is a former footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in Italy, Lai represented Sweden internationally.

Club career

Born in Cagliari, Italy, Lai started his career playing for Swedish club FBK Balkan at youth level, and subsequently Malmö FF.[1] In 2001, he moved back to Italy playing for Venezia, where he made his Serie A debut. In 2002, he moved to Palermo, appearing just in one Serie B match. After two loan spells at the Serie B level, in Salernitana and Triestina, in June 2005 Lai decided to return in Sweden by signing a 2-years contract for Landskrona BoIS, playing in Superettan. Then he went to the Danish club Vejle Boldklub. In the winter of 2010, Valentino went to Apollon Limassol on a loan deal. After leaving Apollon Limassol in summer of 2010, Lai went back to Vejle BK.

International career

At international level, Lai also represented Sweden at U21 level.

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-01-15. Retrieved 2006-11-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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