Valentino Lai
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 February 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Cagliari, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | KSF Prespa Birlik | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –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– | KSF Prespa Birlik | 16 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2004 | Sweden U21 | 6 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:50, 27 June 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Valentino Lai (born 3 February 1984) is an Italian-born Swedish footballer who plays for Swedish Division 2 team KSF Prespa Birlik.
Club career
Born in Cagliari, he started his career playing for FBK Balkan at the youth level, and then Malmö FF.[1] In 2001, he moved 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
He also represented Sweden at U21 level.
References
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External links
- (Danish) Vejle Boldklub profile