Alex Valentini (born 5 April 1988) is an Italian
footballer
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who plays as a
goalkeeper.
Career
Mantova
Born in
Guastalla, Emilia-Romagna, Valentini started his career at
Mantua, Lombardy, about away. Primary a youth team player, he was assigned number 88 shirt of the first team in
2006–07 Serie B
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The 2006–07 season marked the ...
season. He was loaned to
Sambonifacese and won the promotion playoffs of
2007–08 Serie D
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It was composed by 162 teams divided into nine divisions of 18 teams ...
. The club then signed him in
co-ownership deal. In June 2009, he was bought back from the
San Bonifacio based club. Since returned to Mantova, he was selected to
Italy under-21 Serie B representative team
Italy national under-21 football B team is the Italy national football team that represents Serie B at competitions and is controlled by the Lega B. Due to sponsorship reasons, the team was credited as Under-21 Serie B TIM until 2010.
They are ...
twice, for internal friendlies, both as white team keeper against the blue team. In January 2010, he was loaned to
Pro Sesto
Pro Sesto 1913 S.r.l. (formerly ''Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica Nuova Pro Sesto'' and initially ''Associazione Calcio Pro Sesto'') is an association football club, based in Sesto San Giovanni, Lombardy, Italy. Pro Sesto currently plays ...
.
Pro Vercelli
After Mantova went bankrupt, he was signed by Pro Belvedere Vercelli (and later merged with Pro Vercelli to become
FC Pro Vercelli 1892
Football Club Pro Vercelli 1892, commonly referred to as Pro Vercelli, is an Italian football club based in Vercelli, Piedmont. The club is mostly renowned as one of the most successful teams in the early football era of Italy, with seven natio ...
) He was the first choice of the team, ahead
Marzio Dan who was the first choice for PB Vercelli in the last season.
Spezia
Valentini joined
Spezia in August 2013 in a
co-ownership deal. In June 2014 Spezia signed Valentini outright, with
Danilo Russo moved to opposite direction.
After Spezia acquired Valentini outright, he left the club on loan for two seasons.
In summer 2017 Valentini finally left the club permanently.
Vicenza
On 27 July 2017 Valentini joined
Vicenza on a two-year contract.
Triestina
After being released by
Vicenza, on 26 June 2018 he joined
Triestina
Unione Sportiva Triestina Calcio 1918, commonly referred to as Triestina, is an Italian football club based in Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia. Originally founded in 1918, the club has been re-established several times in its history. As of the ...
.
On 30 January 2019, he joined
Viterbese
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on loan.
On 4 July 2019, he moved on loan to
Alessandria
Alessandria (; pms, Lissandria ) is a city and ''comune'' in Piedmont, Italy, and the capital of the Province of Alessandria. The city is sited on the alluvial plain between the Tanaro and the Bormida rivers, about east of Turin.
Alessandria ...
.
Return to Pro Vercelli
On 22 October 2021, he returned to Pro Vercelli as a free agent.
Crotone
On 25 January 2024, Valentini signed with
Crotone
Crotone (, ; nap, label= Crotonese, Cutrone or ) is a city and ''comune'' in Calabria, Italy. Founded as the Achaean colony of Kroton ( grc, Κρότων or ; la, Crotona) in Magna Graecia, it was known as Cotrone from the Middle Ages until ...
until the end of the 2023–24 season.
References
External links
Football.it Profile
La Gazzetta dello Sport Profile
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1988 births
Living people
Footballers from the Province of Reggio Emilia
Italian men's footballers
Men's association football goalkeepers
Serie B players
Serie C players
Mantova 1911 players
Pro Sesto 1913 players
FC Pro Vercelli 1892 players
Spezia Calcio players
AS Cittadella players
LR Vicenza players
US Triestina Calcio 1918 players
US Viterbese 1908 players
US Alessandria Calcio 1912 players
Swiss Super League players
FC Lugano players
FC Crotone players
Italian expatriate men's footballers
Italian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland