Valentino "Tino" Francisco Livramento (born 12 November 2002) is an English

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who plays as a

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for club

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Early life

Born in

Croydon Croydon is a large town in south London, England, south of Charing Cross. Part of the London Borough of Croydon, a local government district of Greater London. It is one of the largest commercial districts in Greater London, with an extensi ...

, Livramento joined

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at under-9 level from local club Roundshaw. At Roundshaw he played as a striker. Growing up, he supported Chelsea. His father's side of the family comes from Portugal and his mother is Scottish.

Club career

Chelsea

He was named Chelsea academy player of the year for the 2020–21 season. Towards the end of the season, Livramento featured on the bench in Premier League fixtures against Manchester City and Arsenal. In July 2021, contract talks between Chelsea and Livramento stalled, with rumours that the wing-back was set to leave the club. He was reportedly subject to interest from a host of English clubs, including South Coast rivals

and

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, as well as

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and

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Southampton

Having failed to reach an agreement with Chelsea, Livramento signed for fellow

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side

in August 2021, with a reported buy-back clause of £25 million included. On 14 August 2021, Livramento made his first Premier League appearance for Southampton in a 3–1 defeat to Everton. On 23 October 2021, Livramento scored his first professional goal in Southampton's 2–2 draw with

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. 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. 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.

International career

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. On 27 August 2021, Livramento received his first call up for the England U21s. On 7 September 2021, he made his England U21 debut during the 2–0

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win over Kosovo U21s at Stadium MK.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Individual

* Chelsea Academy Player of the Year: 2020–21

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Livramento, Tino 2002 births Living people Footballers from Croydon English people of Portuguese descent English footballers England men's youth international footballers England men's under-21 international footballers Portuguese footballers Men's association football defenders Chelsea F.C. players Southampton F.C. players Premier League players English people of Scottish descent