Tommaso Vailatti (born February 1, 1986, in

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who plays for

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Club career

Nicknamed "Riki", he joined Torino's youth system at the age of 16. He began his professional career in

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while playing for

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. In his first season with the club he made ten scoreless appearances. His second season saw him make 13 appearances and score his first professional goal against

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. In 2006, he received the Tuttomercatoweb ''Cercasi Calciatore Disperatamente'' award which recognizes the best young football player in Italy. When Torino was promoted to Serie A, he was loaned out to

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during the 2006-07 season where he played in twenty games but scored no goals. For the 2007-08 season, he was brought back to Torino, where on August 25, 2007, in his

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debut, scored an equalizing goal against

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giving Torino a 2–2 draw. In the 2008 January transfer window, he was loaned out to

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. During the 2009 season Vailatti returned to Torino for the start of the 2008-09 season. On May 31, 2009, he scored a goal in a 3–2 loss to

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. After not featuring regularly during 2009–10 season Vailatti started to receive interest from various foreign clubs. He was offered a deal with Romanian club

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and Swiss club

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during the winter transfer season but rejected the moves. It was also reported that Vailatti was offered a deal with

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Honours

Club

Torino F.C. *

:*Seria A Playoffs (2): 2004-05; 2005-06

Individual

* Cercasi Calciatore Disperatamente (Best young football player of Italy) : 2006

References

External links

Torino FC Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vailatti, Tommaso 1986 births Living people People from Venaria Reale Italian footballers Italy youth international footballers Association football midfielders Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players Torino F.C. players L.R. Vicenza players U.S. Livorno 1915 players Ternana Calcio players Treviso F.B.C. 1993 players Footballers from Piedmont Sportspeople from the Metropolitan City of Turin