Personal information | |||
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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 team
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FC Rosengård | ||
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) |
2012–2013 | KSF Prespa Birlik | 29 | (2) |
2014– | FC Rosengård | ||
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). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 August 2011 |
Valentino Lai (born 3 February 1984) is an Italian-born Swedish footballer who plays for Swedish Division 2 team FC Rosengård as a midfielder.
Born in Cagliari, Italy, Lai started his career playing for Swedish club FBK Balkan at youth level, and subsequently Malmö FF. 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.
At international level, Lai also represented Sweden at U21 level.