Lorenzo Valeau (born 5 March 1999) is an Italian footballer who plays as a left-back or midfielder.

Lorenzo Valeau
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-03-05) 5 March 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Rome, Italy
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Left-back, Midfielder[1]
Youth career
2014–2018 Roma
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 Roma 0 (0)
2018–2019Ascoli (loan) 0 (0)
2019Catania (loan) 6 (0)
2019–2020Imolese (loan) 27 (1)
2020–2021Casertana (loan) 6 (0)
2021Fano (loan) 7 (1)
2021–2022 Seregno 19 (1)
2022–2023 Chiasso 2 (1)
International career
2015 Italy U16 4 (0)
2016 Italy U18 2 (0)
2017–2018 Italy U19 3 (0)
2018 Italy U20 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 September 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 August 2018

Club career

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Roma

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He is a product of Roma youth teams and started playing for their Under-19 squad in the 2016–17 season.[2]

He made several appearances for the senior squad in summer 2017 in pre-season friendlies.[3]

Loan to Ascoli

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On 18 July 2018 he joined Serie B club Ascoli on a season-long loan with an option to buy.[4] Early in his loan term, he suffered tibia fracture that took several months to heal. He was recalled from loan on 31 January 2019 without appearing on the field for Ascoli.[5]

Loan to Catania

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On 1 February 2019, he moved on another loan to Serie C club Catania.[6]

He made his professional Serie C debut for Catania on 17 March 2019 in a game against Juve Stabia. He substituted Francesco Lodi in the 81st minute.[7] He made his first (and only) starting lineup appearance on 3 April 2019 in a game against Viterbese. He finished his loan with 6 appearances.

Loan to Imolese

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On 17 July 2019 ,he moved on another Serie C loan, to Imolese.[8] He established himself as a starter for Imolese early in the season. He finished the loan with 31 appearances in all competitions.

Loan to Casertana

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On 20 August 2020, he joined Casertana on loan, again in Serie C.[9]

Loan to Fano

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On 29 January 2021, he moved on loan to Fano.[10]

Seregno

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On 14 August 2021, he signed with Serie C club Seregno.[11]

Chiasso

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On 1 September 2022, Valeau joined Chiasso in the third-tier Swiss Promotion League.[12]

International

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He was first called up to represent his country in 2015 for Under-16 squad friendlies.[13]

He subsequently appeared in friendlies on the Under-18, Under-19 and Under-20 level.

References

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  1. ^ Lorenzo Valeau at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ Lorenzo Valeau at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
  3. ^ "Roma v Chapecoense game report". ESPN. 1 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Calciomercato: ufficiale Valeau dalla Roma" (Press release) (in Italian). Ascoli. 18 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Calciomercato: Valeau rientra alla Roma" (Press release) (in Italian). Ascoli. 31 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Lorenzo Valeau al Catania: profilo calcistico del difensore laziale" (Press release) (in Italian). Catania. 1 February 2019.
  7. ^ "Catania v Juve Stabia game report". Soccerway. 17 March 2019.
  8. ^ "UFFICIALE: VALEAU IN PRESTITO DALLA ROMA" (Press release) (in Italian). Imolese. 17 July 2019.
  9. ^ "LA CASERTANA FC INGAGGIA I CALCIATORI VALEAU, PETRUCCELLI E DE SARLO" (in Italian). Casertana. 20 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Valeau arriva in prestito dalla Roma" (in Italian). Fano. 29 January 2021.
  11. ^ "Ufficiale: il Seregno prende Lorenzo Valeau dalla Roma". Alfredo Pedullà (in Italian). 4 August 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  12. ^ "COMUNICATO UFFICIALE: KAME' NOAH, ASSIS MEHMETI, VALEAU E MBENGI" (in Italian). Chiasso. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  13. ^ "Valeau Italy U16 summary by FIGC" (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
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