Valentín Vada
Valentín Vada (Spanish pronunciation: [balenˈtim ˈbaða];[lower-alpha 1] born 6 March 1996) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Spanish club UD Almería as a midfielder.[1]
 Vada with Bordeaux in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Valentín Vada | ||
| Date of birth | 6 March 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Fe, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Almería | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2010 | Proyecto Crecer | ||
| 2010–2014 | Bordeaux | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2019 | Bordeaux II | 59 | (7) |
| 2014–2019 | Bordeaux | 86 | (8) |
| 2019 | → Saint-Étienne (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2019– | Almería | 0 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 July 2019 | |||
Club career
Vada’s move to France was controversial. In 2010 at the age of 14 as a minor, his arrival from a non-EU country was against the laws governing the movement of underage players. Italian heritage ameliorated those concerns eventually, but Vada was unable to play in any competitive matches, even for the “B” team until he turned 17.[2]
Vada made his Ligue 1 debut on 13 December 2015 against Angers SCO replacing Nicolas Maurice-Belay after 79 minutes.[3] He scored his first professional goals on 8 April 2017, netting a brace in a 3–0 home defeat of FC Metz.
On 31 January 2019, the last day of the 2018–19 winter transfer window, Vada joined Bordeaux's league rivals AS Saint-Étienne on loan until the end of the season.[4] On 23 August, he agreed to a five-year contract with Segunda División side UD Almería.[5]
Career statistics
- As of match played 24 May 2019[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bordeaux II | 2013–14 | CFA | 24 | 1 | — | 24 | 1 | |||||
| 2014–15 | 24 | 4 | — | 24 | 4 | |||||||
| 2015–16 | 8 | 1 | — | 8 | 1 | |||||||
| 2018–19 | National 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 59 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 7 | ||
| Bordeaux | 2014–15 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 34 | 6 | |||
| 2017–18 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 23 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 67 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 86 | 8 | ||
| Saint-Étienne (loan) | 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| Career total | 138 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 157 | 16 | ||
- In isolation, Valentín is pronounced [balenˈtin].
- Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League
Notes
References
- Valentín Vada at Soccerway
- http://outsideoftheboot.com/2017/03/08/44300/
- "Angers vs. Bordeaux - 13 December 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- Langer, Robert (31 January 2019). "Valentin Vada (Bordeaux) rejoint Saint-Etienne (officiel)". Mercato365 (in French). Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- "Valentín Vada, de la Ligue 1 francesa a la UD Almería" [Valentín Vada, from the French Ligue 1 to UD Almería] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 23 August 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.