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 CD Tenerife on loan from UD Almería as a midfielder.[1]

Valentín Vada

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)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Tenerife (on loan from Almería)
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	32	(2)
2020–	→ Tenerife (loan)	0	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 July 2020

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]

On 4 October 2020, despite being a regular starter for the Andalusians, Vada was loaned to fellow second division side CD Tenerife for the 2020–21 season.[6]

Career statistics

As of match played 24 May 2019[1]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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

1. In isolation, Valentín is pronounced [balenˈtin].
2. Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League

Notes

References

1. Valentín Vada at Soccerway
2. http://outsideoftheboot.com/2017/03/08/44300/
3. "Angers vs. Bordeaux - 13 December 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
4. Langer, Robert (31 January 2019). "Valentin Vada (Bordeaux) rejoint Saint-Etienne (officiel)". Mercato365 (in French). Retrieved 31 January 2019.
5. "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.
6. "Argentinian Midfielder Valentín Vada to move on loan to CD Tenerife". UD Almería. 4 October 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2020.

External links

• Valentín Vada at BDFutbol