Valerio_Cardamone
Valerio Cardamone
Italian footballer
Valerio Cardamone (born 7 February 1999) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Serie D club Fidelis Andria.[1]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1999-02-07) 7 February 1999 (age 25) | ||
| Place of birth | Taranto, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Fidelis Andria | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2015 | Taranto | ||
| 2015–2016 | Martina | ||
| 2016–2017 | Torino | ||
| 2016–2017 | → Carpi (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Legnago | 15 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Francavilla | 26 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Bisceglie | 16 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Foggia | 3 | (0) |
| 2022 | Molfetta | 8 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Casale | 9 | (0) |
| 2023– | Fidelis Andria | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2016–2017 | Italy U-17 | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 December 2023 | |||
Youth career
Born in Taranto,[2] Valerio Cardamone began his football career with the club of his native city, Taranto. At the age of 16, he joined Martina Franca where he became finalist of the Allievi Nazionali Lega Pro (under-17).[3] Next year he played in the Primavera 1 (under-18) division with Torino,[4] before signing at Carpi for a year on loan.
Serie D
He started his senior career with two years in Serie D. First season at Legnago in 2017–18, and second season at Francavilla in 2018–19.[5]
Bisceglie
On 5 August 2019, Cardamone signed his first professional contract with Bisceglie.[6] On 25 August 2019, he made his debut in the Serie C group C championship against Rende and won the game 1–0.[7] He spent the entire year in the club.[8]
Foggia
On 9 December 2020, Cardamone signed a contract with Foggia.[9] On 17 January 2021, he started with his new team in the Serie C group C against Catania and lost 2-1.[10]
Fidelis Andria
On 26 August 2023, Cardamone joined Fidelis Andria in Serie D.[11]
At the age of 16, Cardamone played for Italy under-17 team. Then, he was called by the coach of the national under-18 team for the Dossena Trophy who started on 11 June 2018 and was reserved for the 1999 and 2000 youths.[12] He played for the Lega Pro Representative italy national team during the 2015–16 season, and for the Serie D Representative italy national team during the 2017–18 season.
- "Area Comunicazione – Calcio Foggia 1920". Il Calcio Foggia 1920 comunica di aver provveduto ad effettuare il tesseramento del calciatore Valerio Cardamone. 22 December 2020.
- "A Valerio Cardamone il premio Atleta di Taranto". Blunote (in Italian). 29 June 2016.
- "Mercato Roma, si segue il giovane Cardamone del Martina Franca". La Roma 24. 15 March 2016.
- "TMW - Il Torino vince la gara per il baby Cardamone". FC Inter News. 10 July 2016.
- "Francavilla, offerte dalla Serie C per Valerio Cardamone". Tuttopenza. 11 June 2019.
- "Il Bisceglie ufficializza il 20enne Cardamone". Bisceglie Viva. 7 August 2019.
- "Serie C video: Rende – Bisceglie 0-1". Zona Calcio Faidate. 25 August 2019.
- "Calcio: Valerio Cardamone sempre più lontano da Matelica". Vivere Camerino. 12 September 2020.
- "Foggia: in arrivo un nuovo difensore, è Valerio Cardamone". Tuttocampo. 9 December 2020.
- "Résultats - Catania vs Foggia". Footmercato. 17 December 2020.
- "FIDELIS, TUTTI GLI ULTIMI INNESTI UNDER E LA FIRMA DEL CLASSE '99 VALERIO CARDAMONE" [FIDELIS, ALL THE LATEST UNDER ADDITIONS AND THE SIGNATURE OF THE CLASS OF '99 VALERIO CARDAMONE] (in Italian). Fidelis Andria. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- "IL TARANTINO VALERIO CARDAMONE ANCORA UNA VOLTA IN NAZIONALE". Tarantini Time. 26 May 2018.
- Valerio Cardamone at Global Sports Archive