Valentino Lai

Personal information
Date of birth	(1984-02-03) 3 February 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth	Cagliari, Italy
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
0000–2000	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)
2014–2017	FC Rosengård
International career‡
2004	Sweden U21	6	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, 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 a former footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in Italy, Lai represented Sweden internationally.

Club career

Born in Cagliari, Italy, Lai started his career playing for Swedish club FBK Balkan at youth level, and subsequently Malmö FF.^[1] 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.

International career

At international level, Lai also represented Sweden at U21 level.