Antonio Junior Vacca

Antonio Junior Vacca (born 13 May 1990) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Serie A club Venezia.

Antonio Junior Vacca
Personal information
Full name Antonio Junior Vacca
Date of birth (1990-05-13) 13 May 1990
Place of birth Naples, Italy
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Venezia
Number 5
Youth career
0000–2009 Benevento
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2013 Benevento 70 (6)
2012–2013 → Barletta (loan) 3 (0)
2013 → Livorno (loan) 2 (0)
2013–2015 Catanzaro 31 (0)
2015 Reggiana 18 (0)
2016–2018 Foggia 72 (4)
2018–2019 Parma 11 (0)
2018–2019 → Casertana (loan) 27 (0)
2019– Venezia 30 (0)
National team
2011 Italy U-20 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 January 2021

Club career

Vacca made his Serie C debut for Benevento on 31 January 2010 in a game against Arezzo.[1]

On 16 July 2019, Vacca signed a 3-year contract with Venezia.[2]

Personal life

On 26 January 2019, Vacca was a victim of a robbery by two criminals who tried to steal his jewels, however, they were not able to take the jewels, but his car was damaged by a gunshot; Vacca was not harmed.[3][4][5]

On 6 April 2020, it was announced that Vacca tested positive for COVID-19, amid its pandemic in Italy.[6]

References
  1. "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 31 January 2010.
  2. "UFFICIALE: triennale per Antonio Junior Vacca" (Press release) (in Italian). Venezia. 16 July 2019.
  3. "Casertana, Vacca: tentata rapina e colpi di pistola, poi lo sfogo". La Gazzetta dello Sport - Tutto il rosa della vita (in Italian). Retrieved 2019-01-29.
  4. "Napoli, Vacca vittima di una rapina con sparatoria". Fox Sports (in Italian). 26 January 2019. Archived from the original on 29 January 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  5. Dent, Arthur (2019-01-26). "Casertana, Antonio Vacca: attempted robbery and gunshots, then the outburst on Instagram". iSport. Retrieved 2019-01-29.
  6. "Serie B has first coronavirus case". Football Italia. 6 April 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2020.


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