Valerio Virga
FullnameValerio Virga
Birth dateJune 6, 1986 (age 40)
Birth placeRome, Italy
Height1.81 m
CurrentclubOmegna
PositionMidfielder
Youthclubs 1Roma
Years 12004–2014
Years 22005–2006
Years 32007–2008
Years 42009
Years 52009–2010
Years 62011–2012
Years 72013–2014
Years 82014–2015
Years 92016
Years 102016–
Clubs 1Roma
Clubs 2→ Ascoli (loan)
Clubs 3→ Grosseto (loan)
Clubs 4→ Novara (loan)
Clubs 5→ Cosenza (loan)
Clubs 6→ Lanciano (loan)
Clubs 7→ Aprilia (loan)
Clubs 8Monterotondo
Clubs 9Borgosesia
Clubs 10Omegna
Caps 111
Caps 20
Caps 322
Caps 46
Caps 520
Caps 60
Caps 70
Caps 95
Goals 10
Goals 20
Goals 30
Goals 40
Goals 52
Goals 60
Goals 70
Goals 90
Nationalyears 12004
Nationalyears 22004
Nationalyears 32006
Nationalteam 1Italy U-18
Nationalteam 2Italy U-19
Nationalteam 3Italy U-21
Nationalcaps 15
Nationalcaps 26
Nationalcaps 31
Nationalgoals 11
Nationalgoals 20
Nationalgoals 30
Ntupdate22 May 2012
Pcupdate13 December 2006

Valerio Virga (born 6 June 1986) is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Promozione club Omegna. He played in Serie A for Roma.

Club career

A product of the A.S. Roma youth academy and one of the bright prospects of the Giallorossi, Virga usually plays as midfielder. He made his Serie A debut on 10 April 2005, in an away league match against Udinese Calcio which ended in a 3–3 draw. He made six appearances in season 2004–2005, but never scored a goal.

In 2005–2006, he was signed by Palermo in a co-ownership agreement with AS Roma, and then loaned to newly promoted top-flight team Ascoli, being however soon relegated to the youth squad without playing a game. He returned to AS Roma in 2006–2007.

He scored his first goal for Roma in the Coppa Italia match in a Round of 32 match against Triestina on November 29, 2006. Roma won the match 2–0. He played his first Champions League match against Valencia on December 5, 2006, which Roma won 1–0.

He then spent the 2007–08 season on loan to Serie B side Grosseto. He made a total of 23 appearances with the biancorossi, but only 11 of them as a start-up player.[1] In 2008–09, he came back to Roma his debut that year was in a 2–0 victory over Atalanta at the Stadio Olimpico, where he came as a substitute for Menez. With the close of the January transfer window on February 2, 2009, he was once again loaned out, this time to the C1 side Novara Calcio.

On 26 August 2009, he joined Cosenza on loan .

On 31 August 2011 he left for Lanciano in a temporary deal, with an option to buy.[2]

Virga became a free agent on 1 July 2014.

International career

He made his U-21 team debut against Luxembourg U21, 12 December 2006, playing in the first half of the match.

References

  1. ^ "Valerio VIRGA" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 2008-07-01.
  2. ^ "OPERAZIONI DI MERCATO AL 31 AGOSTO 2011" (in Italian). A.S. Roma. 31 August 2011. Archived 8 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 15 March 2017.