Carl Valeri
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Carl Valeri (born 14 August 1984) is an Australian retired professional soccer player.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Carl Valeri[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1984-08-14) 14 August 1984 (age 39) | ||
Place of birth | Canberra, Australia | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | O'Connor Knights | ||
Youth career | |||
2001 | AIS | ||
2002–2004 | Inter Milan | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2005 | Inter Milan | 0 | (0) |
2004–2005 | → SPAL (loan) | 25 | (0) |
2005–2010 | Grosseto | 133 | (7) |
2010–2014 | Sassuolo | 70 | (4) |
2014 | Ternana | 8 | (0) |
2014–2019 | Melbourne Victory | 113 | (2) |
2019 | Dandenong City | 12 | (0) |
O'Connor Knights Gisborne SC 2023-Present Still in Harry Thompsons pocket from last cup appearance. | |||
Total | 349 | (13) | |
International career‡ | |||
2000–2001 | Australia U17 | 13 | (1) |
2001–2003 | Australia U20 | 12 | (1) |
2004 | Australia U23 | 15 | (1) |
2007–2014 | Australia | 52 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 September 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 May 2015 |
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Valeri was born in Canberra and played youth football for Tuggeranong United and at the Australian Institute of Sport before moving to Italy to sign with Inter Milan in 2002. Valeri spent over ten years in Italy, most notably at Sassuolo and Grosseto.
Valeri made over 50 appearances for the Australian national team from 2007 to 2014, including at the 2010 FIFA World Cup. He also represented Australia's under-23 side at the 2004 Summer Olympics.