Valentín Vada

Valentín Vada (Spanish pronunciation: [balenˈtim ˈbaða];^[i] born 6 March 1996) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Saudi club Damac.^[2]

Valentín Vada

Vada with Bordeaux in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth	(1996-03-06) 6 March 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth	Santa Fe, Argentina
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Damac
Number	8
Youth career
2006–2010	Proyecto Crecer
2010–2014	Bordeaux
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2019	Bordeaux II	59	(7)
2014–2019	Bordeaux	86	(8)
2019	→ Saint-Étienne (loan)	12	(1)
2019–2021	Almería	32	(2)
2020–2021	→ Tenerife (loan)	32	(2)
2021–2023	Zaragoza	66	(11)
2023–2025	Rubin Kazan	45	(6)
2025–	Damac	5	(3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 October 2025

Career

Vada's move to France was controversial. In 2010 at the age of 14 as a minor, his arrival from a non-EU country was against the laws governing the movement of underage players. Italian heritage ameliorated those concerns eventually, but Vada was unable to play in any competitive matches, even for the “B” team until he turned 17.^[3]

Vada made his Ligue 1 debut on 13 December 2015 against Angers SCO replacing Nicolas Maurice-Belay after 79 minutes.^[4] He scored his first professional goals on 8 April 2017, netting a brace in a 3–0 home defeat of FC Metz.

On 31 January 2019, the last day of the 2018–19 winter transfer window, Vada joined Bordeaux's league rivals AS Saint-Étienne on loan until the end of the season.^[5] On 23 August, he agreed to a five-year contract with Segunda División side UD Almería.^[6]

On 4 October 2020, despite being a regular starter for the Andalusians, Vada was loaned to fellow second division side CD Tenerife for the 2020–21 season.^[7] On 31 August 2021, he terminated his contract with Almería,^[8] and signed a two-year deal with Real Zaragoza in the same category just hours later.^[9]

On 14 September 2023, Vada signed a two-year contract with Russian Premier League club Rubin Kazan.^[10]

On 26 August 2025, Vada joined Saudi Pro League club Damac.^[11]

Career statistics

As of match played 24 May 2025^[2]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bordeaux II	2013–14	CFA	24	1	—		—		—		—		24	1
	2014–15	CFA	24	4	—		—		—		—		24	4
	2015–16	CFA	8	1	—		—		—		—		8	1
	2018–19	CFA 2	3	1	—		—		—		—		3	1
	Total		59	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	59	7
Bordeaux	2014–15	Ligue 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	2015–16	Ligue 1	16	0	3	0	2	0	1[a]	0	—		22	0
	2016–17	Ligue 1	28	6	2	0	4	0	—		—		34	6
	2017–18	Ligue 1	21	2	0	0	1	0	1[a]	0	—		23	2
	2018–19	Ligue 1	2	0	1	0	1	0	3[a]	0	—		7	0
	Total		67	8	6	0	8	0	5	0	0	0	86	8
Saint-Étienne (loan)	2018–19	Ligue 1	12	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		12	1
Almería (loan)	2019–20	Segunda División	32	2	0	0	—		—		2[b]	0	34	2
Tenerife (loan)	2020–21	Segunda División	32	1	3	1	—		—		—		35	2
Real Zaragoza	2021–22	Segunda División	29	7	0	0	—		—		—		29	7
	2022–23	Segunda División	37	4	1	0	—		—		—		38	4
	Total		66	11	1	0	—		—		0	0	67	11
Rubin Kazan	2023–24	Russian Premier League	21	4	1	0	—		—		—		22	4
	2024–25	Russian Premier League	24	2	6	0	—		—		—		30	2
	Total		45	6	7	0	—		—		—		52	6
Career total			313	36	17	1	8	0	5	0	2	0	345	37

1. Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League
2. Appearance(s) in Segunda División play-offs

Notes

1. In isolation, Valentín is pronounced [balenˈtin].