| Antonio Junior Vacca | |
| Birth Date: | 13 May 1990 |
| Birth Place: | Naples, Italy |
| Height: | 1.70 m |
| Position: | Defensive midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | –2009 |
| Youthclubs1: | Benevento |
| Years1: | 2010–2013 |
| Clubs1: | Benevento |
| Caps1: | 70 |
| Goals1: | 6 |
| Years2: | 2012–2013 |
| Clubs2: | → Barletta (loan) |
| Caps2: | 3 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2013 |
| Clubs3: | → Livorno (loan) |
| Caps3: | 2 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2013–2015 |
| Clubs4: | Catanzaro |
| Caps4: | 31 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2015 |
| Clubs5: | Reggiana |
| Caps5: | 18 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2016–2018 |
| Clubs6: | Foggia |
| Caps6: | 72 |
| Goals6: | 4 |
| Years7: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs7: | Parma |
| Caps7: | 11 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs8: | → Casertana (loan) |
| Caps8: | 27 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2019–2022 |
| Clubs9: | Venezia |
| Caps9: | 51 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Years10: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs10: | Foggia |
| Caps10: | 10 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2011 |
| Nationalteam1: | Italy U-20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 20 January 2024 |
Antonio Junior Vacca (born 13 May 1990) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.
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] Vacca's contract with Venezia was terminated by mutual consent on 8 September 2022.[3]
On 19 January 2023, Vacca returned to Foggia on a 1.5-year contract.[4] The contract was terminated by mutual consent on 24 January 2024.[5]
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.[6] [7] [8]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Benevento | 2008–09 | Lega Pro 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2009–10 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||||
| 2010–11 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 1 | |||||
| 2011–12 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 25 | 5 | |||||
| 2013–14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 69 | 6 | 8 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 79 | 7 | ||||
| Barletta (loan) | 2012–13 | Lega Pro 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Livorno (loan) | 2012–13 | Serie B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Catanzaro | 2013–14 | Lega Pro 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Lega Pro | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||||
| Reggiana | 2014–15 | Lega Pro | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||||
| Foggia | 2015–16 | Lega Pro | 15 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 5 | 0 | 25 | 3 | ||
| 2016–17 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | 34 | 2 | ||||
| 2017–18 | Serie B | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 65 | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | 7 | 1 | 79 | 5 | ||||
| Parma | 2017–18 | Serie B | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Casertana (loan) | 2018–19 | Serie C | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| Venezia | 2019–20 | Serie B | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Serie A | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 51 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 | ||||
| Foggia | 2022–23 | Serie C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 275 | 9 | 24 | 2 | — | 19 | 1 | 318 | 12 | ||||