| Birth Date: | 1990 6, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Bolzano, Italy |
| Height M: | 1.72 |
| Weight Kg: | 62 |
| Position: | Defense |
| Shoots: | Left |
| League: | EWHL/IHLW |
| Team: | EVB Eagles Südtirol |
| Former Teams: | EHV Sabres ESC Planegg SC Riessersee HC Eagles Bolzano |
| Sex: | f |
| Ntl Team: | ITA |
| Career Start: | 2004 |
Valentina Bettarini (born 29 June 1990) is an Italian ice hockey player and member of the Italian national ice hockey team, currently playing with the EVB Eagles Südtirol in both the European Women's Hockey League (EWHL) and the Italian Hockey League Women (IHLW).[1] She represented Italy in the women's ice hockey tournament at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino. Aged 15 years and 228 days, she was the youngest woman to participate in the tournament.[2]
Bettarini has been an EWHL champion five times, winning in 2011, 2012, 2015, and 2016 with the EHV Sabres, and in 2017 with the EVB Eagles. With the EVB Eagles, she is also a four-time winner of the Italian Championship, in 2017, 2018, 2021, and 2022.
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | WW D2 | 2nd | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2006 | Italy | OG | 8th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2007 | Italy | WW D2 | 2nd | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 2008 | Italy | WW D2 | 4th | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | |
| 2009 | Italy | WW D2 | 4th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2009 | Italy | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | |||
| 2011 | Italy | WW D2 | 4th | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| 2012 | Italy | WW D1B | 6th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 | |
| 2013 | Italy | WW D2A | 2nd | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2013 | Italy | OGQ | DNQ | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2014 | Italy | WW D2A | 1st | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2015 | Italy | WW D1B | 5th | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | |
| 2016 | Italy | WW D1B | 4th | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2021 | Italy | OGQ | DNQ | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 54 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 78 | ||||