Valerio Virga Explained

Valerio Virga
Fullname:Valerio Virga
Birth Date:June 6, 1986
Birth Place:Rome, Italy
Height:1.81 m
Currentclub:Omegna
Position:Midfielder
Youthclubs1:Roma
Years1:2004–2014
Years2:2005–2006
Years3:2007–2008
Years4:2009
Years5:2009–2010
Years6:2011–2012
Years7:2013–2014
Years8:2014–2015
Years9:2016
Years10:2016–
Clubs2:Ascoli (loan)
Clubs3:Grosseto (loan)
Clubs4:Novara (loan)
Clubs5:→ Cosenza (loan)
Clubs6:Lanciano (loan)
Clubs7:Aprilia (loan)
Clubs8:Monterotondo
Clubs9:Borgosesia
Clubs10:Omegna
Caps1:11
Caps2:0
Caps3:22
Caps4:6
Caps5:20
Caps6:0
Caps7:0
Caps9:5
Goals1:0
Goals2:0
Goals3:0
Goals4:0
Goals5:2
Goals6:0
Goals7:0
Goals9:0
Nationalyears1:2004
Nationalyears2:2004
Nationalyears3:2006
Nationalteam1:Italy U-18
Nationalteam3:Italy U-21
Nationalcaps1:5
Nationalcaps2:6
Nationalcaps3:1
Nationalgoals1:1
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalgoals3:0
Ntupdate:22 May 2012
Pcupdate:13 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.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Valerio VIRGA . La Gazzetta dello Sport . 2008-07-01 . it.
  2. Web site: OPERAZIONI DI MERCATO AL 31 AGOSTO 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120608040755/http://www.asroma.it/pdf/corporate/operazioni_di_mercato/2011-08-31_operazioni_di_mercato_al_31_agosto_2011.pdf. 8 June 2012. 31 August 2011. 15 March 2017. A.S. Roma. it.