Antoine Viterale
{{short description|Hong Kong footballer (born 1996)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Antoine Viterale
| image =
| fullname = Antoine Viterale
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|7|1|df=y}}
| birth_place = Hong Kong
| height = {{height|m=1.85}}
| position = Forward
| currentclub = Quimper Kerfeunteun
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = –2012
| youthclubs1 = Kitchee
| youthyears2 = 2012–2013
| youthclubs2 = Lugano
| youthyears3 = 2013–2014
| youthclubs3 = Espanyol
| youthyears4 = 2014–2015
| youthclubs4 = Chievo
| youthyears5 = 2015
| youthclubs5 = Hellas Verona
| years1 = 2016–2018
| clubs1 = Hougang United
| caps1 = 31
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2019–2020
| clubs2 = Lugano U21
| caps2 = 7
| goals2 = 4
| years3 = 2022–
| clubs3 = Quimper Kerfeunteun
| caps3 = 7
| goals3 = 4
| pcupdate = 3 November 2019
| ntupdate =
}}
Antoine Viterale (born 1 July 1996; in Hong Kong) is a Hong Kong footballer currently playing in France for Quimper Kerfeunteun. He describes himself as a left-winger rather than a centre-forward.
Youth career
Antoine Viterale was born to an Italian father and a French mother. His father, Giovanni Viterale, worked for Conrad Hotel, while in Hong Kong. Antoine lived in Hong Kong for 14 years since birth and was an academy player for Kitchee. He signed for Swiss side FC Lugano's U-18 squad, before breaking into RCD Espanyol's youth ranks. He would later move to Italian club Chievo Verona.,{{in lang|zh-hk}}{{cite news|url=http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/sports/art/20140909/18860085|title=求驗客手記：傑志青訓闖意甲 港生洋將登「基」|date=9 September 2014|newspaper=Apple Daily}} before switching to Hellas Verona. Viterale trialed with Inter Milan in 2010 but was not offered a contract.
In December 2015, Viterale moved with his family into a condominium in Singapore. Originally, he was set to play for Tampines Rovers' Prime League team but the striker tore his ankle ligaments during a training session. Around May 2016 he got a call from an agent who explained that Garena Young Lions were seeking a striker so Antoine trained there for a few months; however, the forward never got a contract there despite having forged a good relationship with then coach Patrick Hesse.{{cite web|url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/features/hougangs-former-french-italian-rebel-fighting-his-way-back-sleague|title=Hougang's former French-Italian rebel fighting his way back in the S.League|author=|date=11 July 2017|website=fourfourtwo.com|access-date=21 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180322015214/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/features/hougangs-former-french-italian-rebel-fighting-his-way-back-sleague|archive-date=22 March 2018|url-status=dead}}
Club career
=Hougang United=
Antoine Viterale signed with Hougang United in December 2016{{cite magazine|url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/news/hougang-fill-one-foreign-slot-former-serie-a-trainee|title=Hougang fill up one foreign slot with former Serie A trainee|date=15 December 2016|magazine=FourFourTwo|access-date=6 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728052743/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/news/hougang-fill-one-foreign-slot-former-serie-a-trainee|archive-date=28 July 2017|url-status=dead}} after scoring in two friendlies against MISC-MIFA and DRB-Hicom. Making his debut in a 2-0 triumph over Garena Young Lions, Viterale scored his first goal for Hougang United against Ceres–Negros in the 2017 Singapore Cup on 20 June 2017.{{cite news|url=https://tnp.straitstimes.com/sports/singapore-football/viterale-super-sub|title=Viterale the super sub|date=21 June 2017|newspaper=The New Paper|author=David Lee}}
=Lugano=
On 3 March 2019, Viterale returned to Europe, signing with Swiss Super League club Lugano.{{cite web |title=Nuovi rinforzi per il Lugano? |url=https://www.ticinonews.ch/sport/479463/nuovi-rinforzi-per-il-lugano |website=ticinonews |access-date=3 March 2019 |language=Italian |archive-date=31 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331154719/https://www.ticinonews.ch/sport/479463/nuovi-rinforzi-per-il-lugano |url-status=dead }}
=Quimper Kerfeunteun FC=
On 16 January 2022, Viterale joined Quimper Kerfeunteun FC of the Brittany Football League of Regional 1, the sixth tier league of French football after taking a career break.
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|14 July 2019.}}{{cite web |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/antoine-viterale/475993/ |title=A. Viterale |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=10 March 2020}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Singapore Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="3"|Hougang United
|2017 | S.League
|13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 16 | 1 | |
| 2018
|18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 20 | 1 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!31||1||4||1||1||0||colspan="2"|—||36||2 | ||||||||||
| colspan=3 | Career total
!31||1||4||1||1||0||colspan="2"|—||36||2 |
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Personal life
International career
Viterale was born and raised in Hong Kong. He had the opportunity to represent the Under-17 team, however he declined the invitation.{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAIobqcG4jk|title=Answering your questions Pt.1 Antoine Viterale Q/A |website=Youtube |access-date=6 June 2023}}
On 5 June 2023, Viterale along with Michael Udebuluzor were invited to train with the Hong Kong national football team with a possible view to represent the national team.{{cite web |url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3223036/hong-kong-born-footballer-cannot-yet-play-citys-national-team-after-6-month-wait-passport|title=Hong Kong-born footballer cannot yet play for city's national team after 6-month wait for passport |website=South China Morning Post |access-date=6 June 2023}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website}}
- {{soccerway|antoine-viterale/475993}}
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Category:Hong Kong expatriate men's footballers
Category:Hong Kong men's footballers
Category:Italian men's footballers
Category:Hong Kong people of Italian descent
Category:Hong Kong people of French descent
Category:Hougang United FC players
Category:Singapore Premier League players
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Italian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
Category:2. Liga Interregional players
Category:21st-century Italian sportsmen
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