Valerio Vimercati
{{Short description|Italian footballer (born 1995)}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Valerio Vimercati
|image =
|fullname =
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|3|4}}
|birth_place = Milan, Italy
|height = 1.80 m
|position = Goalkeeper
|currentclub = Alashkert
|clubnumber = 71
|years1 = 2012–2013
|clubs1 = Pro Vercelli
|caps1 = 0
|goals1 = 0
|years2 = 2013
|clubs2 = Spezia
|caps2 = 0
|goals2 = 0
|years3 = 2014–2015
|clubs3 = Delta Porto Tolle
|caps3 = 25
|goals3 = 0
|years4 = 2015–2016
|clubs4 = Caravaggio
|caps4 = 14
|goals4 = 0
|years5 = 2016–2018
|clubs5 = Fátima
|caps5 = 59
|goals5 = 0
|years6 = 2019
|clubs6 = União de Leiria
|caps6 = 11
|goals6 = 0
|years7 = 2019–2021
|clubs7 = Noah
|caps7 = 43
|goals7 = 0
|years8 = 2021–2022
|clubs8 = Ararat-Armenia
|caps8 = 30
|goals8 = 0
|years9 = 2023–2024
|clubs9 = Noah
|caps9 = 12
|goals9 = 0
|years10 = 2024–
|clubs10 = Alashkert
|caps10 = 12
|goals10 = 0
|pcupdate = 11 December 2024
}}
Valerio Vimercati (born 4 March 1995) is an Italian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Alashkert.
Early life
Vimercati grew up in Milan, Italy.{{Cite web|url=https://www.derbyderbyderby.it/calcio-estero/dal-noath-allararat-il-derby-di-erevan-di-valerio-vimercati-il-portiere-top-11-del-caucaso/|title=Dal Noath all'Ararat: Valerio Vimercati|publisher=derbyderbyderby.it}} He joined the youth academy of Italian Serie A side Milan at the age of eight. He is a supporter of Italian Serie A side Milan.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/calcio-estero/tmw-radio-vimercati-dall-italia-all-armenia-tramite-il-portogallo-qui-guardano-tutti-la-roma-1410896|title=Vimercati: "Dall'Italia all'Armenia, tramite il Portogallo. Qui guardano tutti la Roma"|publisher=tuttomercatoweb.com}}
Club career
In 2012, Vimercati signed for Italian side Pro Vercelli. He suffered relegation while playing for the club.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lastampa.it/topnews/edizioni-locali/vercelli/2020/06/14/news/vimercati-ex-portiere-della-pro-vercelli-in-armenia-posso-sognare-la-champions-league-1.38963799/|title=Vimercati, ex portiere della Pro Vercelli: "In Armenia posso sognare la Champions League"|publisher=lastampa.it}} In 2013, he signed for Italian side Spezia. In 2014, he signed for Italian side Delta Porto Tolle. In 2015, he signed for Italian side Caravaggio. In 2016, he signed for Portuguese side Fátima. He helped the club achieve promotion.{{Cite web|url=https://archive.today/20240329082237/https://davidjosepereira.blogspot.com/2022/01/Fatima-zerozero-Miguel-Neves-Laranjeiro-Joao-Martins-Ze-Miguel-Valerio-Vimercati-Jorge-Neves-Andre-Sousa-Hamza-Jouini-.html|title=Vimercati: Os jogadores com mais jogos pelo Fátima no Campeonato de Portugal}} In 2019, he signed for Portuguese side União de Leiria. In 2019, he signed for Armenian side Noah. In 2021, he signed for Armenian side Ararat-Armenia. In 2023, he returned to Armenian side Noah.{{Citation needed|date=July 2024}}
International career
Vimercati is eligible to represent Italy internationally, having been born in the country. He has expressed interest in playing for the Armenia national football team.{{Cite web|url=https://armsport.am/295645/|title=Գուցե մի օր հանդես գամ Հայաստանի հավաքականի կազմում. Վիմերկատի|publisher=armsport.am}}
Style of play
Vimercati operates as a goalkeeper. He has been described as "distinguished by reliable play and excellent saves".{{Cite web|url=https://www.vnews.am/sport/post/valerio-vimerkatin-500-akumbum-hajord-npatakakety|title=Վալերիո Վիմերկատին՝ "ի ակումբում". Ռեկորդակիրը Ռայմոնդ Զադուրյանն է|publisher=vnews.am}}
Personal life
Vimercati considered working as a goalkeeper coach in China.{{Cite web|url=https://gianlucadimarzio.com/it/valerio-vimercati-ararat-armenia-intervista-6-aprile-2022|title=Vimercati: "Io, portiere giramondo"|publisher=gianlucadimarzio.com}} He was born to a Cameroonian mother and Italian father.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ilgazzettino.it/pay/rovigo_pay/brutto_episodio_durante_la_partita_la_alma_juventus_fano_delta_porto-1080974.html|title=Vimercati: Brutto episodio durante la partita|publisher=ilgazzettino.it}}
References
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{{FC Alashkert squad}}
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Category:Italian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Italian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
Category:Italian people of Cameroonian descent
Category:Italian men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Armenia
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
Category:Men's association football goalkeepers