Guglielmo Vicario

Guglielmo Vicario (born 7 October 1996) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur.

Guglielmo Vicario
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-10-07) 7 October 1996[1]
Place of birth Udine, Italy
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Tottenham Hotspur
Number 13
Youth career
Donatello Calcio
Bearzi
Cormor Calcio
2012–2013 Ancona Udine
2013–2014 Udinese
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Udinese 0 (0)
2014–2015 → Fontanafredda (loan) 30 (0)
2015–2016 → Venezia (loan) 36 (0)
2016–2019 Venezia 41 (0)
2019–2022 Cagliari 4 (0)
2019–2020 → Perugia (loan) 37 (0)
2021–2022 → Empoli (loan) 38 (0)
2022–2023 Empoli 31 (0)
2023– Tottenham Hotspur 10 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Italy
UEFA Nations League
Third place2023 Netherlands
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:58, 28 October 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Early career

Born in Udine, Vicario played for the youth sides of Donatello Calcio Udine, ASD Bearzi Calcio, ASD Cormor Calcio Amatori and ASD Ancona Udine before joining Udinese's Primavera squad in 2013.[2] At the latter club, he was mainly a third-choice behind Alex Meret and Simone Scuffet,[2] and joined Serie D side Fontanafredda on loan for the 2014–15 season.[3]

Venezia

In 2015, Vicario moved to Venezia also in the Serie D, also on loan from Udinese.[4][5] On 5 July 2016, after being a regular starter as the club achieved promotion, he signed a permanent contract.[6]

A backup to Davide Facchin during the most of the season, Vicario made his Lega Pro debut on 5 March 2017, starting in a 4–1 away win over Teramo.[7] He appeared in a further two matches as Venezia achieved a second consecutive promotion.

After spending the 2017–18 Serie B as a second-choice to new signing Emil Audero, Vicario became Venezia's starting goalkeeper in the 2018–19 campaign, as they narrowly avoided relegation.

Cagliari

On 17 July 2019, Vicario signed a five-year contract with Cagliari.[8] Eight days later, he joined Perugia on a season-long loan.[9]

A regular starter for Perugia, Vicario returned to Cagliari in July 2020, and made his Serie A debut on 11 April 2021, starting in a 1–0 away loss to Inter Milan.[2]

Empoli

On 9 July 2021, Vicario joined fellow Serie A team Empoli on loan with an option to purchase.[10] On 18 June 2022, Empoli exercised their purchase option.[11][12]

On 4 February 2023, Vicario performed a triple save in a league match against Roma which resulted in a defeat, while his consecutive saves were applauded by many spectators.[13]

Tottenham Hotspur

On 27 June 2023, Tottenham Hotspur announced the signing of Vicario on a five-year deal.[14] Vicario made his debut for Tottenham on 13 August in the club's first match of the 2023–24 Premier League season, starting in an away match against Brentford.[15] Vicario kept his first clean sheet for Tottenham in his next match, on 19 August 2023, a 2–0 win against Manchester United.[16] He would go on to keep three more clean sheets, while also having a save percentage of 84%, the highest among all goalkeepers so far.

International career

On 17 September 2022, Vicario received his first Italy national football team callup, as manager Roberto Mancini named him to be part of the squad for the UEFA Nations League games against England and Hungary.[17]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 27 October 2023[18][19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Udinese 2013–14 Serie A 00000000
Fontanafredda (loan) 2014–15 Serie D 300——300
Venezia 2015–16 Serie D 360—2[lower-alpha 2]0380
2016–17 Serie C 20—8[lower-alpha 3]0100
2017–18 Serie B 70000070
2018–19 Serie B 320002[lower-alpha 4]0340
Total 77000120890
Perugia (loan) 2019–20 Serie B 350202[lower-alpha 4]0390
Cagliari 2020–21 Serie A 4030—70
Empoli (loan) 2021–22 Serie A 38010—390
Empoli 2022–23 Serie A 31010—320
Total 69020—710
Tottenham Hotspur 2023–24 Premier League 10000—100
Career total 2250701402460
  1. Includes Coppa Italia
  2. Appearances in Serie D Scudetto Dilettanti
  3. Seven appearances in Coppa Italia Lega Pro, one appearance in Supercoppa di Lega Pro
  4. Appearances in Serie B relegation play-out

Honours

Venezia

Italy

References
  1. "Guglielmo Vicario". Premier League. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  2. "Cagliari, esordio in Serie A per il portiere Guglielmo Vicario contro l'Inter: la storia" [Cagliari, debut in Serie A for goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario against Inter: the story] (in Italian). Sky Sports. 11 April 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  3. "Il Fontanafredda chiude un anno da incorniciare" [Fontanafredda end a picture perfect year] (in Italian). Messaggero Veneto – Giornale del Friuli. 29 December 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  4. "Guglielmo Vicario" (in Italian). Salvato Nelle Note. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  5. "Il Venezia pronto a riscattare Vicario dall'Udinese" [Venezia ready to bring back Vicario from Udinese] (in Italian). Il Mondo Udinese. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  6. "Ufficiale: Vicario al Venezia" [Official: Vicario to Venezia] (in Italian). Udinese Calcio. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  7. "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 5 March 2017.
  8. "Vicario al Cagliari" (Press release) (in Italian). Cagliari. 17 July 2019.
  9. "GUGLIELMO VICARIO È BIANCOROSSO" (Press release) (in Italian). Perugia. 25 July 2019.
  10. "Guglielmo Vicario è un nuovo calciatore azzurro!" (in Italian). Empoli. 9 July 2021.
  11. "Vicario all'Empoli" [Vicario to Empoli] (in Italian). Cagliari Calcio. 18 June 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  12. "Guglielmo Vicario è dell'Empoli" [Guglielmo Vicario is of Empoli] (in Italian). Empoli FC. 18 June 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  13. "Early goals send Roma to 2-0 win over Empoli in Serie A". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  14. "Vicario joins from Empoli". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  15. "Spurs kick off post-Harry Kane era with 2-2 draw at Brentford". The National. 13 August 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  16. "Tottenham 2-0 Manchester United - Ange Postecoglou enjoys first home Premier League victory for Spurs". Eurosport. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  17. "MANCINI STICKS TO FAMILIAR FACES WITH ITALY CALL-UPS" (in Italian). football-italia.net. 17 September 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  18. "G. Vicario". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  19. "Guglielmo Vicario » Club matches". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
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