Antonio Junior Vacca

Antonio Junior Vacca
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-05-13) 13 May 1990
Place of birth Naples, Italy
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Scafatese
Youth career
–2009 Benevento
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Benevento 70 (6)
2012–2013 → Barletta (loan) 3 (0)
2013 → Livorno (loan) 2 (0)
2013–2015 Catanzaro 31 (0)
2015 Reggiana 18 (0)
2016–2018 Foggia 72 (4)
2018–2019 Parma 11 (0)
2018–2019 → Casertana (loan) 27 (0)
2019–2022 Venezia 51 (0)
2023–2024 Foggia 15 (0)
2024– Scafatese 0 (0)
International career
2011 Italy U20 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 January 2024

Antonio Junior Vacca (born 13 May 1990) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Serie D club Scafatese.

Club career

Vacca made his Serie C debut for Benevento on 31 January 2010 in a game against Arezzo.[1]

On 16 July 2019, Vacca signed a three-year contract with Venezia.[2] His contract with Venezia was terminated by mutual consent on 8 September 2022.[3]

On 19 January 2023, Vacca returned to Foggia on a 1.5-year contract.[4] The contract was terminated by mutual consent on 24 January 2024.[5] After leaving Foggia, Vacca signed for Serie D club Scafatese in August 2024.[6]

Personal life

On 26 January 2019, Vacca was a victim of a robbery by two criminals who tried to steal his jewels, however, they were not able to take the jewels, but his car was damaged by a gunshot; Vacca was not harmed.[7][8][9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 August 2023[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Benevento 2008–09 Lega Pro 1 1000——10
2009–10 11100—2[b]0131
2010–11 24120——261
2011–12 23421——255
2013–14 10040——140
Total 69681—20797
Barletta (loan) 2012–13 Lega Pro 1 3020——50
Livorno (loan) 2012–13 Serie B 2000——20
Catanzaro 2013–14 Lega Pro 1 10000—1[b]0110
2014–15 Lega Pro 20020——220
Total 30020—10330
Reggiana 2014–15 Lega Pro 15000—3[b]0180
2015–16 0010——10
Total 15010—30190
Foggia 2015–16 Lega Pro 15251—5[b]0253
2016–17 32100—2[c]1342
2017–18 Serie B 18020——200
Total 65371—71795
Parma 2017–18 Serie B 11000——110
Casertana (loan) 2018–19 Serie C 27010—1[b]0290
Venezia 2019–20 Serie B 16010——170
2020–21 14010—00150
2021–22 Serie A 21010——220
Total 51030—00540
Foggia 2022–23 Serie C 2000—5[b]070
Career total 2759242—19131812
  1. ↑ Includes Coppa Italia, Coppa Italia Serie C
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Appearance(s) in Lega Pro/Serie C play-off
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in Supercoppa di Lega Pro

References

  1. ↑ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 31 January 2010.
  2. ↑ "UFFICIALE: triennale per Antonio Junior Vacca" (Press release) (in Italian). Venezia. 16 July 2019.
  3. ↑ "ANTONIO JUNIOR VACCA DEPARTS VENEZIA FC". Venezia. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  4. ↑ "WELCOME BACK ANTONIO JUNIOR" (in Italian). Foggia. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  5. ↑ "VACCA SALUTA I ROSSONERI" (in Italian). Foggia. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  6. ↑ "La Scafatese alza il livello, arriva anche Antonio Vacca". SportCampania.it. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  7. ↑ "Casertana, Vacca: tentata rapina e colpi di pistola, poi lo sfogo". La Gazzetta dello Sport - Tutto il rosa della vita (in Italian). Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  8. ↑ "Napoli, Vacca vittima di una rapina con sparatoria". Fox Sports (in Italian). 26 January 2019. Archived from the original on 29 January 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  9. ↑ Dent, Arthur (26 January 2019). "Casertana, Antonio Vacca: attempted robbery and gunshots, then the outburst on Instagram". iSport. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  10. ↑ Antonio Junior Vacca at Soccerway
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