Antoine Viterale

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Antoine Viterale
Personal information
Full name Antoine Viterale
Date of birth (1996-07-01) 1 July 1996 (age 25)
Place of birth Hong Kong
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Lugano U21
Youth career
–2012 Kitchee
2012–2013 Lugano
2013–2014 Espanyol
2014–2015 Chievo
2015 Hellas Verona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Hougang United 31 (1)
2019– Lugano U21 7 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 November 2019

Antoine Viterale (born 1 July 1996; in Hong Kong) is a Hong Kong footballer currently playing in Switzerland for 2. Liga Interregional club Lugano U21. He describes himself as a left-winger rather than a centre-forward.[1]

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.,[2] before switching to Hellas Verona. Viterale trialed with Inter Milan in 2010 but was not offered a contract.[1]

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.[1] 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.[1]

Club career[]

Hougang United[]

Antoine Viterale signed with Hougang United in December 2016[3] after scoring in two friendlies against MISC-MIFA and DRB-Hicom.[1] Making his debut in a 2-0 triumph over Garena Young Lions,[1] Viterale scored his first goal for Hougang United against Ceres–Negros in the 2017 Singapore Cup on 20 June 2017.[4]

Lugano[]

On 3 March 2019, Viterale returned to Europe, signing with Swiss Super League club Lugano.[5]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 14 July 2019.[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Singapore Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hougang United 2017 S.League 13 0 2 1 1 0 — 16 1
2018 Singapore Premier League 18 1 2 0 0 0 — 20 1
Total 31 1 4 1 1 0 — 36 2
Career total 31 1 4 1 1 0 — 36 2

Personal life[]

His family currently resides in Singapore.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Hougang's former French-Italian rebel fighting his way back in the S.League". fourfourtwo.com. 11 July 2017. Archived from the original on 22 March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  2. ^ (in Chinese)"求驗客手記：傑志青訓闖意甲 港生洋將登「基」". Apple Daily. 9 September 2014.
  3. ^ "Hougang fill up one foreign slot with former Serie A trainee". FourFourTwo. 15 December 2016. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  4. ^ David Lee (21 June 2017). "Viterale the super sub". The New Paper.
  5. ^ "Nuovi rinforzi per il Lugano?". ticinonews (in Italian). Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  6. ^ "A. Viterale". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 10 March 2020.

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