Luciano Valente (footballer, born 2003)

Luciano Valente (born 4 October 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Eredivisie club Groningen.

In July 2021, he signed his first professional contract with Groningen and started training with the first team.

[2] On 14 August 2022, Valente made his professional debut for Groningen, coming in as a substitute for Laros Duarte at the 79th minute of the Eredivisie match against Ajax, which ended in a 6–1 defeat for his side.

[5][6] Being born from an Italian father and a Dutch mother, Valente has been able to choose to represent either countries internationally.

[7][8] He went on to represent the former country at various youth international levels, having featured for the Italian under-19[4][9] and under-20 national teams.