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Rocco Vata (born 18 April 2005) is an Irish professional footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Celtic. Born in Scotland, he is a youth international for Ireland.

Rocco Vata
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-04-18) 18 April 2005 (age 17)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland[1]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Celtic
Number 98
Youth career
2012–2022 Celtic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Celtic B 13 (7)
National team
2019–2020 Republic of Ireland U15 3 (0)
2021–2022 Republic of Ireland U17 8 (3)
2021 Republic of Ireland U18 2 (0)
2022– Republic of Ireland U19 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:04, 9 November 2022 (UTC)

Club career


Born in Glasgow, Scotland, Vata followed in the footsteps of his father, former professional footballer and Celtic player Rudi Vata, by joining Celtic at the age of seven.[2][3] He signed his first professional contract with the club in July 2021.[4]

He was included in pre-season training with the Celtic first team ahead of the 2022–23 season, but was assigned to the club's B team in 2022, making his debut in the Lowland League the same year.[2][5][6] Following impressive performances for Celtic's youth and B teams, he is seen as one of Celtic and Ireland's most promising players, and was linked with Italian clubs Juventus, Roma and AC Milan, as well as English sides Arsenal and Manchester City in October 2022.[7][8][9]


International career


Vata is eligible to represent Albania through his father, Montenegro, the Republic of Ireland through his grandmother on his mother's side, and Scotland by virtue of being born there.[2] He has represented the Republic of Ireland at youth international level.[1]


Career statistics



Club


As of matches played 9 November 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Celtic B 2022–23 Lowland League 137——2[lower-alpha 1]1158
Career total 137000021158

Notes

  1. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup

References


  1. Rocco Vata at WorldFootball.net
  2. Mair, Steven (12 March 2022). "Who is Rocco Vata? Celtic starlet with a famous father and his 'killer attitude' that sounds oven ready for Angeball". dailyrecord.co.uk. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  3. "Rocco Vata". celticfc.com. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  4. Caw, Daniel (9 July 2021). "Rocco Vata - son of Celtic cult hero Rudi - signs first professional deal for the Hoops". glasgowlive.co.uk. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  5. McLaughlin, James (18 July 2022). "Rocco Vata given 'looks ready' Celtic assessment as veteran coos over starlet's quality". heraldscotland.com. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  6. Connaughton, Gary (20 October 2022). "Report: Europe's Biggest Clubs Lining Up To Sign Ireland Youth Star". balls.ie. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  7. Fitzmaurice, Aidan (8 November 2021). "'He could become the Ronaldo of Ireland' – High hopes for talented 16-year-old". independent.ie. Retrieved 23 October 2022. (subscription required)
  8. Losapio, Andrea (20 October 2022). "Celtic, tutti pazzi per Rocco Vata: classe 2005, è seguito da Juventus e Milan" [Celtic, all crazy for Rocco Vata: born in 2005, followed by Juventus and Milan]. tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  9. Banks, Ben (22 October 2022). "Rocco Vata Celtic exit talk addressed by Postecoglou with Callum McGregor example after 'valuation'". glasgowlive.co.uk. Retrieved 23 October 2022.


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