Valentino Stepčić (born 16 January 1990) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays for Stuttgarter Kickers as a midfielder.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Valentino Stepčić | ||
| Date of birth | (1990-01-16) 16 January 1990 (age 32) | ||
| Place of birth | Pula, Croatia | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Stuttgarter Kickers | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2007 | Rudar Labin | ||
| 2008 | Istra 1961 | ||
| 2008–2009 | Rijeka | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2012 | Rijeka | 42 | (1) |
| 2009 | → Rudar Labin (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2012 | Rudar Labin | 14 | (4) |
| 2013 | Bela Krajina | 12 | (0) |
| 2013–2016 | Zagreb | 97 | (13) |
| 2016–2017 | Istra 1961 | 16 | (3) |
| 2017 | Cibalia | 7 | (0) |
| 2018 | Anagennisi Deryneia | 12 | (1) |
| 2018– | Stuttgarter Kickers | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 June 2018 | |||
Born in Pula, but living in Labin, Stepčić spent most of his youth years at the local NK Rudar Labin. Signing for the nearby Prva HNL team HNK Rijeka, he made his first-team debut in a 3–0 away loss against NK Inter Zaprešić on 31 May 2009, coming in the 70th minute for Matija Matko.[2] After leaving Rijeka in 2012, he spent the 2012–13 season in lower-tier teams, first back at Rudar, then at NK Bela Krajina, before signing for NK Zagreb, then in Druga HNL, achieving promotion to Prva HNL immediately at the end of the 2013–14 season.