Hide Kengei Vitalucci (Japanese: ヒデ・ケンゲイ・ヴィタルッシー; born 5 March 2002) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for I liga club Arka Gdynia. He also holds Italian citizenship.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hide Kengei Vitalucci | ||
| Date of birth | 5 March 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Rome, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Arka Gdynia | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2019 | Nagoya Grampus | ||
| 2019–2021 | Frosinone | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Frosinone | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Pergolettese (loan) | 25 | (3) |
| 2022–2023 | Pergolettese | 21 | (1) |
| 2024 | Chojniczanka Chojnice | 13 | (5) |
| 2024– | Arka Gdynia | 4 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 August 2024 | |||
Career
editA former youth academy player of Nagoya Grampus, Vitalucci joined Italian club Frosinone in 2019.[1][2]
On 15 July 2021, he joined Serie C side Pergolettese on a season-long loan deal.[3] He made his professional debut for the club on 21 August, in a goalless Coppa Italia Serie C draw against Pro Vercelli.[4] On 26 September, he scored his first professional goal for the club in a 2–2 league draw with Virtus Verona.[5] On 21 November, he scored a brace in a 4–0 league win over Pro Vercelli.[6]
On 22 July 2022, his deal with Pergolettese was officially turned permanent.[7][8] On 1 September 2023, Vitalucci's contract with the club was terminated by mutual consent.[9]
On 6 March 2024, Vitalucci joined Polish II liga club Chojniczanka Chojnice on a contract until June 2025, with an option for a further year.[10]
On 6 July 2024, Vitalucci joined Polish I liga club Arka Gdynia for an undisclosed fee,[11][12] reported to be approximately €70,000,[12] signing a three-year deal with the Pomeranian side.[11] On 3 August 2024, he scored his first goal for the club in a 3–0 away league win over Polonia Warsaw.[13]
Personal life
editBorn in Rome, Italy, to a Japanese mother and an Italian father,[6] he moved to Japan at the age of two.[2][11]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 9 August 2024[14]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Pergolettese (loan) | 2021–22 | Serie C | 25 | 3 | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 27 | 3 | ||
| Pergolettese | 2022–23 | Serie C | 21 | 1 | — | — | 1[b] | 1 | 22 | 2 | ||
| Total | 46 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 49 | 5 | ||||
| Chojniczanka Chojnice | 2023–24 | II liga | 12 | 5 | — | — | 1[c] | 0 | 13 | 5 | ||
| Arka Gdynia | 2024–25 | I liga | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 62 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 66 | 11 | ||
References
edit- ^ Tramacere, Emanuele (28 March 2020). "Hide Vitalucci: a Frosinone sognando Nakata, ha già punito l'Inter" (in Italian). calciomercato.com.
- ^ a b Salines, Alessandro (10 June 2021). "Hide Vitalucci, il "piccolo samurai" è capocannoniere" (in Italian). alessioporcu.it.
- ^ Principato, Giacomo (15 July 2021). "UFFICIALE - Pergolettese, innesto dal Frosinone: arriva Vitalucci". Tutto C (in Italian). Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Il Pergo cade ai rigori con la Pro Vercelli e saluta la Coppa Italia" (in Italian). 23 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Pergolettese, pareggio di rimonta: con la Virtus Verona è 2-2". La Provincia di Cremona (in Italian). 26 September 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ a b Bendoni, Luca (21 November 2021). "Pergolettese, tra infortuni e squalificati una botta di... Vita(lucci)". La Casa di C (in Italian). Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "VITALUCCI ALLA PERGOLETTESE". Frosinone Calcio (in Italian). 22 July 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ Minossi, Gianmarco (22 July 2022). "UFFICIALE - Pergolettese, dal Frosinone arriva Vitalucci". Tutto C (in Italian). Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "COMUNICATO UFFICIALE" [OFFICIAL RELEASE] (in Italian). Pergolettese. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "Hide Vitalucci zawodnikiem Chojniczanki!" [Hide Vitalucci is a player of Chojniczanka!]. mkschojniczanka.pl (in Polish). 6 March 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ a b c "Hide Vitalucci zawodnikiem Arki Gdynia" (in Polish). Arka Gdynia. 6 July 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ a b Główczyński, Jacek (6 July 2024). "Arka Gdynia dokonała dwóch transferów. Michał Rzuchowski i Hide Vitalucci pozyskani". sport.trojmiasto.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "Polonia Warszawa - Arka Gdynia 0:3. Debiutanckie gole i asysta". trojmiasto.pl (in Polish). 3 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ Hide Vitalucci at Soccerway
External links
edit- Hide Vitalucci at WorldFootball.net
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