Valentino Francisco Livramento (born 12 November 2002) is an English professional

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who plays as a full-back for club

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and the

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Early life

Born in

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, Livramento joined Chelsea at under-9 level from local club Roundshaw. At Roundshaw he played as a striker. Growing up, he supported Chelsea. His father's side of the family comes from Portugal and his mother is Scottish.

Club career

Chelsea

He was named Chelsea academy player of the year for the 2020–21 season. Towards the end of the season, Livramento featured on the bench in Premier League fixtures against

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. In July 2021, contract talks between Chelsea and Livramento stalled, with rumours that the wing-back was set to leave the club. He was reportedly subject to interest from a host of English clubs, including South Coast rivals

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and

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, as well as

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Southampton

Having failed to reach an agreement with Chelsea, Livramento signed for fellow

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side

in August 2021, with a reported buy-back and sell-on clauses included. On 14 August 2021, Livramento made his first Premier League appearance for Southampton in a 3–1 defeat to Everton. On 23 October 2021, Livramento scored his first professional goal in Southampton's 2–2 draw with

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. On 24 April 2022, Livramento was ruled out for the remainder of 2022 following an ACL injury during Southampton's 2–2 draw with Brighton. On 21 May 2023, Livramento made his first appearance for Southampton in 392 days during a 3–1 defeat to Brighton, replacing James Bree in the 77th minute.

Newcastle United

On 8 August 2023, Livramento joined

, signing a five-year contract. Although the fee was officially undisclosed, it was reported to be worth an initial £32 million, plus £8 million in add-ons. Livramento made his debut for Newcastle in a 1-0 defeat against

in the Premier League. He made his

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debut against

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, starting Newcastle's final 3 group stage matches, however they were unable to progress from their group. Livramento scored his first goal for the club in a 3-0 victory against

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, running the length of the pitch before poking it under the

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International career

Despite Livramento representing England through the youth ranks up to Under-21 level, he is also eligible to play for the Scotland and Portugal national teams through his mother being Scottish and his father being Portuguese. On 27 August 2021, Livramento received his first call up for the England U21s. On 7 September 2021, he made his England U21 debut during the 2–0

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win over Kosovo U21s at Stadium MK. On 29 August 2024, Livramento was called up to the senior squad for the first time for

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matches against

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and

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. He made his senior debut on 17 November 2024 in a 5–0 victory against the Republic of Ireland.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Newcastle United *

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: 2024–25 England U21 *

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Individual * Chelsea Academy Player of the Season: 2020–21 * ''The Athletic'' Alternative Premier league Team of the Season: 2024–25

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Livramento, Tino 2002 births Living people Footballers from the London Borough of Croydon People from Croydon English people of Scottish descent English people of Portuguese descent English men's footballers England men's under-21 international footballers England men's youth international footballers England men's international footballers Men's association football fullbacks Chelsea F.C. players Southampton F.C. players Newcastle United F.C. players Premier League players 21st-century English sportsmen