Guglielmo Vicario

Guglielmo Vicario (born 7 October 1996) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur.

Club career

Early career 
Born in Udine, Vicario played for the youth sides of Donatello Calcio Udine, ASD Bearzi Calcio, ASD Cormor Calcio Amatori and ASD Ancona Udine before joining Udinese's Primavera squad in 2013. At the latter club, he was mainly a third-choice behind Alex Meret and Simone Scuffet, and joined Serie D side Fontanafredda on loan for the 2014–15 season.

Venezia 
In 2015, Vicario moved to Venezia also in the Serie D, also on loan from Udinese. On 5 July 2016, after being a regular starter as the club achieved promotion, he signed a permanent contract.

A backup to Davide Facchin during the most of the season, Vicario made his Lega Pro debut on 5 March 2017, starting in a 4–1 away win over Teramo. He appeared in a further two matches as Venezia achieved a second consecutive promotion.

After spending the 2017–18 Serie B as a second-choice to new signing Emil Audero, Vicario became Venezia's starting goalkeeper in the 2018–19 campaign, as they narrowly avoided relegation.

Cagliari 
On 17 July 2019, Vicario signed a five-year contract with Cagliari. Eight days later, he joined Perugia on a season-long loan.

A regular starter for Perugia, Vicario returned to Cagliari in July 2020, and made his Serie A debut on 11 April 2021, starting in a 1–0 away loss to Inter Milan.

Empoli 
On 9 July 2021, Vicario joined fellow Serie A team Empoli on loan with an option to purchase. On 18 June 2022, Empoli exercised their purchase option.

On 4 February 2023, Vicario performed a triple save in a league match against Roma which resulted in a defeat, while his consecutive saves were applauded by many spectators.

Tottenham Hotspur 
On 27 June 2023, Tottenham Hotspur announced the signing of Vicario on a five-year deal. Vicario made his debut for Tottenham on 13 August in the club's first match of the 2023–24 Premier League season, starting in an away match against Brentford. Vicario kept his first clean sheet for Tottenham in his next match, on 19 August 2023, a 2–0 win against Manchester United. He would go on to keep three more clean sheets, while also having a save percentage of 84%, the highest among all goalkeepers so far.

International career
On 17 September 2022, Vicario received his first Italy national football team callup, as manager Roberto Mancini named him to be part of the squad for the UEFA Nations League games against England and Hungary.

Career statistics

Club

Honours
Venezia
 Serie C/Serie C1: 2016–17
 Coppa Italia Lega Pro: 2016–17

Italy
 UEFA Nations League third place: 2022–23

References

External links
 Guglielmo Vicario at the Tottenham Hotspur F.C. website
 
 

1996 births
Living people
Footballers from Udine
Italian men's footballers
Men's association football goalkeepers
Udinese Calcio players
Venezia FC players
Cagliari Calcio players
AC Perugia Calcio players
Empoli FC players
Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
Serie A players
Serie B players
Serie C players
Serie D players
Premier League players
Italian expatriate men's footballers
Italian expatriate sportspeople in England
Expatriate men's footballers in England