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Lauri Dalla Valle
File:Dalla Valle alone.jpg
Personal information
Full name Lauri Dalla Valle
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Liverpool
Youth career
-2006 JIPPO
2006-2008 Liverpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 JIPPO 8 (0)
2008– Liverpool 0 (0)
International career‡
2006 Finland U16 2 (3)
2007–2008 Finland U17 7 (4)
2008– Finland U19 8 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:02, 5 July 2009 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:04, 15 May 2009 (UTC)

Lauri Dalla Valle (born 14 September 1991) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays in England for Liverpool, as a striker. He is 1.80m tall.[1]

Early life

Dalla Valle was born in Kontiolahti, near the city of Joensuu, Finland on 14 September 1991, one of three children to Lorenzo Dalla Valle, a former Italian police officer and mushroom company boss, and Marketta Dalla Valle, who is Finnish.[2]

Career

Club career

Kevin Keegan and Lauri Dalla Valle

He began his career in Finland with JIPPO, and his talent saw him join Internazionale's youth team. However, Dalla Valle, struggling with the language, was homesick and returned to Finland.[2][3][4] He started the 2007 season with JIPPO in the Finnish First Division, but was seriously injured in the fourth round of the Finnish Cup in May, and was out for several months.[5] He scored his only senior goal in that match before being injured.[6] In the end he only played in 8 matches in Division I in the 2007 season.[7] He was a transfer target for Chelsea in October 2007,[8] but in early November 2007 he trialled with Liverpool,[9] for the second time (the original time being in November 2006)[10] and he signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with the club a few days later,[4][11][12] arriving at the club in January 2008.[3] He was part of the Liverpool team that reached the final of the FA Youth Cup in 2009 scoring 8 goals, including 4 against Birmingham in the two-legged semi-final.[13] He was promoted to the Liverpool Reserves squad in June 2009 and will therefore start the 2009-10 season as a senior player in Melwood.[14]

International career

Dalla Valle's father is Italian, and consequently he is eligible to represent Italy at international level, but some have said that it is unlikely that he will opt for Italy,[3] and Dalla Valle has represented the Finnish under-17 side in qualifying for the 2006 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship.[15] However, Dalla Valle has since refused to play for the Finnish under-21 side team in the 2011 European Championship qualification. U21 manager Markku Kanerva and the A national team coach Stuart Baxter criticised the decision. [16]

Playing Style

Dalla Valle has been likened to a young Fernando Torres in the way he plays the game, due to his speed, workrate and finishing ability.[17]

He has been described as one of the most exciting prospects at Liverpool.[18]

References

  1. ^ "From "the field behind the church" to Anfield, perhaps". Helsingin Sanomat. 8 December 2007. Retrieved 21 February 2008.
  2. ^ a b "Son of former drugs officer picks Liverpool". Helsingin Sanomat. 8 December 2007. Retrieved 21 February 2008.
  3. ^ a b c "Lauri Dalla Valle, again". Football In Finland. 12 December 2007. Retrieved 21 February 2008.
  4. ^ a b Paul Heron (8 November 2007). "Lauri Dalla Valle has signed for Liverpool". My Anfield. Retrieved 21 February 2008.
  5. ^ Template:Fi icon "Lauri Dalla Valle joutuu kentän laidalle". Miesten Ykkönen. Retrieved 5 July 2009.
  6. ^ Template:Fi icon "Jippo jatkoon Suomen Cupissa". Miesten Ykkönen. Retrieved 5 July 2009.
  7. ^ Template:Fi icon "Dalla Valle siirtyy Liverpooliin". Miesten Ykkönen. Retrieved 5 July 2009.
  8. ^ Template:Fi icon Kari Haavisto. "Chelsea tarjosi miljoona puntaa". Karjalainen. Retrieved 21 February 2008.
  9. ^ Oliver Kay (5 November 2007). "Liverpool set to lure John Cofie". The Times. Retrieved 21 February 2008.
  10. ^ Template:Fi icon Sami Hyypiä (28 November 2006). "Hyypiä: Dalla Valle – nimi mieleen". Plaza.fi. Retrieved 26 February 2008.
  11. ^ Template:Fi icon Mikko Knuuttila (8 November 2007). "Lauri Dalla Valle, 16, sopimukseen Liverpoolin kanssa". Ilta-Sanomat. Retrieved 21 February 2008.
  12. ^ Template:Fi icon "Liverpool hankki suomalaisjuniori Dalla Vallen". MTV3. 8 November 2007. Retrieved 21 February 2008.
  13. ^ Paul Hassall. "DALLA VALLE DOUBLE CLINCHES FINAL BERTH". Liverpool F.C. official website. Retrieved 26 May 2009.
  14. ^ Jimmy Rice. "CUP STARS PROMOTED TO MELWOOD". Liverpool F.C. official website. Retrieved 5 July 2009.
  15. ^ "Match report: Russia 1–1 Finland". UEFA. Retrieved 21 February 2008.
  16. ^ Template:Fi icon "Lauri Dalla Valle kieltäytyi nuorten maajoukkuekutsusta". Helsingin Sanomat. 26 August 2009. Retrieved 12 September 2009. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  17. ^ Steve Claridge (21 April 2009). "Scouting Report: Lauri Dalla Valle, Liverpool". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 September 2009. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  18. ^ "First Team squad profiles". Liverpool F.C. official website. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
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