Paolo Valeri

👤 Referee ObserverItaly

Football match official with 94 appearances across 8 competitions.

Career Stats

Total Appearances94
⚽ As Referee1
4️⃣ 4th Official1
📺 As VAR52
📺 As AVAR34
👁️ As Observer6
🌍 International94
🏟️ Domestic0
Competitions8

Season-by-Season Activity

'19/20
1
'20/21
11
'21/22
20
'22/23
19
'23/24
7
'25/26
6
Referee4th OfficialVARAVARObserver
SeasonTotalRef4thVARAVARObs.
2025/266————6
2023/247——61—
2022/2319——127—
2021/22201—136—
2020/2111—164—
2019/201——1——
30——1416—

Career Milestones

🎯
First tracked match
11/05/2019
Chelsea FC vs AFC Ajax
Champions League
🌍
First international match
11/05/2019
Chelsea FC vs AFC Ajax
Champions League
📺
First VAR appearance
11/05/2019
Chelsea FC vs AFC Ajax
Champions League
🏆
First Champions League match
11/05/2019
Chelsea FC vs AFC Ajax
Champions League

Match Activity

64 matches · 7 years
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Role:RefereeVARAVARObserverNo match

Top 1% among Italy officials

Peer Benchmark

Match Count99%
Seasons Active95%
Competitions90%

Median in Italy: 4 matches · 1 season

Recent Matches

All 94 →
Europa Conference League03/12/2026
AZ AlkmaarvsAC Sparta Praha
observer
Europa Conference League11/27/2025
Jagiellonia BiałystokvsKups Kuopio
Observer
FIFA WC European Qualifiers11/13/2025
AZERBAIJANvsICELAND
Observer
Europa League09/25/2025
Losc LillevsSK Brann
Observer
UEFA Europa Conference League Second Qualifying Round (First Legs)07/24/2025
ŽalgirisvsLinfield FC
Observer
UEFA Champions League First Qualifying Round (First Legs)07/08/2025
KF DritavsFC DÉIFFERDENG 03
Observer
Champions League10/24/2023
Manchster United FCvsFC København
AVAR
Europa League10/05/2023
AekvsAFC Ajax
VAR
Champions League10/03/2023
RC LensvsArsenal FC
VAR
UEFA Europa Conference League09/21/2023
Zorya LuhanskvsKaa Gent
VAR

Least-Officiated Teams

Current championship only · teams with fewest meetings

  1. 1ACF FIORENTINA ITA1×
  2. 2AEK1×
  3. 3AEK LÁRNAKAS1×
  4. 4JAGIELLONIA BIAŁYSTOK (POL)1×
  5. 5RC STRASBOURG-ALSACE1×
  6. 6Aberdeen FC6×
  7. 7Aek6×
  8. 8Aek Lárnakas6×
  9. 9BK Häcken6×
  10. 10Breiðablik6×

Top Destinations

  1. 1Munich
    7×
  2. 2Seville
    6×
  3. 3Madrid
    6×
  4. 4Manchester
    6×
  5. 5London
    6×
  6. 6Bruges
    5×
  7. 7Leverkusen
    4×
  8. 8Leipzig
    3×
  9. 9Piraeus
    3×
  10. 10Barcelona
    2×

Career Events

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Season Reports

2025/26 (6)2023/24 (7)2022/23 (19)2021/22 (20)2020/21 (11)2019/20 (1) (30)