Peter Vincenti

Peter Ian Vincenti (born 7 July 1986) is a Jèrriais professional footballer who plays for Jersey Football Combination club St. Peter.

He primarily plays as a winger, although he has also been deployed in attacking midfield, and as a forward.

Vincenti is the vice-chairman of the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA).

Vincenti began his career as a youth player for First Tower United, where he played for one year, before moving to his hometown club St. Peter.

He spent two years with St. Peter.

Vincenti joined Millwall on a short-term contract following a successful trial period.

Vincenti has also represented the Jersey national team, and played for his country at the Island Games in 2007.

In 2023 Vincenti made his debut for the WGCS in a much hyped grudge match against Le Judge in the scorching heat at the Royal Jersey.

Battling through injury and adversity, Vincenti single handedly won the first 5 holes in his match play and the lead proved unassailable as his twosome finished with a 5&4 victory as WGCS embarrassed Le Judge with a 210-161 comprehensive victory.

Vincenti was born in Saint Peter, Jersey.

His father, also called Peter Vincenti, played as a midfielder and later managed the Jersey national football team.

Despite his father being involved in football, Vincenti stated his parents were "never obsessive" of him playing and that they placed more focus on the importance of education.

Vincenti studied Business Studies at Liverpool Hope University prior to playing football professionally.

He later earned his master's degree in Business Administration at the Open University.

Vincenti was a product of the Jersey Football Association's centre of excellence, and started his football career as a youth player at First Tower United juniors before moving to his local team St. Peter.

He progressed into the first-team at St. Peter and played on a part-time basis.

He was top goalscorer for Jersey in the Island Games, held in Rhodes in June 2007.

Vincenti subsequently won Jersey Footballer of the Year in 2007.

After graduating from Liverpool Hope University, during which he only played football socially for the University's second team, Vincenti had planned to move to Dublin to begin a career in finance.

The academy director at St. Peter, Brian Foulser, had contacts at English club Millwall and organised a trial for Vincenti in July 2007.

He played in three pre-season friendlies for the club against Tooting & Mitcham United, Kingstonian, and Sutton United respectively, and earned a four-month contract that ran until December 2007.

Vincenti did not make a first-team appearance for Millwall during his time at the club, making the substitutes' bench once in a League One match against Swindon Town.

However, he did not to break into the first-team and left the club when his contract expired in January 2008.

He subsequently signed for Stevenage Borough the same month, and was part of the side that won the FA Trophy at Wembley Stadium during the 2008–09 season.

The following season, he helped the club earn promotion to the Football League by winning the Conference Premier.

When his contract at Millwall expired, Vincenti joined Stevenage Borough on a free transfer on 4 January 2008.

He made his debut for the club in a 5–0 victory against Droylsden on 19 January 2008.

Five days after his debut, on 24 January 2008, Vincenti signed a contract extension until 2010 having impressed manager Peter Taylor.

He played 12 times for Stevenage towards the latter stages of the club's 2007–08 season, scoring his first goal for the club in a 3–1 win over Crawley Town on 1 March 2008.

Vincenti was transfer-listed following Graham Westley's reappointment as manager in May 2008.

After Stevenage started the 2008–09 season by losing three out of the first four opening games, conceding 13 goals in the process, Vincenti made his first appearance of the season in the club's fifth game, a 1–1 draw with Crawley Town.

Vincenti's return to the first-team coincided with an upturn in form for the Hertfordshire club, and he was removed from the transfer-list by Westley in September 2008.

He scored against Stevenage's local rivals Woking in a 1–0 victory on 1 November 2008, scoring from 25-yards.

In October 2010, Vincenti joined Conference Premier club Mansfield Town on an initial three-month loan.

Shortly after returning to his parent club, he signed for Aldershot Town, spending two-and-a-half years with the club and making over 100 appearances.

In May 2013, Vincenti signed for League Two club Rochdale, and helped the club achieve promotion to League One in his first season.

After four seasons at Rochdale, Vincenti joined League Two club Coventry City in July 2017, where he won promotion to League One via the play-offs during his one season there.

In August 2018, Vincenti was released from his contract at Coventry and joined newly promoted League Two club Macclesfield Town.

Vincenti was loaned to National League North club Hereford in September 2019 for three months.

He left Macclesfield when his contract expired and rejoined his first club, St. Peter, in September 2020.