Bari Vantaggiato started his career at
Bari. He made his Serie B debut on 26 January 2003, against
Triestina. He was sold to
Crotone in
joint-ownership bid in 2003, where he won Serie B promotion. Vantaggiato returned to Bari in June 2005. He was the regular of the squad before left for
Pescara, who was then struggling to keep from relegation to Serie C1.
Rimini In summer 2007, he left for
Rimini for another joint-ownership bid, for €830,000, replacing
Davide Moscardelli, after not appeared on the pre-season medical test for Bari. After
Jeda left for
Cagliari in January 2008, Vantaggiato became the team leading scorer. At the end of season Rimini won the blind bidding to have the full ownership for an undisclosed fee.
Parma But in January 2009, his 13 goals scored in mid-season made
Parma F.C. signed him (€1.9M) along with teammate
Francesco Lunardini (€1M) in
co-ownership deal, in exchange for
Davide Matteini (50% for €1M) and
Daniele Paponi on loan. Vantaggiato and Lunardini also cost Parma an additional €130,000 and €49,000 as other fee respectively. but re-sold the 50% registration rights to
Calcio Padova for €1 million cash and 50% registration rights of
Pietro Baccolo, which was valued for €1.5 million. In June 2010 the co-ownerships were renewed. In June 2011 both Parma and Padova gave up the remain 50% registration rights to opposite club.
Bologna (loan) Vantaggiato then loaned to Serie A club
Bologna F.C. 1909 in July 2011 with option to purchase. Vantaggiato signed a 1+2 year contract with the first year worth €842,165 in gross. Vantaggiato only played twice in October 2011.
Italian football scandal In April 2012 Vantaggiato was questioned by the prosecutor for the matches during his stay in Rimini. In June 2012 he was banned for 3 years for involvement in
2011–12 Italian football scandal. His ban was reduced to 6 months by Tribunale Nazionale di Arbitrato per lo Sport of
Italian National Olympic Committee.
Return to Padova After the ban was reduced, Vantaggiato played an additional 37 Serie B games for Padova, 7 from 2012 to 2013 season and 30 from 2013 to 2014 season. On 7 August 2013 he signed a new 3-year contract with Padova. After the club failed to register for
2014–15 Lega Pro, he was released.
Livorno Vantaggiato was signed by
Livorno in summer 2014.
Return to Livorno On 1 October 2021, he returned to newly reformed
Livorno, now at amateur levels. ==Honours==