Salvatore Esposito (born 7 October 2000) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Serie B club Spezia and the Italy national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Salvatore Esposito[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 October 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Castellammare di Stabia, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Spezia | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2014 | Brescia | ||
| 2014–2018 | Inter Milan | ||
| 2018 | → SPAL (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2023 | SPAL | 83 | (10) |
| 2019 | → Ravenna (loan) | 14 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | → Chievo (loan) | 39 | (1) |
| 2023 | → Spezia (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2023– | Spezia | 37 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Italy U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2019 | Italy U20 | 10 | (0) |
| 2019–2023 | Italy U21 | 10 | (0) |
| 2022– | Italy | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 March 2023 | |||
Club career
editEsposito first joined SPAL on loan from Inter Milan U-19 squad in January 2018. He made several bench appearances for SPAL late in the 2017–18 Serie A season.[2][better source needed] The same year in 29 June, SPAL secured his permanent transfer from Inter.[3]
On 9 January 2019, Esposito was loaned to Serie C club Ravenna until the end of the season.[4] The same year on 22 January, he made his Serie C debut against Triestina as a half-time substitute for Carlo Martorelli and scored a late equalizer in a 2–2 draw.[5][better source needed]
On 11 July 2019, Esposito joined Serie B club Chievo on loan until 30 June 2020.[6]
On 6 January 2023, Esposito joined Serie A club Spezia on loan with an obligation to buy.[7] He scored his first goal for the club with a direct free kick against AC Milan.[citation needed]
International career
editOn 16 January 2019, Esposito debuted for the Italy U19 in a friendly against Spain and scored a goal in a 3–0 victory.[8]
Esposito was selected in the Italian senior squad that ranged from the 2022 Finalissima against Argentina until the second leg of 2022–23 UEFA Nations League group stage match against Germany.[9] He debuted against England in the latter tournament on 11 June 2022.[10]
Personal life
editHe is the older brother of strikers Sebastiano Esposito[11] and Francesco Pio Esposito.[12]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 11 June 2023[13]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ravenna | 2018–19 | Serie C | 14 | 2 | — | — | 14 | 2 | ||
| Chievo | 2019–20 | Serie B | 39 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 41 | 1 | |
| SPAL | 2020–21 | Serie B | 31 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | 34 | 5 | |
| 2021–22 | Serie B | 35 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 36 | 3 | ||
| 2022–23 | Serie B | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 19 | 2 | ||
| Total | 83 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 10 | ||
| Spezia (loan) | 2022–23 | Serie A | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| Career total | 151 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 161 | 14 | ||
- ^ Appearance in Serie A relegation tie-breaker
References
edit- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Italy" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
- ^ "SPAL v Sampdoria game report". ESPN. 20 May 2018.
- ^ "Salvatore Esposito in Biancazzurro a Titolo Definitivo" (in Italian). 29 June 2018.
- ^ "Salvatore Esposito Ceduto a Titolo Temporaneo al Ravenna". SPAL (in Italian). 9 January 2019.
- ^ "Ravenna v Triestina game report". Soccerway. 22 January 2019.
- ^ "Ufficiale: Chievo Verona, preso dalla SPAL il 2000 Esposito" (in Italian). Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- ^ "Ufficiale: Spezia, preso Salvatore Esposito dalla SPAL. Prestito con obbligo di riscatto". Tutto Mercato Web (in Italian).
- ^ "L'Italia supera a pieni voti l'esame di Spagnolo: 3-0 con i gol di Esposito, Zennaro e Petrelli". Italian Football Federation (in Italian). 16 January 2019.
- ^ "Una "Finalissima" per salutare l'azzurro. Chiellini: "Lascio senza rimpianti, l'Europeo il ricordo più bello"". Italian Football Federation (in Italian). 30 May 2022.
- ^ "Italia 0–0 Inghilterra: Esordii in Nazionale per Salvatore Esposito, 21 anni nato a Castellammare di Stabia" [Italy 0–0 England: Debut in the national team for Salvatore Esposito, a 21-year-old footballer born in Castellammare di Stabia]. CalcioNapoli24 (in Italian). 11 June 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ "I fratelli Esposito, alle radici del talento: "Dal Club Napoli alla Champions League"". Gianluca Di Marzio (in Italian). 8 November 2019.
- ^ "Tre finali tutte perse: che domenica da incubo per i fratelli Esposito". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 12 June 2023.
- ^ "S. Esposito". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
External links
edit- Salvatore Esposito at Soccerway