Salvatore_Esposito_(footballer,_born_2000)

Salvatore Esposito (footballer, born 2000)

Salvatore Esposito (footballer, born 2000)

Italian footballer

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.

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Club career

SPAL

Esposito 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]

On 29 June 2018, SPAL secured his permanent transfer from Inter.[3]

Loan to Ravenna

On 9 January 2019, Esposito was loaned to Serie C club Ravenna until the end of the season.[4]

He made his Serie C debut for Ravenna on 22 January 2019 in a game against Triestina as a half-time substitute for Carlo Martorelli and scored a late-added-time equalizer in a 2–2 draw.[5]

Loan to Chievo

On 11 July 2019, Esposito joined Serie B club Chievo on loan until 30 June 2020.[6]

Spezia

On 6 January 2023, Esposito joined Serie A club Spezia on loan with an obligation to buy. He scored his first goal for the club with a direct free kick against AC Milan. [7]

International career

Esposito was first called up to represent his country in 2015 for the Italy U16, as a player of Inter Milan.

On 16 January 2019, he made his debut for the Italy U19 in a friendly against Spain and scored a goal in a 3–0 victory.[8]

He took part in the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup with the Italy U20 squad, reaching the fourth place.

He made his debut with the Italy U21 on 16 November 2019, in a qualifying match won 3–0 against Iceland.

He was selected in the senior Italy squad for the 2022 Finalissima against Argentina on 1 June 2022 and for 2022–23 UEFA Nations League group stage matches against Germany, Hungary, England and Germany between 4 and 14 June 2022.[9]

Personal life

He is the older brother of strikers Sebastiano Esposito[10] and Francesco Pio Esposito.[11]

Career statistics

As of match played 11 June 2023[12]
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  1. Appearance in Serie A relegation tie-breaker

References

  1. [1]
    "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.
  2. [2]
    "SPAL v Sampdoria game report". ESPN. 20 May 2018.
  3. [3]
    "SALVATORE ESPOSITO IN BIANCAZZURRO A TITOLO DEFINITIVO" (in Italian). SPAL. 29 June 2018.
  4. [4]
    "SALVATORE ESPOSITO CEDUTO A TITOLO TEMPORANEO AL RAVENNA" (in Italian). SPAL. 9 January 2019.
  5. [5]
    "Ravenna v Triestina game report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 22 January 2019.
  6. [6]
    "UFFICIALE: Chievo Verona, preso dalla SPAL il 2000 Esposito". Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  7. [7]
    "UFFICIALE: Spezia, preso Salvatore Esposito dalla SPAL. Prestito con obbligo di riscatto".
  8. [8]
    "L'Italia supera a pieni voti l'esame di spagnolo: 3-0 con i gol di Esposito, Zennaro e Petrelli" (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 16 January 2019.
  9. [9]
    "Una 'Finalissima' per salutare l'azzurro. Chiellini: "Lascio senza rimpianti, l'Europeo il ricordo più bello"". Italian Football Federation (in Italian). 30 May 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  10. [10]
    "I fratelli Esposito, alle radici del talento: "Dal Club Napoli alla Champions League"" (in Italian). GianlucaDiMarzio.com. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  11. [11]
    "Tre finali tutte perse: che domenica da incubo per i fratelli Esposito" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 12 June 2023.
  12. [12]
    "S. Esposito". Soccerway.
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