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Salvatore Molina

Salvatore Molina

Italian footballer (born 1992)

Salvatore Andrea Molina (born 1 January 1992) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or winger for Serie B club Südtirol.

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Club career

Atalanta

Born in Garbagnate Milanese, Molina joined Atalanta's youth system in 2001, aged nine.[citation needed]

Loan to Foggia

On 10 July 2011, he was loaned to U.S. Foggia, alongside Alessandro De Leidi.[3]

Molina played his first match as a professional on 7 August 2011, starting in a Coppa Italia 3–0 home win against Trapani.[4] He made his league debut on 4 September, starting in a 1–2 home loss against Benevento, and scored his first goal on 11 December, netting the first of a 3–1 home success over Ternana.[citation needed]

Loan to Barletta

On 29 August 2012, Molina joined Barletta in a season-long loan deal.[5] He was an ever-present figure for the club, scoring two goals in 31 appearances.[citation needed]

Loan to Modena

On 17 July 2013, Molina and team-mate Doudou Mangni moved to Modena on loan.[6] He made his Serie B debut on 24 August, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 home draw against Palermo.[7]

Molina scored his first goal in the division on 29 December in a 1–1 draw at Cesena.[8] He later netted a brace in a 4–0 home defeat of Bari on 16 February of the following year, and finished the campaign with 39 matches and four goals, with his side being knocked out in the play-offs.[citation needed]

Return to Atalanta

On 20 June 2014, Molina returned to Atalanta,[9] and made his Serie A debut on 21 September, replacing Boukary Dramé in the 82nd minute of a 0–1 home loss against Fiorentina.[10]

Loan to Cesena

On 10 July 2015, Molina was signed by A.C. Cesena in a temporary deal, with an option to purchase.[11]

Loan to Perugia

On 1 February 2016, Molina was transferred to Perugia in another temporary deal.[12][13]

Loan to Avellino

On 31 August 2016, Molina was signed by Avellino in a temporary deal.[14]

Crotone

On 8 August 2018, Molina signed with Serie B club Crotone.[15] Crotone were promoted to Serie A for the 2020–21 season.

Monza

On 5 January 2022, Molina signed for Monza in Serie B on a one-and-a-half-year deal.[16] Once again, Molina helped his club receive promotion to Serie A at the end of the 2021–22 season.

Bari

On 31 January 2023, Molina signed with Bari in Serie B until the end of the 2022–23 season.[17]

Südtirol

On 3 January 2024, Molina joined Südtirol until the end of the 2023–24 season, with an option to extend for one more season.[18]

International career

Molina represented Italy at the under-20 level in four friendlies: against Switzerland twice and Poland in the Under-20 Four Nations Tournament, as well as against Ghana.[2]

Career statistics

As of match played 19 October 2022[19]
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  1. Appearances in Lega Pro relegation playout
  2. Appearances in Serie B promotion playoff

References

  1. [1]
    "Salvatore Molina". A.C. Monza. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  2. [2]
    FIGC archive (in Italian)
  3. [3]
    Ufficiale: Salvatore Molina al Foggia (Official: Salvatore Molina to Foggia); Tutto Atalanta, 10 July 2011 (in Italian)
  4. [4]
    Tim Cup: l’U.S. Foggia travolge e si sbarazza del malcapitato Trapani (Tim Cup: U.S. Foggia streamrolls over unlucky Trapani); Foggia Today, 7 August 2011 (in Italian)
  5. [5]
    Ufficiale: ingaggiato Molina (Official: Molina signed); Barletta's official website, 29 August 2012 (in Italian)
  6. [6]
    Salvatore Molina e Doudou Mangni sono due giocatori gialloblù (Salvatore Molina and Doudou Mangni are two gialloblù players); Modena's official website, 17 July 2013 (in Italian)
  7. [7]
    Modena Palermo 1-1 | Pareggio giusto e positivo: la squadra c'è (Modena Palermo 1–1 | Fair and positive draw: there is the team); Modena Today, 24 August 2013 (in Italian)
  8. [8]
    Cesena Modena 1 -1 | Finisce la serie di sconfitte (Cesena Modena 1–1 | The winless run ends); Modena Today, 29 December 2013 (in Italian)
  9. [9]
    Ufficiale: Atalanta, esercitato il diritto di controriscatto per Mangni e Molina (Official: Atalanta, exercised the buyback option for Mangni and Molina); Tutto Mercato Web, 20 June 2014 (in Italian)
  10. [10]
    Atalanta 0–1 Fiorentina; Football Italia, 21 September 2014
  11. [11]
    "Kone, Varano, Caldara e Molina in bianconero" (in Italian). A.C. Cesena. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  12. [12]
    "Molina rientra all'Atalanta" (in Italian). A.C. Cesena. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  13. [13]
    "Salvatore Molina passa in biancorosso" (in Italian). A.C. Perugia Calcio. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  14. [14]
    "Il centrocampista Molina in prestito dall'Atalanta" (in Italian). U.S. Avellino 1912. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  15. [15]
    "UFFICIALE: Crotone, preso l'esterno Molina dall'Atalanta". Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  16. [16]
    "Primo colpo del 2022: Molina è biancorosso - Associazione Calcio Monza S.p.A." www.acmonza.com (in Italian). Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  17. [17]
    "Benvenuto Salvatore Andrea Molina !" (in Italian). Bari. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  18. [18]
    "Der FC Südtirol nimmt Salvatore Molina unter Vertrag" [FC Südtirol signs Salvatore Molina] (in Italian). Südtirol. 3 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  19. [19]
    Salvatore Molina at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
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