Salvatore Esposito (footballer, born 2000)

Salvatore Esposito
Personal information
Full name Salvatore Esposito[1]
Date of birth (2000-10-07) 7 October 2000 (age 24)
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 54 (6)
International career‡
2019 Italy U19 4 (0)
2019 Italy U20 10 (0)
2019–2023 Italy U21 10 (0)
2022– Italy 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 March 2023

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.

Club career

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][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

On 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

He is the older brother of strikers Sebastiano Esposito[11] and Francesco Pio Esposito.[12]

Career statistics

As of match played 11 June 2023[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
  1. ^ Appearance in Serie A relegation tie-breaker

References

  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. ^ "SPAL v Sampdoria game report". ESPN. 20 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Salvatore Esposito in Biancazzurro a Titolo Definitivo" (in Italian). 29 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Salvatore Esposito Ceduto a Titolo Temporaneo al Ravenna". SPAL (in Italian). 9 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Ravenna v Triestina game report". Soccerway. 22 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Ufficiale: Chievo Verona, preso dalla SPAL il 2000 Esposito" (in Italian). Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  7. ^ "Ufficiale: Spezia, preso Salvatore Esposito dalla SPAL. Prestito con obbligo di riscatto". Tutto Mercato Web (in Italian).
  8. ^ "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.
  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.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "I fratelli Esposito, alle radici del talento: "Dal Club Napoli alla Champions League"". Gianluca Di Marzio (in Italian). 8 November 2019.
  12. ^ "Tre finali tutte perse: che domenica da incubo per i fratelli Esposito". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 12 June 2023.
  13. ^ "S. Esposito". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 July 2024.