Personal information | |||
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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 | 10 | ||
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) |
*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.
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]
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]
He is the older brother of strikers Sebastiano Esposito [11] and Francesco Pio Esposito. [12]
Club | Season | League | National cup | Other | Total | |||||
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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 |
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 | 10 | ||
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) |
*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.
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]
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]
He is the older brother of strikers Sebastiano Esposito [11] and Francesco Pio Esposito. [12]
Club | Season | League | National cup | Other | Total | |||||
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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 |