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Italian footballer

Salvatore Esposito
Personal information
Full name Salvatore Esposito
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 57 (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 14:40, 4 January 2025 (UTC)
‡ 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. The same year in 29 June, SPAL secured his permanent transfer from Inter.

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

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

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.

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.

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. He debuted against England in the latter tournament on 11 June 2022.

Personal life

He is the older brother of strikers Sebastiano Esposito and Francesco Pio Esposito.

Career statistics

As of match played 29 December 2024
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 0 17 1
Spezia 2023–24 Serie B 37 1 2 0 — 39 1
2023–24 Serie B 20 5 1 0 — 21 5
Total 72 7 4 0 1 0 77 7
Career total 208 20 12 0 1 0 221 20
  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.

External links

Spezia Calcio – current squad
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