Salvatore Esposito (footballer, born 2000)

Salvatore Esposito (born 7 October 2000) is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie B club Chievo on loan from SPAL.

Salvatore Esposito
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-10-07) 7 October 2000
Place of birth Castellammare di Stabia, Italy
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Chievo (on loan from SPAL)
Number 6
Youth career
2011-2014 Brescia Calcio
2014–2018 Inter
2018 → SPAL (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– SPAL 0 (0)
2019 → Ravenna (loan) 10 (2)
2019– → Chievo (loan) 9 (1)
National team‡
2019 Italy U19 4 (0)
2019– Italy U20 11 (0)
2019– Italy U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:09, 27 October 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 November 2019

Club career

SPAL

He 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.[1]

On 29 June 2018, SPAL secured his permanent transfer from Inter.[2]

Loan to Ravenna

On 9 January 2019, he was loaned to Serie C club Ravenna until the end of the season.[3]

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.[4]

Loan to Chievo

On 11 July 2019, Esposito joined Serie B club Chievo on loan until 30 June 2020.[5]

International career

He 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 Iyaly U19 in a friendly against Spain and scored a goal in a 3–0 victory.[6]

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.


Personal life

He is the older brother of Inter Milan striker Sebastiano Esposito.[7]

Honours

International
Italy U20
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References
  1. "SPAL v Sampdoria game report". ESPN. 20 May 2018.
  2. "SALVATORE ESPOSITO IN BIANCAZZURRO A TITOLO DEFINITIVO" (in Italian). SPAL. 29 June 2018.
  3. "SALVATORE ESPOSITO CEDUTO A TITOLO TEMPORANEO AL RAVENNA" (in Italian). SPAL. 29 June 2018.
  4. "Ravenna v Triestina game report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 22 January 2019.
  5. "UFFICIALE: Chievo Verona, preso dalla SPAL il 2000 Esposito". Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  6. "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.
  7. "I fratelli Esposito, alle radici del talento: "Dal Club Napoli alla Champions League"" (in Italian). GianlucaDiMarzio.com. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  8. "Mina sparks historic finish for Ecuador". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 14 June 2019.
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