Sal Esposito

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Sal Esposito
Personal information
Full name Salvatore Esposito
Date of birth (2001-09-16) September 16, 2001 (age 21)
Place of birth Albany, New York, United States
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Forward
Team information
Current team
 Lentigione
Youth career
Manhattan Kickers
2010–2017 Genoa
2017–2018 Napoli
2018–2019 New York Red Bulls
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2020 New York Red Bulls II 4 (0)
2020–2021 Fiorenzuola 36 (1)
2021– Lentigione 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 December 2021

Salvatore "Sal" Esposito (born September 16, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Italian club Lentigione.

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Club career

Esposito started his career with Manhattan Kickers before moving to Italy in 2010 and playing with Genoa's youth team. [1] He stayed there for seven years before moving to the academy at Napoli in 2017. However, one year later, Esposito returned to the United States to join the New York Red Bulls academy side. [1]

On May 7, 2019, Esposito came on for the New York Red Bulls U-23 side in their second round U.S. Open Cup match against FC Motown. He came on as an 81st–minute substitute for Vincent Borden and scored the final penalty in a 5–3 shootout victory. [2] A couple of weeks later, on May 24, Esposito made his professional debut when he came on as a substitute for New York Red Bulls II in their USL Championship match against North Carolina FC. He came on in the 85th–minute substitute for Ben Mines as Red Bulls II was defeated 2–1. [3]

On October 11, 2020, Esposito signed for Italian club US Fiorenzuola 1922 for an undisclosed fee. Esposito made his debut for the club on October 11, 2020 against SSDRL Marignanese Calcio as a 60th-minute substitute as they drew the game 0-0.

On December 28, 2021, he moved to fourth-tier Serie D club Lentigione. [4]

International career

Esposito earned his first international call-up for the United States under-18 side in 2018. [1]

Career statistics

As of Match played 4 September 2021 [5]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
New York Red Bulls U-23 2019 League Two 0010——10
New York Red Bulls II 2019 USL Championship 40————40
US Fiorenzuola 1922 2020–21 Serie D/D 171————171
2021–22 Serie C/A 20————20
Total1910000191
Career total2311000241

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Friedlander, Eric (August 2018). "Report: U-18 National Team Prospect Joining the Academy from Napoli [UPDATED]". Red Bulls News Network. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  2. ↑ "New York Red Bulls U-23 4-4 FC Motown". Soccerway.
  3. ↑ "New York Red Bulls II 1-2 North Carolina FC". Soccerway.
  4. ↑ "Il centrocampista classe 2001 Salvatore Esposito è il primo colpo di mercato del Lentigione Calcio" (in Italian). Lentigione. December 28, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  5. ↑ Sal Esposito at Soccerway
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