Salvatore Esposito (footballer, born 2001)

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Salvatore Esposito
Personal information
Full name Salvatore Esposito
Date of birth (2001-09-16) 16 September 2001 (age 22) [1]
Place of birth United States
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 New York Red Bulls II
Number 59
Youth career
Manhattan Kickers
2010–2017 Genoa
2017–2018 Napoli
2018– New York Red Bulls
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019– New York Red Bulls II 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:31, 25 May 2019 (UTC)

Salvatore Esposito (born September 16, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for New York Red Bulls II in the USL Championship.

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Career

Esposito started his career with Manhattan Kickers before moving to Italy in 2010 and playing with Genoa's youth team. [2] 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. [2]

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. [3] 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. [4]

International

Esposito earned his first international call-up for the United States under-18 side in 2018. [2]

Career statistics

As of 24 May 2019 [5]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
New York Red Bulls U-23 2019 League Two 0010——10
New York Red Bulls II 2019 USL Championship 10————10
Career total10100020

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References

  1. ↑ "Salvatore Esposito". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  2. 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.
  3. ↑ "New York Red Bulls U-23 4-4 FC Motown". Soccerway.
  4. ↑ "New York Red Bulls II 1-2 North Carolina FC". Soccerway.
  5. ↑ Salvatore Esposito at Soccerway
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