Sal Esposito
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Salvatore Esposito | ||
| Date of birth | September 16, 2001 | ||
| 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* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (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.
Club career
[edit]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
[edit]Esposito earned his first international call-up for the United States under-18 side in 2018.[1]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of Match played 4 September 2021[5]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| New York Red Bulls U-23 | 2019 | League Two | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| New York Red Bulls II | 2019 | USL Championship | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 |
| US Fiorenzuola 1922 | 2020–21 | Serie D/D | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 1 |
| 2021–22 | Serie C/A | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Friedlander, Eric (August 2018). "Report: U-18 National Team Prospect Joining the Academy from Napoli [UPDATED]". Red Bulls News Network. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
- ^ "New York Red Bulls U-23 4-4 FC Motown". Soccerway.
- ^ "New York Red Bulls II 1-2 North Carolina FC". Soccerway.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Sal Esposito at Soccerway
External links
[edit]- US Development Academy Profile.
- Sal Esposito at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Soccer players from New York (state)
- American men's soccer players
- Men's association football forwards
- USL Championship players
- New York Red Bulls II players
- Serie C players
- Serie D players
- US Fiorenzuola 1922 SS players
- American expatriate men's soccer players
- American expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- United States men's youth international soccer players
- 21st-century American sportsmen