Eddie Salcedo

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| name = Eddie Salcedo

| image =

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| full_name = Eddie Anthony Salcedo Mora

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|10|1|df=y}}

| birth_place = Genoa, Italy

| height = 1.78 m

| position = Forward

| currentclub = OFI

| clubnumber = 9

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2018

| youthclubs1 = Genoa

| youthyears2 = 2018–2019

| youthclubs2 = → Inter Milan (loan)

| years1 = 2017–2019

| clubs1 = Genoa

| caps1 = 2

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2018–2019

| clubs2 = → Inter Milan (loan)

| caps2 = 0

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2019–2025

| clubs3 = Inter Milan

| caps3 = 0

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2019–2021

| clubs4 = → Hellas Verona (loan)

| caps4 = 38

| goals4 = 3

| years5 = 2021–2022

| clubs5 = → Spezia (loan)

| caps5 = 12

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2022–2023

| clubs6 = → Bari (loan)

| caps6 = 15

| goals6 = 2

| years7 = 2023

| clubs7 = → Genoa (loan)

| caps7 = 8

| goals7 = 2

| years8 = 2023–2024

| clubs8 = → Eldense (loan)

| caps8 = 11

| goals8 = 2

| years9 = 2024

| clubs9 = → Lecco (loan)

| caps9 = 10

| goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2024–2025

| clubs10 = → OFI (loan)

| caps10 = 24

| goals10 = 5

| years11 = 2025–

| clubs11 = OFI

| caps11 = 0

| goals11 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2018–2019

| nationalteam1 = Italy U19

| nationalcaps1 = 19

| nationalgoals1 = 5

| nationalyears2 = 2021

| nationalteam2 = Italy U20

| nationalcaps2 = 1

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2020–2021

| nationalteam3 = Italy U21

| nationalcaps3 = 2

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| club-update = 10 May 2025

| nationalteam-update = 3 September 2021

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Eddie Anthony Salcedo Mora (born 1 October 2001) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Greek Super League club OFI.

Early life

Salcedo was born in Genoa, Italy to Colombian parents.{{Cite news|url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Calciomercato/29-06-2017/inter-centravanti-salcedo-mora-colombiano-genoa-pellegri-2001314523901.shtml|title=Inter, ecco il centravanti 15enne Salcedo Mora, sudamericano di Genova|work=La Gazzetta dello Sport - Tutto il rosa della vita|access-date=8 December 2017|language=it}}

Club career

Salcedo is a product of the Genoa youth academy. On 20 August 2017, at the age of 15, he made his debut with the senior team in Serie A in a 0–0 away draw against Sassuolo, coming on as an 81st-minute substitute for Andrey Galabinov.{{cite web|url=http://www.legaseriea.it/en/serie-a-tim/match-report/2017-18/UNICO/UNI/1/SASGEN|title=SASSUOLO 0–0 GENOA|publisher=Serie A|date=20 August 2017|access-date=20 August 2017|archive-date=26 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180226043043/http://www.legaseriea.it/en/serie-a-tim/match-report/2017-18/UNICO/UNI/1/SASGEN|url-status=dead}}

On 16 July 2018, Salcedo joined Inter Milan on a season-long loan deal with an option to make the deal permanent.{{cite web|url=https://www.inter.it/it/news/88313/mercato-salcedo-dal-genoa-allinter|title=MERCATO: SALCEDO DAL GENOA ALL'INTER|publisher=Inter Milan|date=16 July 2018|access-date=17 July 2018|language=it|archive-date=17 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180717154026/https://www.inter.it/it/news/88313/mercato-salcedo-dal-genoa-allinter|url-status=dead}} He played with Inter's U19 team in the Campionato Primavera 1 and the UEFA Youth League. The deal was made permanent on 19 June 2019 for €8 million.{{cite web|url=https://www.football-italia.net/139635/official-inter-buy-politano-and-salcedo|title=Official: Inter buy Politano and Salcedo|publisher=Football Italia|date=19 June 2019|access-date=19 June 2019}}

In summer 2019 he joined the newly promoted Hellas Verona on loan. On 3 November 2019, he scored his first Serie A goal, in the home match won 2–1 against Brescia.

On 25 September 2020 he re-joined Verona on another season-long loan.{{cite press release|publisher=Hellas Verona|url=https://www.hellasverona.it/it/news/ufficiale-rimane-in-gialloblu-anche-eddie-salcedo|title=Ufficiale: rimane in gialloblu anche Eddie Salcedo|date=25 September 2020|language=it|access-date=29 September 2020|archive-date=25 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925173138/https://www.hellasverona.it/it/news/ufficiale-rimane-in-gialloblu-anche-eddie-salcedo|url-status=dead}}

On 31 August 2021 he joined Spezia on a season-long loan.{{Cite web|url=https://www.inter.it/it/news/2021/09/01/calciomercato-inter-eddie-salcedo-spezia.html|title = Eddie Salcedo allo Spezia}}

On 1 September 2022, Salcedo moved to Bari on loan with an option to buy.{{cite web|publisher=Bari|url=https://www.sscalciobari.it/it/news/3213-benvenuto-eddie-anthony-salcedo-mora/|title=Benvenuto Eddie Anthony Salcedo Mora !|date=1 September 2022|access-date=1 September 2022|language=it}} On 31 January 2023, Bari mutually terminated Salcedo's loan deal with Inter Milan,{{Cite web|url=https://www.sscalciobari.it/it/news/3692-mercato-eddie-salcedo-rientra-allinter/|title=Mercato: Eddie Salcedo rientra all'Inter|date=31 January 2023|access-date=31 January 2023|language=it}} and later on the same day he was loaned out to fellow Serie B club Genoa until the end of season, with an option to buy.{{Cite web|url=https://genoacfc.it/eddie-salcedo-torna-al-grifone/|title=EDDIE SALCEDO TORNA AL GRIFONE|date=31 January 2023|access-date=31 January 2023|language=it}}

On 25 August 2023, Salcedo joined Spanish Segunda División club Eldense on loan with an option to buy.{{cite press release|url=https://cdeldense.es/eddie-salcedo-nuevo-jugador-del-cd-eldense/|title=Eddie Salcedo, nuevo jugador del CD Eldense|language=es|date=25 August 2023|access-date=26 August 2023|publisher=CD Eldense}} On 10 January 2024, Salcedo moved on a new loan to Serie B club Lecco, with an option to buy.{{cite web|publisher=Lecco|url=http://www.calciolecco1912.com/ufficiale-salcedo-e-ufficialmente-un-giocatore-del-lecco/|title=Ufficiale: Salcedo è ufficialmente un giocatore del Lecco|trans-title=Official: Salcedo is officially a Lecco player|date=10 January 2024|access-date=10 January 2024|language=it}}

On 11 September 2024, Salcedo joined Greek Super League club OFI on a year-long loan.{{cite press release|url=https://www.inter.it/en/news/eddie-salcedo-joins-ofi-crete-fc|title=Eddie Salcedo joins OFI Crete FC|date=11 September 2024|access-date=11 September 2024|publisher=Inter Milan}} On 2 July 2025, Salcedo joined OFI on a permanent basis.{{cite press release|url=https://www.oficretefc.com/genika/mechri-to-2026-ston-ofi-o-salcedo/|title=Μέχρι το 2026 στον ΟΦΗ ο Salcedo|date=2 July 2025|access-date=2 July 2025|publisher=OFI Crete F.C.|language=el}}

International career

With the Italy U19 team he took part in the 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.

He made his debut with the Italy U21 on 3 September 2020, in a friendly match won 2–1 against Slovenia.

Career statistics

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rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|National cup{{efn\|Includes Coppa Italia, Copa del Rey, Greek Football Cup}} !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Genoa \|2017–18 \|Serie A \|2	0	1	0	3	0
Inter Milan (loan) \|2018–19 \|Serie A \|0	0	0	0	0	0
rowspan="3"\|Verona (loan) \|2019–20 \|Serie A \|17	1	0	0	17	1
2020–21 \|Serie A \|21	2	2	1	23	3
colspan="2"\|Total !38	3	2	1	40	4
Spezia (loan) \|2021–22 \|Serie A \|12	0	0	0	12	0
Bari (loan) \|2022–23 \|Serie B \|15	2	1	0	16	2
Genoa (loan) \|2022–23 \|Serie B \|8	2	0	0	8	2
Eldense (loan) \|2023–24 \|Segunda División \|11	2	1	0	12	2
Lecco (loan) \|2023–24 \|Serie B \|10	0	0	0	10	0
OFI (loan) \|2024–25 \|Super League Greece \|24	5	6	1	30	6
colspan="3"\|Career total !120	14	11	2	131	16