Sal Esposito
{{short description|American professional soccer player|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Sal Esposito
| image =
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| fullname = Salvatore Esposito
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2001|9|16}}
| birth_place = Albany, New York, United States
| height = {{height|m=1.70}}
| currentclub = Lentigione
| clubnumber =
| position = Attacking midfielder
Forward
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Manhattan Kickers
| youthyears2 = 2010–2017
| youthclubs2 = Genoa
| youthyears3 = 2017–2018
| youthclubs3 = Napoli
| youthyears4 = 2018–2019
| youthclubs4 = New York Red Bulls
| years1 = 2019–2020
| clubs1 = New York Red Bulls II
| caps1 = 4
| goals1 = 0
| years2= 2020–2021
| clubs2= Fiorenzuola
| caps2= 36
| goals2= 1
| years3 = 2021–
| clubs3 = Lentigione
| caps3 = 0
| goals3 = 0
| club-update = 21 December 2021
| ntupdate =
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Salvatore "Sal" Esposito (born September 16, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Italian club Lentigione.
Club career
Esposito started his career with Manhattan Kickers before moving to Italy in 2010 and playing with Genoa's youth team.{{cite news |last1=Friedlander |first1=Eric |title=Report: U-18 National Team Prospect Joining the Academy from Napoli [UPDATED] |url=https://rbnn.us/2018/08/02/report-u-18-national-team-prospect-joining-the-academy-from-napoli/ |accessdate=May 25, 2019 |work=Red Bulls News Network |date=August 2018}} 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.
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.{{cite web |title=New York Red Bulls U-23 4-4 FC Motown |url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2019/05/08/united-states/us-open-cup/new-york-rb-u23/clarkstown/3007188/ |website=Soccerway}} 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.{{cite web |title=New York Red Bulls II 1-2 North Carolina FC |url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2019/05/25/united-states/mls-reserve-league/new-york-rb-ii/carolina-railhawks/2950865/ |website=Soccerway}}
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.{{cite web|publisher=Lentigione|url=https://www.facebook.com/LentigioneCalcio/posts/1820092184842007|title=Il centrocampista classe 2001 Salvatore Esposito è il primo colpo di mercato del Lentigione Calcio.|date=28 December 2021|access-date=29 December 2021|language=it}}
International career
Esposito earned his first international call-up for the United States under-18 side in 2018.
Career statistics
{{updated|Match played 4 September 2021}}{{soccerway|salvadore-esposito/595175}}
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| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| New York Red Bulls U-23
|2019 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| New York Red Bulls II
|2019 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 |
| rowspan="3"|US Fiorenzuola 1922 | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 1 |
| 2021–22 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| colspan="2"|Total
!19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [http://nyrb.ussoccerda.com/sam/teams/index.php?team=7541776&player=544356523 US Development Academy Profile].
- {{tuttocalciatori|Esposito_Sal}}
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Category:Soccer players from New York (state)
Category:American men's soccer players
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:USL Championship players
Category:New York Red Bulls II players
Category:US Fiorenzuola 1922 SS players
Category:American expatriate men's soccer players
Category:American expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
Category:United States men's youth international soccer players