Salvatore Esposito (footballer, born 2001)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Salvatore Esposito | ||
| Date of birth | 16 September 2001 | ||
| 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* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (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.
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]
International[edit]
Esposito earned his first international call-up for the United States under-18 side in 2018.[1]
Career statistics[edit]
- As of May 24, 2019[4]
| 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 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
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.
- ^ Salvatore Esposito at Soccerway