Sebastiano Esposito
Sebastiano Esposito (Italian pronunciation: [eˈspɔːzito]; born 2 July 2002) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Swiss Super League club Basel, on loan from Inter Milan.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 July 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Castellammare di Stabia, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Basel (on loan from Inter Milan) | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2014 | Brescia | ||
| 2014–2019 | Internazionale | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | Inter Milan | 7 | (1) |
| 2020 | → SPAL (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2021 | → Venezia (loan) | 19 | (2) |
| 2021– | → Basel (loan) | 19 | (5) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2017–2018 | Italy U16 | 12 | (8) |
| 2018–2019 | Italy U17 | 20 | (14) |
| 2019 | Italy U18 | 2 | (1) |
| 2019 | Italy U19 | 3 | (2) |
| 2022– | Italy U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2020– | Italy U21 | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 April 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 March 2022 | |||
Club career
Inter Milan
Esposito made his professional debut for Inter Milan at 16 years old, on 14 March 2019, in the second leg of Europa League match against Eintracht Frankfurt, coming in as a substitute for Borja Valero in the 73rd minute. He became the youngest player ever to feature in a European competition match for the club.
The following season, on 23 October 2019 he made his debut in Champions League replacing Romelu Lukaku in the group stage match against Borussia Dortmund, and becoming the first player born in 2002 and the second youngest ever for the club to feature in a Champions League/European Cup match, after Giuseppe Bergomi.[1][2][3] On 26 October he made his Serie A debut, aged 17, coming as a substitute for Lautaro Martínez in a home match against Parma in San Siro. On 21 December 2019, Esposito scored his first goal for Inter, on his full debut, from a penalty in a 4–0 win at home against Genoa. On 18 June 2020, he was nominated for the Golden Boy award.
2021–22 season: Loan to FC Basel
On 13 July 2021, he was loaned to Swiss club FC Basel, with an option to buy.[6] On 25 July, Esposito made his Swiss Super League debut for Basel against Grasshoppers and scored his first goal for the club in a 2–0 win.[7]
International career
He took part in the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, reaching the final of the tournament.
He made his debut with the Italy U21 on 3 September 2020, in a friendly match won 2–1 against Slovenia.
Personal life
He is the younger brother of midfielder Salvatore Esposito.[8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 10 April 2022[9]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Internazionale | 2018–19 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019–20 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
| Total | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||
| SPAL (loan) | 2020–21 | Serie B | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 13 | 1 | |
| Venezia (loan) | 2020–21 | Serie B | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 2 | |
| Basel (loan) | 2021–22 | Swiss Super League | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 28 | 6 |
| Career total | 51 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 75 | 10 | ||
- Appearance in UEFA Europa League
- Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
Honours
Individual
- UEFA European Under-17 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2019[10]
References
- @David_Heras (15 March 2019). "Sebastino Esposito debutó con el Inter ante el Eintracht en Europa League con tan solo 16 años. Es el primer jugador nacido en 2002 en jugar en una competición europea" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- Rotondaro, Vittorio (30 May 2019). "Who is Sebastiano Esposito? Inter's record-breaking teen striker sensation". Goal.com. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
- "Esposito: "A fantastic feeling, but I'm especially happy with the win"". inter.it. 23 October 2019.
- "SEBASTIANO ESPOSITO È BIANCAZZURRO" (Press release) (in Italian). SPAL. 25 September 2020.
- "Football Italia". app.football-italia.net. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
- "SEBASTIANO ESPOSITO JOINS BASEL". Inter Milan. 13 July 2021.
- "2:0-SIEG BEI GC ZUM AUFTAKT IN DIE MEISTERSCHAFT". FC Basel (in German). 25 July 2021.
- "I fratelli Esposito, alle radici del talento: "Dal Club Napoli alla Champions League"" (in Italian). GianlucaDiMarzio.com. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- Sebastiano Esposito at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- "2019 Under-17 EURO team of the tournament". UEFA.com. 20 May 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
External links
- Sebastiano Esposito at TuttoCalciatori (in Italian)
- Sebastiano Esposito at Soccerway