Andrea Esposito

Andrea Esposito (born 17 May 1986) is an Italian former footballer who played as a defender.

Andrea Esposito
Personal information
Date of birth (1986-05-17) 17 May 1986
Place of birth Galatina, Italy
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2003 Lecce
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2009 Lecce 41 (2)
2006–2007Sambenedettese (loan) 22 (0)
2009–2012 Genoa 5 (0)
2010Livorno (loan) 3 (0)
2010–2011Bologna (loan) 11 (0)
2011–2012Lecce (loan) 7 (0)
2012–2013 Lecce 46 (2)
2013–2016 Latina 64 (1)
2016–2017 Vicenza 35 (1)
2017–2018 Cesena 26 (0)
2018–2020 Catania 36 (2)
2020–2023 Latina 80 (3)
International career
2002 Italy U17 1 (0)
2005 Italy U19 2 (0)
2005–2006 Italy U20[1] 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

As a young boy, Esposito started his career in the local Lecce Primavera youth squad before being sent to Sambenedettese on loan for the 2006–07 season. He also played five Serie A games before he left on loan, the first of which was on 25 January 2004, against Lazio.

After returning to the Lecce side in 2007, he scored his first professional goal in a 3–2 win over Rimini and helped the club win promotion from Serie B. In the following season in Serie A he scored a goal in a 1–1 home draw against A.C. Milan and impressed enough to force his way into the senior Italy squad at the end of the 2008–09 Serie A season.

In July 2009, he was signed by Genoa in co-ownership deal. On 19 January 2010 Livorno signed the defender on loan from Genoa until June 2010.[2]

He rejoined Lecce for the 2012–13 Lega Pro Prima Divisione season after the club's relegation from Serie A in 2011–12 and subsequent expulsion from the Serie B for their part in the Calcio Scommesse scandal.

On 4 September 2018, following the bankruptcy of Cesena, he signed with the Serie C club Catania.[3]

International career

Esposito has represented Italy at Under-17 level. Despite being uncapped for the Under-21 side, he was named in Pierluigi Casiraghi's preliminary squad for the 2009 Under-21 European Championships but did not make the final 23.

He was called up to the senior Italy squad for the first time in June 2009 and was an unused substitute for the friendly against Northern Ireland.[4]

Career statistics

As of match played 24 April 2022[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lecce 2003–04 Serie A 100010
2004–05 Serie A 100010
2005–06 Serie A 300030
2007–08 Serie B 141002[lower-alpha 1]0161
2008–09 Serie A 28100281
Total 412000020492
Sambenedettese (loan) 2006–07 Serie C1 22000220
Genoa 2009–10 Serie A 50102[lower-alpha 2]080
Livorno (loan) 2009–10 Serie A 300030
Bologna (loan) 2010–11 Serie A 11020130
Lecce (loan) 2011–12 Serie A 27100271
Lecce 2012–13 Lega Pro 241203[lower-alpha 1]0291
Total 512200030562
Latina 2013–14 Serie B 360103[lower-alpha 1]0400
2014–15 Serie B 501060
2015–16 Serie B 23110241
2016–17 Serie B 001010
Total 641400030711
Vicenza 2016–17 Serie B 35100351
Cesena 2017–18 Serie B 26010270
Catania 2018–19 Serie C 191103[lower-alpha 1]0231
2019–20 Serie C 17120191
Total 362300030422
Latina 2020–21 Serie D 2522[lower-alpha 1]0272
2021–22 Serie C 291291
Total 543000020563
Career total 354111302013038211
  1. Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs
  2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

References

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