Mirko Salvi
Mirko Salvi (born 14 February 1994) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as goalkeeper for Basel.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 14 February 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Basel | ||
Number | 13 | ||
Youth career | |||
2001–2009 | Yverdon-Sport | ||
2009–2012 | Basel | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2014 | Basel U-21 | 64 | (0) |
2014–2015 | → Biel (loan) | 35 | (0) |
2015–2018 | Basel | 0 | (0) |
2016–2017 | → Lugano (loan) | 44 | (0) |
2018–2021 | Grasshopper | 36 | (0) |
2018–2019 | → Luzern (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Yverdon-Sport | 17 | (0) |
2022– | Basel | 6 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2009 | Switzerland U-15 | 1 | (0) |
2009–2010 | Switzerland U-16 | 3 | (0) |
2010–2011 | Switzerland U-17 | 6 | (0) |
2011–2012 | Switzerland U-18 | 2 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Switzerland U-19 | 1 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Switzerland U20 | 4 | (0) |
2014 | Switzerland U21 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 June 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 March 2015 |
Youth football
Born in Yverdon-les-Bains, Salvi started his youth football with Yverdon-Sport. In 2009, he transferred to Basel and played in their U16 team where he won the Swiss Championship at U16 level.[2] He also played in the Basel U-18 team and one year in their U-21 team before he signed a three year professional contract in May 2012 and joined their first team squad.[3]
Club career
At the end of the Swiss Super League season 2012–13 he won the Championship title[4] and was Swiss Cup runner up with Basel.[5] In the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League Basel advanced as far as the semi-finals, there being matched against the reigning UEFA Champions League holders Chelsea, but they were knocked out, losing both home and away ties, beaten 2-5 on aggregate.[6] At the end of the Swiss Super League season 2013–14 he again won the Championship title and was Swiss Cup silver medal winner for the second time. During this period, as third Basel goalkeeper, he played regularly in their U-21 team and in some test games but never a league match.
On 19 May 2014, Basel announced that they were loaning out Salvi to Biel in the Swiss Challenge League, so that he could gain first-team experience in an environment somewhat more competitive than with the Reserves in the 1. Liga Promotion.[7] He became their starting goalie and played his Challenge League debut in the Stade de Genève on 20 July 2014 in a 1–2 away defeat against Servette. After one year loan, in which he played 35 of the possible 36 Challenge League games, he returned to Basel as their first team third goalkeeper.
Salvi made his professional debut for Basel in the closing match of the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League group stage against Lech Poznań on 10 December 2015. He came on as a substitute just before half-time to replace injured Germano Vailati during the 1–0 away victory.[8]
On 15 June 2021, he returned to his first club Yverdon-Sport.[9]
On 10 June 2022, Salvi returned to Basel on a two-year contract.[10]
International career
Salvi was born in Switzerland and is of Italian descent.[11] Salvi made diverse appearances for the Switzerland U-15 and U16 national teams. He played his debut for their U17 team in a 1–0 away defeat against the Belgium U17 team on 26 August 2010. He played his debut for their U18 team in a 2–0 away win against Estonia U18 on 1 September 2011.
Salvi played his debut for their Swiss U21 team in a 1–1 away draw on 14 November 2014 against Germany U21 at the Karl-Liebknecht-Stadion in Potsdam.[12]
Titles and Honours
Basel
References
- "Mirko Salvi". FC Basel. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- Marti, Caspar (2010). "U16: Der FCB gewinnt den letzten Final der Saison!" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2010.
- FC Basel 1893 (2012). "Personalnews zu Ajeti, Grether, Salvi und Tembo" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
- Schifferle, Michael (2013). "Season review: Switzerland". UEFA. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
- SFV (2013). "Telegramm Schweizer Cup Final" (in German). Schweizerischer Fussballverband. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- Haylett, Trevor (2013). "Basel take heart after Chelsea defeat". UEFA. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- FC Basel 1893 (2014). "Salvi leihweise zu Biel, Seferagic definitiv zu Schaffhausen" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Archived from the original on 5 June 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- UEFA.com (2015). "Samuel reaches century as Basel beat Lech". UEFA.com. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
- "OFFICIEL : HUIT RENFORTS POUR LA CHALLENGE LEAGUE" (in French). Yverdon-Sport. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- "SALVI UND DE MOL ZUM FCB, SPYCHER LEIHWEISE NACH YVERDON" (in German). Basel. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- "Mirko Salvi". sport.de.
- SFV (2014). "Telegram U-21". SFV. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
External links
- Mirko Salvi at WorldFootball.net
- Profile at FC Basel (in German) at the Wayback Machine (archived 13 February 2014)
- Profile on the web site SFL