Simone Esposito
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Simone Esposito | ||
| Date of birth | May 24, 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Turin, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Grosseto | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2010 | Juventus | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010 | Juventus | 0 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Ascoli (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Reggiana (loan) | 27 | (0) |
| 2012–2015 | → Grosseto (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2006 | Italy U-16 | 13 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Italy U-17 | 5 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 January 2012. | |||
Simone Esposito (born May 24, 1990 in Turin) is an Italian professional football player who currently plays for Pro Settimo in the Serie D.
Career
Juventus
Simone Esposito began his youth career with Juventus in 2002, and remained within the club's youth program until 2008. He began to earn first team call-ups by former coaches Claudio Ranieri in 2008 and again by Ciro Ferrara in 2009. Esposito made his first team debut on December 10, 2008 in a 2008–09 UEFA Champions League game against FC BATE Borisov.[1] He also played one game in the Coppa Italia. In the summer of 2010, the attacking midfielder officially graduated the youth team, and was promoted into the senior squad. Following his installment, he was instantly loaned out to Serie B side, Ascoli Calcio, as part of a player exchange, that also was used in attempt to gain regular playing time. Esposito is one of many Juventus loaners, flooding Italian Serie B and Serie C football.
Club statistics
- As of 24 August 2010
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Italy | League | Coppa Italia | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2008–09 | Juventus | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009–10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Ascoli | Serie B | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||