Pio and Sebastiano Esposito start together for Italy
Francesco Pio Esposito scored in Italy's 4-1 win over Türkiye, dedicating the goal to his and brother Sebastiano's grandmother during her illness.
Salvatore Esposito
Midfielder · Sampdoria
14
Matches
10
In the starting XI
2 030
Minutes
1
Goals
2
Assists
Recent matches
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
Sampdoria
Catanzaro
Serie B
|
2:1 | |
Cesena
Sampdoria
Serie B
|
1:1 | |
Cremonese
Sampdoria
Coppa Italia
|
2:0 | |
Sampdoria
Sudtirol
Serie B
|
1:0 | |
|
Cesena
Sampdoria
Serie B
|
0:0 | |
Sampdoria
Monza
Serie B
|
0:3 | |
Pescara
Sampdoria
Serie B
|
1:2 | |
Sampdoria
Empoli
Serie B
|
1:0 | |
Carrarese
Sampdoria
Serie B
|
2:0 | |
Sampdoria
Venezia
Serie B
|
0:0 |
Season statistics
14
Matches
10
In the starting XI
1
Goals
2
Assists
2 030
Minutes
| Competition | Season | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Serie B | 2025 | 11 |
| Serie B | 2026 | 2 |
| Coppa Italia | 2026 | 1 |
Career path
- 2026 — 2027 — now UC Sampdoria 14 matches
- 2023 — 2026 Spezia Calcio 106 matches
- 2021 — 2023 Spal 89 matches
- 2020 Chievo Verona 41 matches
- 2019 Ravenna 14 matches
- 2018 — 2019 SPAL Primavera 26 matches
- 2017 Inter Under 17 26 matches
Career
| Season | Club | Competition | Games | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/27 | UC Sampdoria | Serie B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 125 |
| 26/27 | UC Sampdoria | Italy Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 25/26 | Spezia Calcio | Serie B | 12 | 1 | 2 | 931 |
| 25/26 | UC Sampdoria | Serie B | 11 | 0 | 0 | 794 |
| 25/26 | Spezia Calcio | Italy Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 24/25 | Spezia Calcio | Serie B | 34 | 7 | 9 | 2 865 |
| 24/25 | Spezia Calcio | Serie B Play-off | 2 | 0 | 1 | 110 |
| 24/25 | Spezia Calcio | Italy Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 23/24 | Spezia Calcio | Serie B | 37 | 1 | 5 | 3 119 |
| 23/24 | Spezia Calcio | Italy Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 169 |
| 22/23 | Spal | Serie B | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 491 |
| 22/23 | Spezia Calcio | Serie A | 15 | 1 | 0 | 971 |
| 22/23 | Spal | Italy Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 160 |
| 22/23 | Spezia Calcio | Play-Out Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 22/23 | Spezia Calcio | Italy Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 21/22 | Spal | Serie B | 35 | 3 | 3 | 2 358 |
| 21/22 | Spal | Italy Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 120 |
| 20/21 | Spal | Serie B | 31 | 5 | 4 | 2 318 |
| 20/21 | Spal | Italy Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 306 |
| 19/20 | Chievo Verona | Serie B | 36 | 1 | 2 | 2 129 |
| 19/20 | Chievo Verona | Serie B Play-off | 3 | 0 | 0 | 196 |
| 19/20 | Chievo Verona | Italy Cup | 2 | 0 | 1 | 210 |
| 18/19 | Ravenna | Serie C - Girone B | 12 | 2 | 1 | 909 |
| 18/19 | SPAL Primavera | Primavera 2 - A | 10 | 4 | 0 | 900 |
| 18/19 | SPAL Primavera | Coppa Italia Primavera | 3 | 0 | 0 | 300 |
| 18/19 | Ravenna | Play-off Serie C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 141 |
| 17/18 | SPAL Primavera | Primavera 2 - A | 11 | 2 | 0 | 945 |
| 17/18 | SPAL Primavera | Viareggio Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 153 |
| 16/17 | Inter Under 17 | Campionato nazionale Under 17 - B | 21 | 1 | 0 | 941 |
| 16/17 | Inter Under 17 | Campionato Under 17 - Finals | 4 | 1 | 0 | 247 |
| 16/17 | Inter Under 17 | Supercoppa Under 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| Total | Spezia Calcio | 106 | 10 | 17 | 8 525 | |
| Total | Spal | 89 | 10 | 9 | 6 753 | |
| Total | Chievo Verona | 41 | 1 | 3 | 2 535 | |
| Total | Inter Under 17 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 1 220 | |
| Total | SPAL Primavera | 26 | 6 | 0 | 2 298 | |
| Total | UC Sampdoria | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 009 | |
| Total | Ravenna | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 050 | |
| Total | Italy U21 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 634 | |
| Total | Italy U20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 688 |
Transfers
Transfers- 26/27 Spezia Calcio Sampdoria €1.50M
- 25/26 Sampdoria Spezia Calcio
- 25/26 Spezia Calcio Sampdoria €750.00K
- 23/24 Spal Spezia Calcio €3.58M
- 22/23 Spezia Calcio Spal
- 22/23 Spal Spezia Calcio
- 19/20 Chievo Verona Spal
- 19/20 Spal Chievo Verona
- 18/19 Ravenna Spal
- 18/19 Spal Ravenna
- 18/19 SPAL U19 Spal
- 18/19 Inter Youth SPAL U19