Eduardo Salvio

Eduardo Salvio

Salvio with Benfica in 2014
Personal information
Full name Eduardo Antonio Salvio
Date of birth (1990-07-13) 13 July 1990
Place of birth Avellaneda, Argentina
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
 Benfica
Number 18
Youth career
1994–2008 Lanús
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2008–2010 Lanús 41 (11)
2010–2012 Atlético Madrid 44 (5)
2010–2011 → Benfica (loan) 19 (4)
2012– Benfica 77 (19)
National team‡
2007 Argentina U17 4 (1)
2008–2009 Argentina U20 9 (4)
2009– Argentina 5 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 April 2016.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 November 2012

Eduardo Antonio "Toto" Salvio (born 13 July 1990) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Portuguese club Benfica.

Club career

Lanús

Salvio was born in Avellaneda, a port city in the province of Buenos Aires. At only 17, he was promoted to the first team of Club Atlético Lanús for the 2007 Apertura, but did not appear in any games in the tournament as the Granate finished in top position.

Salvio made his debut for Lanús' first team on 24 August 2008, in a game against Boca Juniors. He scored his first goal(s) for the club in a 4–2 win against Argentinos Juniors, exactly two months later.[1] Overall, he netted nine goals in the season as the team finished fourth overall, and was also its joint-leading goal scorer, along with José Sand.

On 19 August 2009 Salvio scored twice in the first leg of Lanús' first stage Copa Sudamericana match, netting two late goals to help his team come from behind to defeat River Plate (2–1 away win, 3–1 on aggregate).[2] In early January of the following year, after months of speculation, he signed for Atlético Madrid in Spain, for a reported transfer fee of €10 million.[3]

Atlético Madrid

Salvio made his official debut for Atlético in a UEFA Europa League game against Galatasaray on 18 February 2010, and scored his first goals for the Colchoneros in a 3–1 La Liga home win over Tenerife on 25 April.[4] On 12 May he appeared as a substitute in the Europa League final against Fulham, coming on as a substitute for José Antonio Reyes in the 76th minute of the 2–1 triumph.[5]

On 19 August 2010, after speculation linked him to several clubs, mostly in Spain but also in Portugal,[6] Benfica and Atlético Madrid agreed on a season-long loan for Salvio, with the Lisbon club also buying 20% of his rights for €2.5 million.[7] On 18 December he opened his goal scoring for the Eagles, scoring twice in a 5–2 home win against Rio Ave.

After a relatively slow start to Portuguese football, Salvio became a regular fixture for Benfica in the second part of the campaign, partnering several compatriots in the squad and usually appearing as a right winger. On 20 February 2011 he scored the first goal in a 2–0 away win against city rivals Sporting[8] and, three days later, he netted his first goal in European competition, with an impressive 20-yard strike against Stuttgart in the Europa League's round of 32 (2–0 away success, 4–1 on aggregate);[9] to finalize that week, in a home league match against Marítimo, he scored the equalizer minutes after the away side opened the scoring, in an eventual 2–1 home win, and finished the campaign with 39 official games and ten successful strikes.

Salvio officially returned to Atlético on 19 May to begin his rehabilitation on a calf injury sustained whilst still at Benfica, in a Europa League game against PSV.[10] He continued to be regularly played by both Gregorio Manzano and his successor, compatriot Diego Simeone.

In March 2012, in two games separated by only five days, Salvio scored three goals: he started with a rare header to put the visitors ahead at Sevillain an eventual 1–1 draw,[11] then added a brace in a 3–1 home win against Beşiktaş for the campaign's Europa League.[12]

Benfica

On 31 July 2012, Benfica and Atlético Madrid agreed on Salvio transferring permanently to the Portuguese side for five years, with the Eagles paying a reported €11 million for eighty percent of his economic rights. The remaining twenty already owned by them, Salvio transfer summed up a club record €13.5 million – surpassing the previous record of €12 million paid to Barcelona to acquire the services of Simão Sabrosa in 2001.[13][14] He marked his comeback in style, scoring the first of a 2–2 home draw againstBraga on 18 August.[15]

On 31 August 2013, late into the first half of a local derby at Sporting, Salvio suffered a severe anterior cruciate ligament injury to his right knee, going on to miss several months.[16] It was the second serious injury he had in only two years, the first in his foot also at the service of Benfica.[17] He marked his return from injury in less than six months, playing the last 15 minutes of a 1–0 UEFA Europa League win against PAOK[18]

Salvio scored his first goal of the campaign on 3 April 2014, netting the game's only in an away success over AZ Alkmaar, for the same competition.[19] His only other goal that came against Porto in the Portuguese Cup semi-finals as the Eagles reached the final with a 3–1 victory.[20] On 20 April 2014, he suffered another injury, this time breaking his arm in a 2–0 win against Olhanense, as Benfica clinched their 33rd league title in the same day. Although being expected to be out for the remainder of the season,[21] he returned to the fields just ten days later, coming on as a substitute in a 0–0 draw against Juventus, with Benfica reaching their second consecutive UEFA Europa League final.[22] Although Salvio's season was injury-plagued, he enjoyed great success as the club won the domestic treble.[23]

Salvio started the new season with goals against Paços de Ferreira[24] and Vitória Sétubal.[25] He scored his only European goal of the season, against Bayer Leverkusen on 1 October 2014.[26] Four days later, he scored his third league goal of the season, against Arouca, and made one assist in a 4–0 home win.[27] On 22 November, he scored twice in a 4–1 win against Moreirense in the fourth round of Portuguese Cup. On 18 January 2015, Salvio scored twice at Marítimo (0–4) in Primeira Liga.[28]

International career

Salvio playing for Argentina in 2012

In January 2009, Salvio was selected to join the Argentina under-20 squad for the 2009 South American Youth Championship in Venezuela. The national team underperformed in the championship, failing to qualify to the that year's FIFA U-20 World Cup, thus being unable to defend its 2007 title.

On 20 May 2009, aged 18, Salvio made his full international debut in a friendly match with Panama. The Argentine side, made up of players based in the Argentine Primera División, won it 3–1.[29] He also played against Chile in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification match.[30][31]

Career statistics

Club

As of 29 April 2016[32][33][34]
Club Season League Cup1 League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lanús 2008–09 Primera División 29900—20319
2009–10 12200—42164
Total 41110000624713
Atlético Madrid 2009–10 La Liga 13200—80212
Benfica (loan) 2010–11 Primeira Liga 19451421133910
Atlético Madrid 2011–12 La Liga 30320—165488
Benfica 2012–13 Primeira Liga 291062301315113
2013–14 120311061222
2014–15 2992221513813
2015–16 70000030100
Total 77191156127312128
Career total 18039186103681327661

1Other tournaments include the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira.

International

[35]

National team Year Apps Goals
Argentina 200910
201120
201220
Total50

Honours

Atlético Madrid[33]
Benfica[33]

References

  1. ↑ Lanús 4–2 Argentinos; at Futbol XXI (Spanish)
  2. ↑ Copa Sudamericana 2009; at RSSSF
  3. ↑ Eduardo Salvio seals €10 million move to Atletico Madrid; Goal.com, 11 January 2010
  4. ↑ Atletico Madrid 3–1 Tenerife: Eduardo Salvio and Kun Aguero torment Blanquiazules; Goal.com, 25 April 2010
  5. ↑ "Atletico Madrid 2–1 Fulham". BBC Sport. 12 May 2010. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
  6. ↑ Official: Atletico Madrid forward Eduardo Salvio joins Benfica on loan; Goal.com, 19 August 2010
  7. ↑ Relatório & contas 1º semestre 2010/2011 (Report & Finances first semester 2010/2011); CMVM (Portuguese)
  8. ↑ Sporting 0–2 Benfica: Salvio and Gaitan secure Derby Day win for ten-man Eagles; Goal.com, 21 February 2011
  9. ↑ "Benfica make it 16 in a row at Stuttgart". UEFA.com. 24 February 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
  10. ↑ Eduardo Salvio comenzó la rehabilitación el jueves 19 en el Estadio Vicente Calderón (Eduardo Salvio started rehabilitation Thursday 19 at the Estadio Vicente Calderón); Atlético Madrid's official website, 19 May 2010 (Spanish)
  11. ↑ "Diawara salvages Sevilla draw". ESPN Soccernet. 3 March 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
  12. ↑ "Atlético advantage reduced by old boy Simão". UEFA.com. 8 March 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
  13. ↑ Benfica break transfer record to bring Salvio back to the Estádio da Luz; PortuGOAL, 1 August 2012
  14. ↑ Salvio assina por cinco anos (Salvio signs for five years); Record, 1 August 2012 (Portuguese)
  15. ↑ Benfica-Sp. Braga, 2–2 (crónica) (Benfica–Sp. Braga, 2–2 (match report); Mais Futebol, 18 August 2012 (Portuguese)
  16. ↑ Salvio, operado con éxito de la rotura del ligamento de la rodilla derecha (Salvio, successful right knee ligament rupture surgery); El Mundo Deportivo, 4 September 2013 (Spanish)
  17. ↑ Benfica: Eduardo Salvio se fracturó y podría perderse el resto de la temporada (Benfica: Eduardo Salvio broke and may lose rest of season); Goal.com, 15 April 2011 (Spanish)
  18. ↑ 'Mr Europa League' Salvio doing it again; UEFA.com, 7 April 2014
  19. ↑ Salvio gives Benfica victory in Alkmaar; UEFA.com, 3 April 2014
  20. ↑ "Benfica 3–1 Porto (agg 3–2): Andre Gomes books Eagles' Portuguese Cup final place as Jorge Jesus and Ricardo Quaresma see red and fans invade pitch in stormy clash". Dailymail. 16 April 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  21. ↑ Salvio joins Sílvio on Benfica sidelines; UEFA.com, 22 April 2014
  22. ↑ Benfica pass Juventus endurance test; UEFA.com, 1 May 2014
  23. ↑ May 2014
  24. ↑ "Benfica's Salvio celebrates his goal against Pacos de Ferreira during their Portuguese Premier League soccer match in Lisbon". Yahoo. 17 August 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  25. ↑ "V. Setúbal-Benfica, 0–5 (crónica)". Maisfutebol.iol.pt (in Portuguese). 12 September 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  26. ↑ "Bayer Leverkusen bounce back against Benfica to earn their first points". The Guardian. 1 October 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  27. ↑ "SL Benfica – Arouca, 4–0: Resposta de Campeão consolida liderança!". Benfica. 5 October 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  28. ↑ "Marítimo - Benfica (Jornada 17 Primeira Liga 2014-2015) - Liga Portugal". LPFP (in Portuguese). 18 January 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  29. ↑ "La Selección local de Maradona venció 3–1 a Panamá". perfil.com. 20 May 2009. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  30. ↑ "Higuain gets 3 as Argentina beats Chile 4–1". ahram.org.eg. 8 October 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  31. ↑ "Match Report Argentina Chile". FIFA.com. 8 October 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  32. ↑ Eduardo Salvio profile at ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  33. 1 2 3 "E. Salvio". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  34. ↑ "Eduardo Salvio" (in Spanish). ESPN FC. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  35. ↑ "Eduardo Salvio". National Football Teams. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  36. ↑ Cunha, Pedro Jorge (17 May 2015). "Benfica bicampeão: 28 com as faixas e dois à espera" [Benfica back-to-back champion: 28 with the sashes and two await] (in Portuguese). Maisfutebol. Retrieved 19 May 2015.

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