Salvatore Molina
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Salvatore Andrea Molina | ||
| Date of birth | 1 January 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Garbagnate Milanese, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Perugia (on loan from Atalanta) | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2011 | Atalanta | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2011– | Atalanta | 4 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Foggia (loan) | 20 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | → Barletta (loan) | 31 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | → Modena (loan) | 39 | (4) |
| 2015 | → Carpi (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Cesena (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Perugia (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010–2012 | Italy U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2013– | Italy U21 | 9 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 September 2015. | |||
Salvatore Andrea Molina (born January 1, 1992) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Perugia on loan from Atalanta.
Club career
Born in Garbagnate Milanese, Molina joined Atalanta's youth system in 2001, aged nine. On 10 July 2011 he was loaned to U.S. Foggia, alongside Alessandro De Leidi.[1]
Molina played his first match as a professional on 7 August 2011, stariting in a Coppa Italia 3–0 home win against Trapani.[2] He made his league debut on 4 September, starting in a 1–2 home loss against Benevento, and scored his first goal on 11 December, netting the first of a 3–1 home success over Ternana.
On 29 August 2012 Molina joined Barletta in a season-long loan deal.[3] He was an ever-present figure for the club, scoring two goals in 31 appearances.
On 17 July 2013 Molina moved to Modena in the same predicament, along with Doudou Mangni.[4] He made his Serie B debut on 24 August, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 home draw against Palermo.[5]
Molina scored his first goal in the division on 29 December, netting his side's only in a 1–1 draw at Cesena.[6] He later netted a brace in a 4–0 home routing over Bari on 16 February of the following year, and finished the campaign with 39 matches and four goals, with his side being knocked out in the play-offs.
On 20 June 2014 Molina returned to Atalanta,[7] and made his Serie A debut on 21 September, replacing Boukary Dramé in the 82nd minute of a 0–1 home loss against Fiorentina.[8]
International career
Molina represented Italy at the under-20 level in two friendlies: against Switzerland and Poland.
References
- ↑ Ufficiale: Salvatore Molina al Foggia (Official: Salvatore Molina to Foggia); Tutto Atalanta, 10 July 2011 (Italian)
- ↑ Tim Cup: l’U.S. Foggia travolge e si sbarazza del malcapitato Trapani (Tim Cup: U.S. Foggia streamrolls over unlucky Trapani); Foggia Today, 7 August 2011 (Italian)
- ↑ Ufficiale: ingaggiato Molina (Official: Molina signed); Barletta's official website, 29 August 2012 (Italian)
- ↑ Salvatore Molina e Doudou Mangni sono due giocatori gialloblù (Salvatore Molina and Doudou Mangni are two gialloblù players); Modena's official website, 17 July 2013 (Italian)
- ↑ Modena Palermo 1-1 | Pareggio giusto e positivo: la squadra c'è (Modena Palermo 1–1 | Fair and positive draw: there is the team); Modena Today, 24 August 2013 (Italian)
- ↑ Cesena Modena 1 -1 | Finisce la serie di sconfitte (Cesena Modena 1–1 | The winless run ends); Modena Today, 29 December 2013 (Italian)
- ↑ Ufficiale: Atalanta, esercitato il diritto di controriscatto per Mangni e Molina (Official: Atalanta, exercised the buyback option for Mangni and Molina); Tutto Mercato Web, 20 June 2014 (Italian)
- ↑ Atalanta 0–1 Fiorentina; Football Italia, 21 September 2014
External links
- Career stats on TuttoCalciatori.net (Italian)
- Salvatore Molina profile at Soccerway
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