Francesco Pio Esposito
Italian footballer (born 2002) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Francesco Pio Esposito (Italian pronunciation: [eˈspɔːzito]; born 28 June 2005) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie B club Spezia, on loan from Inter Milan.
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| Date of birth | 28 June 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Castellammare di Stabia, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team |
Spezia (on loan from Inter Milan) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2020–2023 | Inter Milan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Inter Milan | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | → Spezia (loan) | 62 | (16) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Italy U17[1] | 4 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Italy U18[2] | 5 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Italy U19[3] | 8 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Italy U20[4] | 6 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Italy U21[4] | 11 | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 February 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
Inter Milan
Esposito is a youth player for Inter Milan. He started his career as an attacking midfielder, then becoming a striker. Esposito was a regular for the Under-19 team of Inter, despite being only 17 at the time, also appearing in the 2022–23 UEFA Youth League.[5][6]
On 9 July 2023, Esposito extended his contract with Inter until 2027.[7][8]
Loan to Spezia
On 1 August 2023, he joined Serie B club Spezia on loan.[9] Esposito made his professional debut on 14 August 2023, coming on as a substitute in the round of 64 of the Coppa Italia against Venezia.[10]
On 19 July 2024, Spezia announced the extension of Esposito's loan from Inter for one more year.[11]
International career
Esposito is a regular player in Italy's youth teams.
Between May and June 2023, he took part in the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, which Italy ended as runners-up, and scored one goal during the tournament and playing also the final.[12] Just a month later, in July, he was part of the Italy squad that won the 2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, scoring one goal as well.[13]
On 8 September 2023, he made his debut with the Italy U21, in the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 qualifying match against Latvia. On 5 September 2024, he scored four goals in the qualifying match won 7-0 against San Marino.[14]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 23 February 2025[15]
Personal life
He is the younger brother of midfielder Salvatore and striker Sebastiano Esposito.[12]
Honours
Italy U20
- FIFA U-20 World Cup runner-up: 2023
Italy U19
Individual
- Serie B Footballer of the Year: 2023–24[16]
References
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