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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
?–2023 | Inter Milan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2023– | Inter Milan | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2023– | → Spezia (loan) | 38 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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] | 6 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 March 2024 |
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.
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]
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]
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. [11] 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. [12]
On 8 September 2023, he made his debut with the Italy U21, in the qualifying match against Latvia.
He is the younger brother of midfielder Salvatore and striker Sebastiano Esposito. [11]
Italy U20
Italy U19