Andrea Esposito
Encyclopedia
Andrea Esposito is an Italian
football
defender
, currently playing for Lecce
, on loan from Genoa
, in the Italian Serie A
.
on loan for the 2006/2007 season. He also played 5 Serie A games before left on loan, which the first is on 25 January 2004, against S.S. Lazio
.
After returning to the giallorossi side in 2007, he scored his first professional goal in a 3–2 win over Rimini
and helped win promotion from Serie B
. In the following season in Serie A
she scored a goal in a 1–1 home draw against A.C. Milan
and proved to be one of the best young defenders of the championship.
In July 2009, he was signed by Genoa
in co-ownership deal. On 19 January 2010 Livorno
signed the defender on loan from Genoa 1893 until June 2010.
but did not make the final 23. He was also called-up to the squad for the first time and was an unused substitute during the June friendly against Northern Ireland.
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
defender
Defender (association football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
, currently playing for Lecce
U.S. Lecce
Unione Sportiva Lecce or simply U.S. Lecce is an Italian football club based in Lecce, Apulia who play in the Italian Serie A. After being crowned Serie B champions in 2009–10, the team successfully managed to avoid relegation in 2010-11....
, on loan from Genoa
Genoa C.F.C.
Genoa Cricket and Football Club, commonly referred to simply as Genoa , is a professional Italian football club based in the city of Genoa, Liguria...
, in the Italian Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
.
Career
A local boy, he started his career in the Lecce Primavera youth squad before being sent to SambenedetteseS.S. Sambenedettese Calcio
Unione Sportiva Sambenedettese is an Italian association football club, based in San Benedetto del Tronto, Marche. The club was founded in 1923. Sambenedettese currently plays in Serie D, having last been in Serie B in 1989. The team's colors are red and blue....
on loan for the 2006/2007 season. He also played 5 Serie A games before left on loan, which the first is on 25 January 2004, against S.S. Lazio
S.S. Lazio
Società Sportiva Lazio, commonly referred to as Lazio, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. The team, founded in 1900, play in the Serie A and have spent most of their history in the top tier of Italian football...
.
After returning to the giallorossi side in 2007, he scored his first professional goal in a 3–2 win over Rimini
Rimini Calcio F.C.
Associazione Calcio Rimini 1912 is an Italian association football club based in Rimini, Emilia-Romagna....
and helped win promotion from Serie B
Serie B
Serie B, currently named Serie bwin due to sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It is contested by 22 teams and organized by the Lega Serie B since July 2010, after the split of Lega Calcio that previously took care of both the...
. In the following season in Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
she scored a goal in a 1–1 home draw against A.C. Milan
A.C. Milan
Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan or simply Milan , is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, that plays in the Serie A. Milan was founded in 1899 by English lace-maker Herbert Kilpin and businessman Alfred Edwards among others...
and proved to be one of the best young defenders of the championship.
In July 2009, he was signed by Genoa
Genoa C.F.C.
Genoa Cricket and Football Club, commonly referred to simply as Genoa , is a professional Italian football club based in the city of Genoa, Liguria...
in co-ownership deal. On 19 January 2010 Livorno
A.S. Livorno Calcio
Associazione Sportiva Livorno Calcio is an Italian football club based in Livorno, Tuscany. The club was formed in 1915 and currently plays in Italian Serie B. The team's colors are dark red or maroon...
signed the defender on loan from Genoa 1893 until June 2010.
International career
Esposito has represented Italy since the U-17 level. Despite being uncapped for the U-21's, he was named in Pierluigi Casiraghi's preliminary squad for the 2009 European Championships2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
The 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship began on 15 June 2009, and was the 17th UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. This was the first tournament after the competition reverted to a two-year format, following the single-year 2006-07 competition, which allowed the change to...
but did not make the final 23. He was also called-up to the squad for the first time and was an unused substitute during the June friendly against Northern Ireland.