Salvatore Foti
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Salvatore Foti | ||
| Date of birth | 8 August 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Palermo, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Lecce | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–2005 | Venezia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005–2012 | Sampdoria | 18 | (2) |
| 2007 | → Vicenza (loan) | 23 | (6) |
| 2008 | → Messina (loan) | 17 | (2) |
| 2008–2009 | → Treviso (loan) | 19 | (1) |
| 2010 | → Piacenza (loan) | 18 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | → Empoli (loan) | 18 | (3) |
| 2012 | → Brescia (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2012– | Lecce | 5 | (6) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2003 | Italy U15 | 4 | (1) |
| 2003–2004 | Italy U16 | 9 | (4) |
| 2004–2005 | Italy U17 | 14 | (4) |
| 2007–2008 | Italy U20 | 3 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:27, 1 November 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Salvatore Foti (born 8 August 1988) is an Italian footballer who plays as a striker for Lecce in the Italian Lega Pro Prima Divisione.
Career
Sampdoria
Foti started his professional career with Sampdoria, where he was occasionally featured under the guidance of Walter Novellino. Foti joined the club in mid-2005 after his previous team, Venezia, disbanded because of financial troubles.
Udinese
He was sold to Udinese in summer 2006 in a co-ownership deal for €2 million.[1] At the same time Sampdoria acquired Fabio Quagliarella and Mirko Pieri for €1.5M and €0.5M respectively[1] in co-ownership deal.[2] He was loaned back to Sampdoria for the first half of 2006–07 season, and then to Serie B's Vicenza for the second half in order to give him the opportunity to play more first team football.
Foti started the 2007–08 season again with Sampdoria, mostly being featured as a backup player, being later loaned again to a Serie B club, this time Messina. In the summer of 2008, he was loaned to Treviso for the entire 2008–09 season.
Return to Sampdoria
Foti returned to Sampdoria in June 2009 for free. Foti then spent 1½ seasons at Serie B teams Piacenza and Empoli. In January 2012 Foti was loaned to again to another Serie B team Brescia; while Juan Antonio joined Sampdoria definitely.
Lecce
In the summer of 2012, he joined Lega Pro Prima Divisione side Lecce following their relegation from the Serie A and subsequent expulsion from the Serie B. On his debut, he scored the opening goal and created the second for Cosimo Chirico in a 2–0 win over San Marino, and scored his second goal a week later in a 3–1 win against Treviso.[3] After scoring again in a 2–2 against Como, he made his first start for the club at home to Virtus Entella, and scored a hat trick, taking his tally to six goals from just one start and four substitute appearances.
International career
Foti played all five matches of 2005 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship. He also played seven friendlies for U17 team and twice in 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 UC Sampdoria Report and Accounts on 31 December 2007 (Italian)
- ↑ "Calciomercato: arrivano Pieri e Quagliarella". UC Sampdoria (in Italian). 7 July 2006. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
- ↑ "Lecce inarrestabile, passa anche a Treviso". Yahoo Sport. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
External links
- Foti's profile on Piacenza official website
- http://www.tuttocalciatori.net/Foti_Salvatore
- FIGC archive (Italian)
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