Mirko Salvi

Mirko Salvi
Personal information
Full nameMirko Salvi
Date of birth14 February 1994
Place of birthYverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Club information
Current team
Biel
Number18
Youth career
2001–2009Yverdon-Sport
2009–2012Basel
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2014Basel U-2154(0)
2012–2014Basel0(0)
2014–Biel (loan)12(0)
National team
2009–2010Switzerland U-163(0)
2010–2011Switzerland U-176(0)
2011–2012Switzerland U-182(0)
2012–2013Switzerland U-191(0)
2013Switzerland U202(0)
2013–Switzerland U212(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 October 2014.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 November 20134

Mirko Salvi (* 14 February 1994 in Yverdon-les-Bains) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as Goalkeeper. He is currently under contract with FC Basel, but is on loan to Biel in the Swiss Challenge League.

Youth football

Salvi started his youth football with Yverdon-Sport. In 2009 he transferred to Basel and played in their U-16 team where he won the Swiss Championship at U-16 level.[1] He also played in the Basel U-18 team and one year in their U-21 team before he signed a three year professional contract in May 2012 and joined their first team squad.[2]

Club career

At the end of the Swiss Super League seaon 2012–13 he won the Championship title[3] and was Swiss Cup runner up with Basel.[4] In the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League Basel advanced as far as the semi-finals, there being matched against the reigning UEFA Champions League holders Chelsea, but they were knocked out, losing both home and away ties, beaten 2-5 on aggregate.[5] At the end of the Swiss Super League seaon 2013–14 he again won the Championship title and was Swiss Cup silver medal winner for the second time. During this period, as third Basel goalkeeper, he played regularly in their U-21 team and in some test games but never a league match.

On 19 May Basel announced that they were loaning out Salvi to Biel in the Swiss Challenge League, so that he could gain first-team experience in an environment somewhat more competitive than with the Reserves in the 1. Liga Promotion.[6] He became their starting goalie and played his Challenge League debut in the Stade de Genève on 20 July 2014 in the 1-2 away defeat against Servette.

International career

Salvi made diverse appearances for the Switzerland U-15 and U-16 national teams. He played his debut for their U-17 team in the 1-0 away defeat against the Belgium U-17 team on 26 August 2010. He played his debut for their U-18 team in the 2-0 away win against Estonia U-18 on 1 September 2011.

Salvi played his debut for their Swiss U-21 team in the 1-1 away draw on 14 November 2014 against the German U-21 at the Karl-Liebknecht-Stadion in Potsdam.[7]

Titles and Honours

Basel

External links

References

  1. Marti, Caspar (2010). "U16: Der FCB gewinnt den letzten Final der Saison!" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 2010-06-12.
  2. FC Basel 1893 (2012). "Personalnews zu Ajeti, Grether, Salvi und Tembo" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 2012-05-31.
  3. Schifferle, Michael (2013). "Season review: Switzerland". Eufa. Retrieved 2013-06-10.
  4. SFV (2013). "Telegramm Schweizer Cup Final" (in German). Schweizerischer Fussballverband. Retrieved 2013-05-20.
  5. Haylett, Trevor (2013). "Basel take heart after Chelsea defeat". Eufa. Retrieved 2013-05-03.
  6. FC Basel 1893 (2014). "Salvi leihweise zu Biel, Seferagic definitiv zu Schaffhausen" (in German). FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
  7. SFV (2014). "Telegram U-21". SFV. Retrieved 2014-11-14.