Salvatore Molina

Salvatore Molina
Personal information
Full name Salvatore Andrea Molina
Date of birth (1992-01-01) 1 January 1992
Place of birth Garbagnate Milanese, Italy
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
 Atalanta
Number 92
Youth career
2001–2011 Atalanta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011– Atalanta 4 (0)
2011–2012 → Foggia (loan) 20 (1)
2012–2013 → Barletta (loan) 31 (2)
2013–2014 → Modena (loan) 39 (4)
2015 → Carpi (loan) 11 (0)
2015–2016 → Cesena (loan) 16 (0)
2016 → Perugia (loan) 12 (0)
2016–2017 → Avellino (loan) 0 (0)
National team‡
2010–2012 Italy U20[1] 4 (0)
2013–2015 Italy U21[1] 9 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 May 2016.
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 March 2015

Salvatore Andrea Molina (born 1 January 1992) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Atalanta.

Club career

Born in Garbagnate Milanese, Molina joined Atalanta's youth system in 2001, aged nine. On 10 July 2011, he was loaned to U.S. Foggia, alongside Alessandro De Leidi.[2]

Molina played his first match as a professional on 7 August 2011, stariting in a Coppa Italia 3–0 home win against Trapani.[3] He made his league debut on 4 September, starting in a 1–2 home loss against Benevento, and scored his first goal on 11 December, netting the first of a 3–1 home success over Ternana.

On 29 August 2012, Molina joined Barletta in a season-long loan deal.[4] He was an ever-present figure for the club, scoring two goals in 31 appearances.

On 17 July 2013, Molina moved to Modena in the same predicament, along with Doudou Mangni.[5] He made his Serie B debut on 24 August, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 home draw against Palermo.[6]

Molina scored his first goal in the division on 29 December, netting his side's only in a 1–1 draw at Cesena.[7] He later netted a brace in a 4–0 home routing over Bari on 16 February of the following year, and finished the campaign with 39 matches and four goals, with his side being knocked out in the play-offs.

On 20 June 2014, Molina returned to Atalanta,[8] and made his Serie A debut on 21 September, replacing Boukary Dramé in the 82nd minute of a 0–1 home loss against Fiorentina.[9]

On 10 July 2015, Molina was signed by A.C. Cesena in a temporary deal, with an option to purchase.[10] On 1 February 2016, Molina was transferred to Perugia in another temporary deal.[11][12]

On 31 August 2016, Molina was signed by Avellino in a temporary deal.[13]

International career

Molina represented Italy at the under-20 level in four friendlies: against Switzerland twice and Poland in the Under-20 Four Nations Tournament, as well as against Ghana.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 FIGC archive (in Italian)
  2. ↑ Ufficiale: Salvatore Molina al Foggia (Official: Salvatore Molina to Foggia); Tutto Atalanta, 10 July 2011 (in Italian)
  3. ↑ Tim Cup: l’U.S. Foggia travolge e si sbarazza del malcapitato Trapani (Tim Cup: U.S. Foggia streamrolls over unlucky Trapani); Foggia Today, 7 August 2011 (in Italian)
  4. ↑ Ufficiale: ingaggiato Molina (Official: Molina signed); Barletta's official website, 29 August 2012 (in Italian)
  5. ↑ Salvatore Molina e Doudou Mangni sono due giocatori gialloblù (Salvatore Molina and Doudou Mangni are two gialloblù players); Modena's official website, 17 July 2013 (in Italian)
  6. ↑ Modena Palermo 1-1 | Pareggio giusto e positivo: la squadra c'è (Modena Palermo 1–1 | Fair and positive draw: there is the team); Modena Today, 24 August 2013 (in Italian)
  7. ↑ Cesena Modena 1 -1 | Finisce la serie di sconfitte (Cesena Modena 1–1 | The winless run ends); Modena Today, 29 December 2013 (in Italian)
  8. ↑ Ufficiale: Atalanta, esercitato il diritto di controriscatto per Mangni e Molina (Official: Atalanta, exercised the buyback option for Mangni and Molina); Tutto Mercato Web, 20 June 2014 (in Italian)
  9. ↑ Atalanta 0–1 Fiorentina; Football Italia, 21 September 2014
  10. ↑ "Kone, Varano, Caldara e Molina in bianconero" (in Italian). A.C. Cesena. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  11. ↑ "Molina rientra all'Atalanta" (in Italian). A.C. Cesena. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  12. ↑ "Salvatore Molina passa in biancorosso" (in Italian). A.C. Perugia Calcio. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  13. ↑ "Il centrocampista Molina in prestito dall’Atalanta" (in Italian). U.S. Avellino 1912. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
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