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Salvatore Molina

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Salvatore Molina
Molina with Monza in 2022
Personal information
Full name Salvatore Andrea Molina
Date of birth (1992-01-01) 1 January 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Garbagnate Milanese, Italy
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team
 Südtirol
Number 79
Youth career
2001–2011 Atalanta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2018 Atalanta 4 (0)
2011–2012 → Foggia (loan) 20 (1)
2012–2013 → Barletta (loan) 29 (2)
2013–2014 → Modena (loan) 36 (4)
2015 → Carpi (loan) 11 (0)
2015–2016 → Cesena (loan) 16 (0)
2016 → Perugia (loan) 12 (0)
2016–2018 → Avellino (loan) 39 (3)
2018–2022 Crotone 111 (4)
2022–2023 Monza 22 (0)
2023 Bari 13 (0)
2024– Südtirol 15 (1)
International career
2010–2012 Italy U20[2] 4 (0)
2013–2015 Italy U21[2] 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 June 2024

Salvatore Andrea Molina (born 1 January 1992) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or winger for Serie B club Südtirol.

Club career

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Atalanta

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Born in Garbagnate Milanese, Molina joined Atalanta's youth system in 2001, aged nine.[citation needed]

Loan to Foggia

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On 10 July 2011, he was loaned to U.S. Foggia, alongside Alessandro De Leidi.[3]

Molina played his first match as a professional on 7 August 2011, starting in a Coppa Italia 3–0 home win against Trapani.[4] 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.[citation needed]

Loan to Barletta

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On 29 August 2012, Molina joined Barletta in a season-long loan deal.[5] He was an ever-present figure for the club, scoring two goals in 31 appearances.[citation needed]

Loan to Modena

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On 17 July 2013, Molina and team-mate Doudou Mangni moved to Modena on loan.[6] He made his Serie B debut on 24 August, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 home draw against Palermo.[7]

Molina scored his first goal in the division on 29 December in a 1–1 draw at Cesena.[8] He later netted a brace in a 4–0 home defeat of 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.[citation needed]

Return to Atalanta

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On 20 June 2014, Molina returned to Atalanta,[9] and made his Serie A debut on 21 September, replacing Boukary Dramé in the 82nd minute of a 0–1 home loss against Fiorentina.[10]

Loan to Cesena

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On 10 July 2015, Molina was signed by A.C. Cesena in a temporary deal, with an option to purchase.[11]

Loan to Perugia

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On 1 February 2016, Molina was transferred to Perugia in another temporary deal.[12][13]

Loan to Avellino

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On 31 August 2016, Molina was signed by Avellino in a temporary deal.[14]

Crotone

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On 8 August 2018, Molina signed with Serie B club Crotone.[15] Crotone were promoted to Serie A for the 2020–21 season.

Monza

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On 5 January 2022, Molina signed for Monza in Serie B on a one-and-a-half-year deal.[16] Once again, Molina helped his club receive promotion to Serie A at the end of the 2021–22 season.

Bari

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On 31 January 2023, Molina signed with Bari in Serie B until the end of the 2022–23 season.[17]

Südtirol

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On 3 January 2024, Molina joined Südtirol until the end of the 2023–24 season, with an option to extend for one more season.[18]

International career

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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.[2]

Career statistics

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As of match played 19 October 2022[19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Coppa Italia Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Atalanta 2011–12 Serie A — — — 0 0
2012–13 Serie A — — — 0 0
2013–14 Serie A — — — 0 0
2014–15 Serie A 4 0 1 0 — 5 0
2015–16 Serie A — — — 0 0
2016–17 Serie A 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2017–18 Serie A — — — 0 0
Total 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
Foggia (loan) 2011–12 Lega Pro Prima Divisione 20 1 2 0 — 22 1
Barletta (loan) 2012–13 Lega Pro Prima Divisione 29 2 0 0 2[a] 0 31 2
Modena (loan) 2013–14 Serie B 36 4 1 0 3[b] 0 40 4
Carpi (loan) 2014–15 Serie B 11 0 0 0 — 11 0
Cesena (loan) 2015–16 Serie B 16 0 3 1 — 19 1
Perugia (loan) 2015–16 Serie B 12 0 0 0 — 12 0
Avellino (loan) 2016–17 Serie B 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2017–18 Serie B 39 3 2 0 — 41 3
Total 39 3 2 0 0 0 41 3
Crotone 2018–19 Serie B 29 1 1 0 — 30 1
2019–20 Serie B 36 2 2 1 — 38 3
2020–21 Serie A 29 1 1 0 — 30 1
2021–22 Serie B 17 0 1 0 — 18 0
Total 111 4 5 1 0 0 116 5
Monza 2021–22 Serie B 17 0 0 0 4 0 21 0
2022–23 Serie A 5 0 1 1 — 6 1
Total 22 0 1 1 4 0 27 1
Career total 300 14 15 3 9 0 324 17
  1. ^ Appearances in Lega Pro relegation playout
  2. ^ Appearances in Serie B promotion playoff

References

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  1. ^ "Salvatore Molina". A.C. Monza. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  2. ^ a b c FIGC archive (in Italian)
  3. ^ Ufficiale: Salvatore Molina al Foggia (Official: Salvatore Molina to Foggia); Tutto Atalanta, 10 July 2011 (in Italian)
  4. ^ 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)
  5. ^ Ufficiale: ingaggiato Molina (Official: Molina signed); Barletta's official website, 29 August 2012 (in Italian)
  6. ^ 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)
  7. ^ 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)
  8. ^ Cesena Modena 1 -1 | Finisce la serie di sconfitte (Cesena Modena 1–1 | The winless run ends); Modena Today, 29 December 2013 (in Italian)
  9. ^ 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)
  10. ^ Atalanta 0–1 Fiorentina; Football Italia, 21 September 2014
  11. ^ "Kone, Varano, Caldara e Molina in bianconero" (in Italian). A.C. Cesena. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  12. ^ "Molina rientra all'Atalanta" (in Italian). A.C. Cesena. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  13. ^ "Salvatore Molina passa in biancorosso" (in Italian). A.C. Perugia Calcio. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  14. ^ "Il centrocampista Molina in prestito dall'Atalanta" (in Italian). U.S. Avellino 1912. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  15. ^ "UFFICIALE: Crotone, preso l'esterno Molina dall'Atalanta". Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  16. ^ "Primo colpo del 2022: Molina è biancorosso - Associazione Calcio Monza S.p.A." www.acmonza.com (in Italian). Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  17. ^ "Benvenuto Salvatore Andrea Molina !" (in Italian). Bari. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  18. ^ "Der FC Südtirol nimmt Salvatore Molina unter Vertrag" [FC Südtirol signs Salvatore Molina] (in Italian). Südtirol. 3 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  19. ^ Salvatore Molina at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
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