Salvatore Molina

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

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 10 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Crotone
Number 17
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) 31 (2)
2013–2014 → Modena (loan) 39 (4)
2015 → Carpi (loan) 11 (0)
2015–2016 → Cesena (loan) 16 (0)
2016 → Perugia (loan) 12 (0)
2016–2018 → Avellino (loan) 39 (2)
2018– Crotone 70 (4)
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 13:33, 25 October 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 March 2015

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, starting 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 and team-mate Doudou Mangni moved to Modena on loan.[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 in a 1–1 draw at Cesena.[7] 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.

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]

On 8 August 2018, Molina signed with Serie B club Crotone.[14]

Personal life

On 27 October 2020 he tested positive for COVID-19.[15]

Career statistics
As of match played on 25 October 2020[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Foggia (loan)2011–12Lega Pro Prima Divisione 2012000221
Barletta (loan)2012–13Lega Pro Prima Divisione 3120000312
Modena (loan)2013–14Serie B 3941000404
Atalanta2014–15Serie A 40100050
2016–17 00000000
Total 40000040
Carpi2014–15Serie B 1100000110
Cesena (loan)2015–16Serie B 1603100191
Perugia (loan)2015–16Serie B 1200000120
Avellino (loan)2016–17Serie B 00000000
Avellino (loan)2017–18Serie B 3922000412
Crotone2018–19Serie B 2911000301
2019–20 3622100383
2020–21 Serie A 51000051
Total 7043100735
Career totals 242131220025415

    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. 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.
    14. "UFFICIALE: Crotone, preso l'esterno Molina dall'Atalanta". Retrieved 8 August 2018.
    15. "Nuovo caso di positività al COVID-19" (Press release) (in Italian). Crotone. 30 October 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
    16. Salvatore Molina at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
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