Personal information | |||
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Full name | Salvatore Andrea Molina | ||
Date of birth | 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
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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 | 4 | (0) |
2013–2015 | Italy U21 | 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.
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.
Molina played his first match as a professional on 7 August 2011, stariting in a Coppa Italia 3–0 home win against Trapani. 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. 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. He made his Serie B debut on 24 August, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 home draw against Palermo.
Molina scored his first goal in the division on 29 December, netting his side's only in a 1–1 draw at Cesena. 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, and made his Serie A debut on 21 September, replacing Boukary Dramé in the 82nd minute of a 0–1 home loss against Fiorentina.