Marco Esposito

Marco Esposito (born 8 February 1980) is an Italian footballer.

Marco Esposito
Personal information
Date of birth (1980-02-08) 8 February 1980
Place of birth Massafra, Italy
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Central Defender
Youth career
1996–1997 Milan
1997–1998 Monza
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2000 Meda 59 (4)
2000–2003 Cittadella 85 (1)
2003–2004 Ancona 12 (0)
2004–2005 Chievo 0 (0)
2005 → Triestina (loan) 8 (0)
2005–2009 Bari 103 (2)
2009–2010 Mantova 7 (0)
2010 CSKA Sofia 3 (0)
2011 Portogruaro 13 (1)
2011–2012 Pisa 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Esposito started his career at Meda of Serie D. He won promotion with the club and played a full Serie C2 season. In summer 2000, he joined Cittadella of Serie B. He followed the team relegated to Serie C1 in summer 2002. In July 2003 he joined Serie A side Ancona, which he made his Serie A debut on 23 November 2003 against Brescia. He then played for Chievo after Ancona relegated in summer 2004. In summer 2005, he signed for Bari which he played for 4 Serie B seasons. In July 2009, he left Bari for Mantova, signed a 3-year deal.[1]

Esposito went on trial to Ekstraklasa side Wisła Kraków in July 2010.[2] On 27 July 2010 it was confirmed that he had signed a two-year contract with CSKA Sofia.[3]

In December 2010 he returned to Italy for Portogruaro.[4]

On 10 August 2011 he was signed by Pisa.[5]

On 26 June 2012 he was interrogation by the prosecutor.[6] After a plea bargain, he was banned 3 months and 10 days for not reporting match-fixing activities.[7]

Honours

References
  1. "UFFICIALE: ESPOSITO E' DEL MANTOVA" (in Italian). acmantova.it. 2009-07-10. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved 2009-07-10.
  2. "Słoweniec, dwaj Włosi i Francuz zagrają z KSZO". wisla.krakow.pl. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
  3. "ЦСКА подписва с нов защитник днес" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 2010-07-27. Retrieved 2010-07-27.
  4. "Portogruaro, in arrivo Esposito dal CSKA Sofia" (in Italian). tuttomercatoweb.com. 2010-12-29. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
  5. "Esposito firma col Pisa, Adornato va a Casale" (in Italian). AC Pisa 1909. 10 August 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
  6. "AGGIORNAMENTO DEL CALENDARIO DELLE AUDIZIONI DELLA PROCURA FEDERALE" (in Italian). FIGC. 20 June 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
  7. "CHIESTI 3 ANNI E MEZZO PER BONUCCI, 1 PER PEPE. LECCE, RISCHIO LEGAPRO" (in Italian). FIGC. 3 August 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
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