Salvatore Molina
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.jpg) Molina with Monza in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Salvatore Andrea Molina | ||
| Date of birth | 1 January 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Garbagnate Milanese, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| 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 | 78 | (5) |
| International career | |||
| 2010–2012 | Italy U20[2] | 4 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Italy U21[2] | 9 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 March 2026 | |||
Salvatore Andrea Molina (born 1 January 1992) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or winger for Serie B club Südtirol.
Atalanta
Born in Garbagnate Milanese, Molina joined Atalanta's youth system in 2001, aged nine.[citation needed]
Loan to Foggia
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
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
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
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
On 10 July 2015, Molina was signed by A.C. Cesena in a temporary deal, with an option to purchase.[11]
Loan to Perugia
On 1 February 2016, Molina was transferred to Perugia in another temporary deal.[12][13]
Loan to Avellino
On 31 August 2016, Molina was signed by Avellino in a temporary deal.[14]
Crotone
On 8 August 2018, Molina signed with Serie B club Crotone.[15] Crotone were promoted to Serie A for the 2020–21 season.
Monza
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
On 31 January 2023, Molina signed with Bari in Serie B until the end of the 2022–23 season.[17]
Südtirol
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
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]
