.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) | 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 | 0 | (0) |
| 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 19 May 2023 | |||
Salvatore Andrea Molina (born 1 January 1992) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or winger for Serie B club Südtirol.
Born in Garbagnate Milanese, Molina joined Atalanta's youth system in 2001, aged nine.[citation needed]
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]
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]
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]
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]
On 10 July 2015, Molina was signed by A.C. Cesena in a temporary deal, with an option to purchase.[11]
On 1 February 2016, Molina was transferred to Perugia in another temporary deal.[12][13]
On 31 August 2016, Molina was signed by Avellino in a temporary deal.[14]
On 8 August 2018, Molina signed with Serie B club Crotone.[15] Crotone were promoted to Serie A for the 2020–21 season.
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.
On 31 January 2023, Molina signed with Bari in Serie B until the end of the 2022–23 season.[17]
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]
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]
| 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 | ||
