Simone Esposito (born 24 May 1990 in

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) is an Italian professional football player who currently plays as a

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for G.S.D. Lascaris.

Career

Juventus

Simone Esposito began his youth career with Juventus in 2002, and remained within the club's youth program until 2008. He began to earn first team call-ups by former coaches

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in 2008 and again by

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in 2009. Esposito made his first team debut on 10 December 2008 in a

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game against

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.Match: Juventus – FC BATE Borisov
/ref> He also played one game in the

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. In the summer of 2010, the attacking midfielder officially graduated the youth team, and was promoted into the senior squad. Following his installment, he was instantly loaned out to

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side, Ascoli Calcio, as part of a player exchange, that also was used in attempt to gain regular playing time. Esposito is one of many Juventus ''loaners'', flooding

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and

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football.

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* * 1990 births Living people Italian men's footballers Italy men's youth international footballers Juventus FC players Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC players AC Reggiana 1919 players US Grosseto 1912 players Men's association football forwards Pinerolo FC players Footballers from Turin {{Italy-footy-forward-1990s-stub