Sebastiano Esposito
Sebastiano Esposito (; born 2 July 2002) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Swiss Super League club Basel, on loan from Inter Milan. Club career. Inter Milan. Esposito made his professional debut for Inter Milan at 16 years old, on 14 March 2019, in the second leg of Europa League match against Eintracht Frankfurt, coming in as a substitute for Borja Valero in the 73rd minute. He became the youngest player ever to feature in a European competition match for the club. The following season, on 23 October 2019 he made his debut in  Champions League replacing Romelu Lukaku in the group stage match against Borussia Dortmund, and becoming the first player born in 2002 and the second youngest ever for the club to feature in a Champions League/European Cup match, after Giuseppe Bergomi. On 26 October he made his Serie A debut, aged 17, coming as a substitute for Lautaro Martínez in a home match against Parma in San Siro. On 21 December 2019, Esposito scored his first goal for Inter, on his full debut, from a penalty in a 4–0 win at home against Genoa. On 18 June 2020, he was  nominated for the Golden Boy award. On 25 September 2020 he joined SPAL on loan. On 15 January 2021, Esposito joined Venezia on loan. 2021–22 season: Loan to FC Basel. On 13 July 2021, he was loaned to Swiss club FC Basel, with an option to buy. On 25 July, Esposito made his Swiss Super League debut for Basel against Grasshoppers and scored his first goal for the club in a 2–0 win. International career. He took part in the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, reaching the final of the tournament. He made his debut with the Italy U21 on  3 September 2020, in a friendly match won 2–1 against Slovenia. Personal life. He is the younger brother of midfielder Salvatore Esposito. Honours. Club. Inter Milan International. Italy U17