Market value
—
Rating · 99/00
4.8
Average
Right Midfield Midfield
Career snapshot
7
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0.1
goals / match
FC Lugano
top club · 153 apps
Position rank · 99/00
#75
goals rank
#87
assists rank
40
season goals
8
season assists
Among 99 Midfield - Right Midfields · ≥200 mins
Career highs
—
peak value
€1.00m
top transfer fee · 00/01
8
best season · 97/98
4 / 0
int'l caps / goals
384Appearances
40Goals
8Assists
73Yellow cards
0Red cards
143Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Antonio Esposito |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1972-12-13 (53 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Viganello, Switzerland |
| Citizenship | Switzerland Italy |
| Position | Midfield - Right Midfield (main: Midfield) |
| Foot | N/A |
| Height | 0.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2005-07-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
Jul 2005
Transfer: FC Lugano → Retired
05/06 · Transfer
Jan 2005
Transfer: FC Mendrisio → FC Lugano
04/05 · Transfer
Jul 2004
04/05 — FC Lugano
15 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2004
Transfer: Varese → FC Mendrisio
04/05 · Transfer
Jan 2004
Transfer: FC Basel → Varese
03/04 · Transfer
Jul 2003
03/04 — Varese FC, FC Basel 1893
13 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2002
02/03 — FC Basel 1893
35 matches · 5 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2002
Transfer: Saint-Étienne → FC Basel
02/03 · Transfer · €100k
Jul 2001
01/02 — AS Saint-Étienne, Cagliari Calcio
29 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2001
Transfer: Cagliari → Saint-Étienne
01/02 · Transfer
Jul 2000
00/01 — Grasshopper Club Zurich, Cagliari Calcio
30 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2000
Transfer: Grasshoppers → Cagliari
00/01 · Transfer · €1.00m
Jul 1999
99/00 — Grasshopper Club Zurich
9 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jun 1999
Transfer: Extremadura → Grasshoppers
98/99 · Return from loan
Jan 1999
Transfer: Grasshoppers → Extremadura
98/99 · Loan
Jul 1998
98/99 — Grasshopper Club Zurich, CF Extremadura
39 matches · 4 G · 1 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 1997
97/98 — Grasshopper Club Zurich
37 matches · 8 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1996
96/97 — Grasshopper Club Zurich
39 matches · 7 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1996
Transfer: FC Lugano → Grasshoppers
96/97 · Transfer · €600k
Jul 1995
95/96 — FC Lugano
28 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 1994
94/95 — FC Lugano
30 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1993
93/94 — FC Lugano
31 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1992
92/93 — FC Lugano
13 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1991
91/92 — FC Lugano
29 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 1990
90/91 — FC Lugano
7 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Percentile rank vs 79 other Midfield - Right Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 99/00. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals1 total · 0.14/90
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
G+A1 total · 0.14/90
Yellow cards1 total · 0.14/90
Minutes played by club
Grasshopper Club Zurich
34.1%
CF Extremadura
5.6%
FC Lugano
46.6%
FC Basel 1893
7.1%
Varese FC
0.0%
AS Saint-Étienne
0.0%
Cagliari Calcio
6.5%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grasshopper Club Zurich | 5 | 00/01 | 99/00 | 121 | 19 | 3 | 4,387 |
| CF Extremadura | 1 | 98/99 | 98/99 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 727 |
| FC Lugano | 7 | 04/05 | 95/96 | 153 | 10 | 0 | 6,004 |
| FC Basel 1893 | 2 | 02/03 | 03/04 | 43 | 7 | 4 | 918 |
| Varese FC | 1 | 03/04 | 03/04 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AS Saint-Étienne | 1 | 01/02 | 01/02 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cagliari Calcio | 2 | 00/01 | 01/02 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 840 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | Nationalliga A | Grasshopper Club Zurich | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 652 |
| 99/00 | Swiss Cup | Grasshopper Club Zurich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98/99 | Champions League Qu. | Grasshopper Club Zurich | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 242 |
| 98/99 | LaLiga | CF Extremadura | 20 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 727 |
| 98/99 | Nationalliga A | Grasshopper Club Zurich | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 794 |
| 98/99 | Promoción a LaLiga | CF Extremadura | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 98/99 | UEFA Cup | Grasshopper Club Zurich | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 97/98 | Nationalliga A | Grasshopper Club Zurich | 32 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 377 |
| 97/98 | UEFA Cup | Grasshopper Club Zurich | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 97/98 | UEFA-Cup Qualifikation | Grasshopper Club Zurich | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 199 |
| 96/97 | Champions League | Grasshopper Club Zurich | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 96/97 | Champions League Qu. | Grasshopper Club Zurich | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167 |
| 96/97 | Nationalliga A | Grasshopper Club Zurich | 31 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 354 |
| 95/96 | Auf-/Abstiegsrunde NLA/NLB | FC Lugano | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95/96 | Nationalliga A | FC Lugano | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 622 |
| 95/96 | Swiss Cup | FC Lugano | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95/96 | UEFA Cup | FC Lugano | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95/96 | UEFA-Cup Qualifikation | FC Lugano | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 94/95 | Nationalliga A | FC Lugano | 30 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 797 |
| 93/94 | Cup Winners' Cup | FC Lugano | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 93/94 | Nationalliga A | FC Lugano | 28 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2,254 |
| 92/93 | Nationalliga A | FC Lugano | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 646 |
| 92/93 | Swiss Cup | FC Lugano | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91/92 | Auf-/Abstiegsrunde NLA/NLB | FC Lugano | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 856 |
| 91/92 | Intertoto-Cup (- 94/95) | FC Lugano | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91/92 | Nationalliga A | FC Lugano | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 91/92 | Swiss Cup | FC Lugano | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90/91 | Nationalliga A | FC Lugano | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | Challenge League | FC Lugano | 15 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 649 |
| 03/04 | Serie C1 - A | Varese FC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | Super League | FC Basel 1893 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 316 |
| 03/04 | Swisscom Cup | FC Basel 1893 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| 03/04 | UEFA Cup | FC Basel 1893 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | Champions League | FC Basel 1893 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | Champions League Qu. | FC Basel 1893 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | Nationalliga A | FC Basel 1893 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 499 |
| 02/03 | Swiss Cup | FC Basel 1893 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 58 |
| 01/02 | Coupe de France | AS Saint-Étienne | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | Division 2 | AS Saint-Étienne | 24 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | Italy Cup | Cagliari Calcio | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 180 |
| 01/02 | Serie B | Cagliari Calcio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 00/01 | Nationalliga A | Grasshopper Club Zurich | 18 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1,602 |
| 00/01 | Serie B | Cagliari Calcio | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 660 |
| 00/01 | Swiss Cup | Grasshopper Club Zurich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96/97 | 1996-07-01 | FC Lugano | Grasshoppers | Transfer | 0 | €600k |
| 98/99 | 1999-01-01 | Grasshoppers | Extremadura | Loan | 0 | — |
| 98/99 | 1999-06-30 | Extremadura | Grasshoppers | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 00/01 | 2000-07-01 | Grasshoppers | Cagliari | Transfer | 0 | €1.00m |
| 01/02 | 2001-07-01 | Cagliari | Saint-Étienne | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 02/03 | 2002-07-01 | Saint-Étienne | FC Basel | Transfer | 0 | €100k |
| 03/04 | 2004-01-01 | FC Basel | Varese | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 04/05 | 2004-07-01 | Varese | FC Mendrisio | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 04/05 | 2005-01-01 | FC Mendrisio | FC Lugano | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 05/06 | 2005-07-01 | FC Lugano | Retired | Transfer | 0 | — |
No recorded injuries.
No market value history.
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #9534 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #3384 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
No teammate data.
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97/98 | Nationalliga A | Grasshopper Club Zurich | 7 | 32 |
| 96/97 | Nationalliga A | Grasshopper Club Zurich | 6 | 31 |
| 02/03 | Nationalliga A | FC Basel 1893 | 3 | 23 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96/97 | Champions League | Grasshopper Club Zurich | 2 | 6 |
| 02/03 | Champions League | FC Basel 1893 | 2 | 7 |
| 02/03 | Nationalliga A | FC Basel 1893 | 2 | 23 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98/99 | 1999-06-30 | Extremadura | Grasshoppers | Return from loan | — | — |
| 98/99 | 1999-01-01 | Grasshoppers | Extremadura | Loan | — | — |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 00/01 | Senior debut season | |
| 00/01 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | 9 | 652 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.14 |
| 98/99 | 39 | 1,763 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.36 |
| 97/98 | 37 | 576 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.09 |
| 96/97 | 39 | 521 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1.04 |
| 95/96 | 28 | 802 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.22 |
| 94/95 | 30 | 797 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1.13 |
| 93/94 | 31 | 2,254 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 |
| 91/92 | 29 | 856 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.11 |
| 04/05 | 15 | 649 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.83 |
| 03/04 | 13 | 361 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| 02/03 | 35 | 557 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.94 |
| 01/02 | 29 | 180 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 |
| 00/01 | 30 | 2,262 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Super League
227 apps
26 G
2 A
Swisscom Cup
10 apps
3 G
0 A
LaLiga
20 apps
2 G
1 A
Challenge League
15 apps
2 G
0 A
Champions League Qu.
8 apps
2 G
0 A
UEFA-Cup Qualifikation
5 apps
2 G
0 A
Serie B
12 apps
1 G
0 A
Italy Cup
2 apps
1 G
0 A
Auf-/Abstiegsrunde NLA/NLB
24 apps
1 G
0 A
Champions League
13 apps
0 G
4 A
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Who is Antonio Esposito?
Antonio Esposito is a Switzerland professional footballer who plays as a right midfield for Retired.
How old is Antonio Esposito?
Antonio Esposito is 53 years old. He was born on December 13, 1972 in Viganello.
What position does Antonio Esposito play?
Antonio Esposito plays as a right midfield (Midfield - Right Midfield).
What club does Antonio Esposito play for?
Antonio Esposito currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Antonio Esposito scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Antonio Esposito has scored 40 goals in 384 appearances.