Edoardo Soleri (born 19 October 1997) is an Italian footballer who plays as a striker for Serie B club Spezia.

Edoardo Soleri
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-10-19) 19 October 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Rome,[1] Italy
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Spezia
Number 27
Youth career
SSD Futbolclub
2013–2016 Roma
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Roma 0 (0)
2017Spezia (loan) 5 (0)
2018Almería (loan) 11 (2)
2018–2019Almere City (loan) 13 (5)
2018Almere City U21 (loan) 1 (0)
2019Braga B (loan) 3 (0)
2019–2022 Padova 30 (3)
2021Monopoli (loan) 18 (3)
2021–2022Palermo (loan) 35 (10)
2022–2024 Palermo 58 (9)
2024– Spezia 0 (0)
International career
2015–2016 Italy U19 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 June 2024

Club career

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Born in Rome, Soleri joined Roma's youth setup in 2013, from SSD Futbolclub.[2] He was subsequently included in the Primavera squad, and also featured in the 2015–16 and 2016–17 UEFA Youth Leagues.

Soleri made his professional debut on 29 September 2015, coming on as a late substitute for Alessandro Florenzi in a 3–2 away loss against FC BATE Borisov, for the season's UEFA Champions League.[3]

On 30 June 2017, after finishing his formation, Soleri was loaned to Serie B side Spezia for one year.[4] He made his debut for the club on 12 August, playing the last 24 minutes in a 2–0 Coppa Italia away loss against Sassuolo.

On 19 January 2018, Soleri's loan was cut short after only five league appearances.[5] The following day, he joined Spanish Segunda División side UD Almería on loan until June.[6]

In July 2018, Soleri signed to Eerste Divisie club Almere City on loan.[7]

In January 2019, Soleri signed to Braga on loan until the end of the season.[8]

On 10 July 2019, Soleri signed a 3-years contract with Serie C club Padova.[9] On 6 January 2021, he joined Monopoli on loan.[10]

On 16 July 2021, he was loaned to Palermo.[11] In his time at Palermo, he became the second-best goalscorer behind Matteo Brunori, marking a total ten goals in the regular season, all of them as a substitute.[12] He confirmed his "super-sub" reputation by scoring the first of two Palermo goals in the promotion playoff quarter-final second leg against Virtus Entella, a 2–2 home draw that allowed the Sicilians to qualify for the semifinals,[13] as well as scoring the final goal in a 3–0 away win at Feralpisalò in the semifinal first leg.[14]

On 16 June 2022, Palermo exercised their option to make the transfer permanent.[15] Later in August 2022, Soleri signed a contract extension until 30 June 2025 with the Rosanero.[16] On 5 February 2023, he scored his first career goal in the Serie B league, the winning one in a 2–1 home win against third-placed Reggina.[17]

On 14 July 2024, Soleri left Palermo to sign for fellow Serie B club Spezia.[18]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 21 January 2024[19][20]
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Roma 2015–16 Serie A 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 1 0
2016–17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Spezia (loan) 2017–18 Serie B 5 0 1 0 6 0
Almería (loan) 2017–18 Segunda División 11 2 0 0 11 2
Almere City (loan) 2018–19 Eerste Divisie 13 5 2 0 15 5
Almere City U21 (loan) 2018–19 Tweede Divisie 1 0 1 0
Braga B (loan) 2018–19 LigaPro 3 0 0 0 3 0
Padova 2019–20 Serie C 19 3 1 0 3[b] 0 23 3
2020–21 11 0 3 1 14 1
Total 30 3 4 1 0 0 3 0 37 4
Monopoli (loan) 2020–21 Serie C 18 3 18 3
Palermo (loan) 2021–22 35 10 3[21] 0 8[b] 2 46 12
Palermo 2022–23 Serie B 29 4 2 0 31 4
2023–24 14 3 1 1 15 4
Career total 159 30 13 2 1 0 11 2 184 34
  1. ^ All appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League.
  2. ^ a b All appearance(s) in promotion play-offs.

References

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  1. ^ "Youth Sector". AS Roma. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  2. ^ "G Factor: Edoardo Soleri, il gigante dai piedi buoni cresciuto in Sudamerica". gianlucadimarzio.com. Archived from the original on 24 April 2017.
  3. ^ "BATE Borisov vs. Roma - 29 September 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  4. ^ "Mercato: Il talento di Edoardo Soleri per l'attacco aquilotto".
  5. ^ "Mercato: Calabresi e Soleri tornano all'a.S. Roma".
  6. ^ "El Almería refuerza su ataque con el italiano Soleri, cedido por la Roma" [Almería bolster their attack with the Italian Soleri, loaned from Roma] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 20 January 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Soleri on loan to Almere City". Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  8. ^ "Edoardo Soleri é reforço do SC Braga". S.C. Braga. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  9. ^ "UFFICIALE: Padova, dalla Roma arriva Soleri: siglato un triennale". Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  10. ^ "EDOARDO SOLERI É BIANCOVERDE" (in Italian). Monopoli. 6 January 2021.
  11. ^ "Edoardo Soleri ceduto in prestito al Palermo" (in Italian). Palermo. 16 July 2021.
  12. ^ "Palermo, Soleri è il bomber di 'riserva': segnati 10 gol dalla panchina" (in Italian). TuttoC. 4 April 2022.
  13. ^ "Palermo, Soleri è l'uomo in più…dalla panchina: il dato sui gol lascia a bocca aperta" (in Italian). La Casa di C. 22 May 2022.
  14. ^ "Brunori, Floriano e Soleri stendono la Feralpisalò: la partita minuto per minuto" (in Italian). Giornale di Sicilia. 25 May 2022.
  15. ^ "Soleri: il Palermo esercita il riscatto" (in Italian). Palermo. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  16. ^ "PROLUNGAMENTO CONTRATTUALE PER SOLERI" (in Italian). Palermo. 18 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  17. ^ "NEWSPalermo-Reggina 2-1, al Barbera è festa rosanero: Brunori e Soleri fanno sognare" (in Italian). CalcioRosanero.it. 5 February 2023.
  18. ^ "UFFICIALE | EDOARDO SOLERI È UN NUOVO CALCIATORE DELLO SPEZIA" (in Italian). Spezia Calcio. 14 July 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  19. ^ Edoardo Soleri at Soccerway
  20. ^ Edoardo Soleri at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
  21. ^ Coppa Italia Serie C. [1][2][3]
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