Sebastian Esposito
15 Defender
Joining Melbourne Victory on loan for the upcoming 2025/26 campaign, Sebastian Esposito is a highly touted 20-year-old central defender.
Esposito gained his first taste of professional football with Melbourne City, named on the bench in Australia Cup, AFC Champions League and A-League Men’s games.
In January 2024, the towering centre back earned the move to Serie A club US Lecce, joining up and quickly becoming a key member of the U20s side, even featuring on the first team’s bench for Serie A games against the likes of Inter Milan, Roma and Napoli.
Esposito managed to reach new heights during the 2024/25 season, donning the armband for both club and country.
Starting in all available matches for Lecce’s U20s and captaining the Young Socceroos to their first-ever AFC U20 Asian Cup title, Esposito’s fine performances earned him call-ups to Australia U23 and, most notably the Socceroos’ training camp in May 2025.
Returning to Melbourne in search of professional experience, Esposito has regularly featured in Victory’s backline, displaying immense defensive nous and composure beyond his years.
Club Career
2022-23 Melbourne City (AUS)
2024- US Lecce (ITA)
2025- Melbourne Victory (loan) (AUS)
International Career
Australia: U23 & U20
Team Honours
AFC U20 Asian Cup: 2025
Height
191Weight
-Age
20Born
Melbourne22
Games Played
1703
Time Played
20
Starts
3
Substitute Off
107
Total Clearances
21
Blocks
20
Interceptions
Tackles
50.0%
Success Rate
Duels
61.7%
Success Rate
Areial Dual
60.5%
Success Rate
Passes
83.9%
Success Rate
981
Total passes
823
Successful passes
45
Passes per 90 mins
Long passes
48%
Success Rate
39.9%
Forward
38.8%
Left
14.9%
Right
6.4%
Backward
34.9%
Opp half
49.0%
Own half
3
Topic
-
Succ. crosses
-
Assists
2
Key Passes
Total Shots
9
Shots on target
2
Goals scored
2
22.22%
Conversion rate
852
Min per goals
-
Left foot goals
-
Right foot goals
2
Headed goals
-
Other
2
Goal inside the box
-
Goal outside the box
0
Direct free kick goals
7
Fouls won
13
Foul conceded
3
Yellow cards
-
Red cards
