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 will be one of the nation’s top young talents to keep an eye on for the upcoming season.
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
187Weight
79Age
20Born
Melbourne3
Games Played
136
Time Played
2
Starts
1
Substitute Off
7
Total Clearances
3
Blocks
2
Interceptions
Tackles
50.0%
Success Rate
Duels
50.0%
Success Rate
Areial Dual
40.0%
Success Rate
Passes
83.7%
Success Rate
86
Total passes
72
Successful passes
29
Passes per 90 mins
Long passes
40%
Success Rate
32.6%
Forward
46.5%
Left
15.1%
Right
5.8%
Backward
31.4%
Opp half
52.3%
Own half
3
Topic
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Succ. crosses
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Assists
-
Key Passes
Total Shots
2
Shots on target
-
Goals scored
-
-
Conversion rate
-
Min per goals
-
Left foot goals
-
Right foot goals
-
Headed goals
-
Other
-
Goal inside the box
-
Goal outside the box
0
Direct free kick goals
2
Fouls won
1
Foul conceded
-
Yellow cards
-
Red cards