Eduardo Salvio

Eduardo Salvio

Personal information
Full name	Eduardo Antonio Salvio
Date of birth	13 July 1990 (1990-07-13)
Place of birth	Avellaneda, Argentina
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position	Winger
Club information
Current club	Atlético Madrid
Number	8
Youth career
	Lanús
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2008–2010	Lanús	41	(11)
2010–	Atlético Madrid	24	(3)
2010–2011	→ Benfica (loan)	19	(4)
National team‡
2007	Argentina U17
2008–2009	Argentina U20	9	(4)
2009–	Argentina	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 December 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 September 2011

Eduardo Antonio Salvio (born 13 July 1990) is an Argentine footballer who plays for Atlético Madrid in La Liga, mainly as a right winger.

Club career

Lanús

Salvio was born in Avellaneda, a port city in the province of Buenos Aires. At only 17, he was promoted to the first team of Club Atlético Lanús for the 2007 Apertura, but did not appear in any games in the tournament, as the Granate finished in top position.

Salvio made his debut for Lanús' first team on 24 August 2008, in a game against Boca Juniors. He scored his first goal(s) for the club in a 4–2 win against Argentinos Juniors, exactly two months later. Overall, he netted nine goals in the season as the team finished fourth overall, and was also its joint-leading goal scorer, along with José Sand.

On 19 August 2009, Salvio scored twice in the first leg of Lanús' first stage Copa Sudamericana match, netting two late goals to help his team come from behind to defeat Club Atlético River Plate (2–1 away win, 3–1 on aggregate). In early January of the following year, after months of speculation, he signed for Atlético Madrid in Spain, for a reported transfer fee of €10 millions.

Atlético Madrid

Salvio made his official debut for Atlético in a UEFA Europa League game against Galatasaray SK on 18 February 2010, and scored his first goals for the Colchoneros in a 3–1 La Liga home win against CD Tenerife, on 25 April. On 12 May, he appeared as a substitute in the Europa League final against Fulham, replacing José Antonio Reyes in the 76th minute of the 2–1 win.

On 19 August 2010, after speculation linked him to several clubs, mostly in Spain but also in Portugal, S.L. Benfica and Atlético Madrid agreed on a season-long loan for Salvio, with the Lisbon club also buying 20% of his rights for €2.5 millions. On 18 December, he opened his goal scoring for the Reds, scoring twice in a 5–2 home win against Rio Ave FC.

After a relatively slow start to Portuguese football, Salvio became a regular fixture for Benfica in the second part of 2010–11, partnering several compatriots in the squad, and usually appearing as a right winger. On 20 February 2011, he scored the first goal in a 2–0 away win against city rivals Sporting Clube de Portugal. Three days later, he scored his first goal in European competition, with an impressive 20-yard strike against German side VfB Stuttgart in the Europa League's round of 32 (2–0 away success, 4–1 on aggregate). To finalize that week, in a home league match against C.S. Marítimo, he scored the equalizing goal minutes after the away side opened the scoring, in an eventual 2–1 home win, and finished the campaign with 39 official games, netting 10 times.

Salvio officially returned to Atlético on 19 May to begin his rehabilitation on a calf injury sustained whilst still at Benfica, in a Europa League game against PSV Eindhoven.

International career

In January 2009, Salvio was selected to join the Argentina under-20 squad for the 2009 South American Youth Championship in Venezuela. The national team underperformed in the championship, failing to qualify to the that year's FIFA U-20 World Cup, thus being unable to defend its 2007 title.

On 20 May 2009, aged 19, Salvio made his full international debut in a friendly match with Panama. The Argentine side, made up of players based in the Argentine Primera División, won it 3–1.

Club statistics

(correct as of 24 May 2011)

Club	Season	Domestic League		Domestic Cup		Continental		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Lanús	2008–09	29	9	0	0	2	0	31	9
	2009–10	12	2	0	0	4	2	16	4
	Total	41	11	0	0	6	2	47	13
Atlético Madrid	2009–10	13	2	0	0	8	0	21	2
Benfica	2010–11	19	4	9	3	11	3	39	10
	Total	19	4	9	3	11	3	39	10
Atlético Madrid	2011–12	10	1	0	0	4	1	14	2
	Total	23	3	0	0	12	1	35	4
Career Total		72	18	9	3	29	6	121	27

Honours

Club

Atlético Madrid

• UEFA Europa League: 2009–10

Benfica

• Portuguese League Cup: 2010–11

External links

• Atlético Madrid official profile
• Argentine League statistics (Spanish)
• BDFutbol profile
• Stats at ForaDeJogo (Portuguese)
• Eduardo Salvio at National-Football-Teams.com
• Eduardo Salvio – FIFA competition record
• Transfermarkt profile
• Stats at ESPN Deportes (Spanish)