Introduction
Bartosz Salamon (Polish pronunciation: [ˈbartɔʂ saˈlamɔn], born 1 May 1991) is a Polish footballer who plays as a defender for Serie A club Cagliari.
Club career
Brescia and loan to Foggia
Salamon made his Serie B debut on 3 May 2008 just two days after his 17th birthday, coming off the bench in the 77th minute of the win against Modena. On 17 January 2009 he appeared in Brescia's starting eleven for the first time, playing the full 90 minutes of the 4–0 win versus Pisa. On 9 August, he scored his first goal for Brescia in a 1–0 win over Ravenna in Coppa Italia. In July 2010, it was announced he would play on loan at U.S. Foggia in Lega Pro Prima Divisione, the third tier of Italian football. He returned to Brescia, in Serie B, for the 2011–12 season. In 2012–13, Brescia decided to play him mainly in central defense.
Milan
On 31 January 2013, Salamon joined Milan, signing a contract until 2017, for a fee of €3.5 million.
Sampdoria
On 11 July 2013, Salamon was transferred to Sampdoria in a co-ownership deal for €1.6 million, as part of the deal that signing 50% registration rights of Andrea Poli for €3 million. The co-ownership deals were terminated on 9 June 2014, for an additional €4 million (Poli) and €1.6 million (Salamon) respectively. On 1 September 2014 Salamon joined Pescara in a temporary deal.
Cagliari
On 31 August 2015 Salamon was sold to Cagliari in a 5-year contract for €1 million.
International career
Salamon has represented Poland at U-16, U-17, U-18, U-19, U-20 and U-21 levels. In September 2010, he received his first callup to the senior Poland national football team, for the matches against the United States and Ecuador.
Career statistics
Club
(Correct as of 3 February 2013)
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brescia | 2007–08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2008–09 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | ||
| 2011–12 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 25 | 1 | ||
| 2012–13 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 22 | 3 | ||
| Total | 62 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 65 | 5 | ||
| Foggia | 2010–11 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 32 | 2 | |
| Total | 27 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 32 | 2 | ||
| Milan | 2012–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sampdoria | 2012–13 | ||||||||
| 2013–14 | |||||||||
| 2014–15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | |||||||||
| Pescara | 2014–15 | ||||||||
| Total | |||||||||
| Career total | 89 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 7 | |
Honours
Club
- Serie B: 2015–16