Lively, charismatic, a winner, without friends on the field, brave enough to put his region above everyone else and always against healthy competition. Eddie Salcedo Eldense completed its attack at the close of the summer market. He risked replacing his hometown Genoa with Alicante and Calcio with LaLiga. Inter Milan By the toughness of someone recently promoted to League Two.

He was convinced that flying over the sea would allow him to open the final gate, which would give him access to the continent’s elite. With 22 years The player, who has just completed his birthday, claws for minutes in the locker room, where there is a lot of competition at his position.

The Italian-Colombian forward wants to succeed. He knows his talent, his technical and physical abilities, his winning character that is very difficult to tame, so he does not harm him for now. confidence of little importance to the idea of ​​the game Fernando Estevezthis earned him only one start in the first twelve days.

Your numbers are good. Two goals and one goal assist on six shots. All just 181 The minutes were spread over seven league matches. The best player of the team, Florin AndoneHe scored only one more goal than him, as he was undisputed from the start and played over 750 minutes. The Genoese striker, of Colombian origin and dual citizenship, has the best average among Eldense attackers: he scores a goal every 90 minutes, although he does not like continuity.


Eddie Salcedo celebrates his second goal as an Eldense player. LOF

Eddie Salcedo managed to lead his team to a historic victory in the state derby. Incredible intervention by the goalkeeper Miguel San Roman He prevented Deportivo from beating their opponent with one strike. Elche In the match where the most exciting moments took place on the field with Inter’s young player.

public debate

A good test of Eddie Salcedo’s confidence (and, in the most positive sense, his arrogance) was staged during the visit. Real Oviedo To Nuevo Pepico Amat. After a 0-3 defeat, this was the fourth change for the Granada coach. He emerged on the hour mark and revolutionized the attack, creating shots and brimming with pace.

He was exposed to during one of these detentions. punishment. There was no designated shooter, or at least he thought so, so he took control of the ball. They did it to me, I threw it. A primitive logic that some of his friends disagree with. none Sergio Ortuñonone of them chapelnone of them Pedro Capo none of them Mario Soberon They managed to change his mind. The new player who joined the team did not pay attention to the reasons given by the older players and never gave up the ball.


Soberón tries to persuade Eddie Salcedo to let him take the penalty against Oviedo. Axel Alvarez

Finally, one after another, they all gave up and Italian-Colombian Despite the time period between the signaling of the maximum penalty and its execution, he converted the maximum penalty without leaving the slightest room for doubt. Salcedo Júnior is still not a starter.

Right now he belongs to the damned group of players who are marked by the stigma of subversion. Players who have to give everything in a short time, players who can’t make mistakes, players who risk every minute of the next day with all or nothing. Scored goals in 80 and 81. The first was worth justifying yourself, the second was to save a very valuable point. Ferrol. Salcedo’s story has just begun.

YOUR NUMBERS ON ELDENSE CD

Eddie scored 2 goals

► The first goal was scored from a penalty against Oviedo in Elda (1-3), while the second goal was scored against Racing de Ferrol and a draw was achieved (1-1).

6 shots on goal and 1 goal assist

► The striker always has a chance to score, even though he has only played once for Eldense all season.

181 minutes left between 7 matches played

► This makes him the most effective striker Estévez has ever had. Top scorer Andone scored 3 goals in 761 minutes.

I am 22 years old, I just returned

► On October 1, he celebrated his birthday, believing that he could succeed in Spanish professional football if given the opportunity.