Eddie Anthony Salcedo Mora (born 1 October 2001) is an Italian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club OFI.

Early life

Salcedo was born in

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, Italy to

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n parents.

Club career

Salcedo is a product of the

youth academy. On 20 August 2017, at the age of 15, he made his debut with the senior team in

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in a 0–0 away draw against

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, coming on as an 81st-minute substitute for Andrey Galabinov. On 16 July 2018, Salcedo joined

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on a season-long loan deal with an option to make the deal permanent. He played with Inter's U19 team in the

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and the

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. The deal was made permanent on 19 June 2019 for €8 million. In summer 2019 he joined the newly promoted

Hellas Verona Hellas Verona Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Hellas Verona (), is an Italian professional Association football, football List of football clubs in Italy, club based in Verona, Veneto, that currently plays in Serie A. The team won ...

on loan. On 3 November 2019, he scored his first Serie A goal, in the home match won 2–1 against

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. On 25 September 2020 he re-joined Verona on another season-long loan. On 31 August 2021 he joined

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on a season-long loan. On 1 September 2022, Salcedo moved to

Bari Bari ( ; ; ; ) is the capital city of the Metropolitan City of Bari and of the Apulia Regions of Italy, region, on the Adriatic Sea in southern Italy. It is the first most important economic centre of mainland Southern Italy. It is a port and ...

on loan with an option to buy. On 31 January 2023, Bari mutually terminated Salcedo's loan deal with Inter Milan, and later on the same day he was loaned out to fellow Serie B club

until the end of season, with an option to buy. On 25 August 2023, Salcedo joined Spanish

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club Eldense on loan with an option to buy. On 10 January 2024, Salcedo moved on a new loan to

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club

Lecco Lecco (, , ; ) is a city of approximately 47,000 inhabitants in Lombardy, Northern Italy, north of Milan. It lies at the end of the south-eastern branch of Lake Como (the branch is named ''Branch of Lecco'' / ''Ramo di Lecco''). The Bergamasqu ...

, with an option to buy. On 11 September 2024, Salcedo joined

club OFI on a year-long loan. On 2 July 2025, Salcedo joined OFI on a permanent basis.

International career

With the Italy U19 team he took part in the

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. He made his debut with the Italy U21 on 3 September 2020, in a friendly match won 2–1 against

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Career statistics

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Salcedo, Eddy Living people 2001 births Footballers from Genoa Italian people of Colombian descent Sportspeople of Colombian descent Italian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Serie A players Serie B players Segunda División players Genoa CFC players Inter Milan players Hellas Verona FC players Spezia Calcio players SSC Bari players CD Eldense footballers Calcio Lecco 1912 players OFI Crete F.C. players Italy men's under-21 international footballers Italy men's youth international footballers Italian expatriate men's footballers Italian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Italian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Greece 21st-century Italian sportsmen