Giuseppe Pezzella
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Giuseppe Pezzella | ||
Date of birth | 29 November 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Naples, Italy | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Left back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Parma (on loan from Udinese) | ||
Number | 97 | ||
Youth career | |||
Palermo | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2017 | Palermo | 19 | (0) |
2017– | Udinese | 20 | (0) |
2019 | → Genoa (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2019– | → Parma (loan) | 22 | (0) |
International career | |||
2015–2016 | Italy U19 | 7 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Italy U20 | 8 | (0) |
2017–2019 | Italy U21 | 14 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:36, 15 August 2020 (UTC) |
Giuseppe Pezzella (born 29 November 1997) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a left back for Serie A club Parma.[2]
Club career
Palermo
Pezzella is a youth product from Palermo. He made his Serie A debut with the senior side on 6 December 2015 against Atalanta, replacing Mato Jajalo after 65 minutes of a 3–0 away defeat.[3]
Udinese
On 30 June 2017, Pezzella joined Udinese on a five-year contract.[4][5]
Loan to Genoa
On 21 January 2019, Pezzella joined to Genoa on loan with an option to buy until 30 June 2019.[6]
Parma
On 27 August 2019, Pezzella signed to Parma a five-year contract,[7] but he was on loan until the end of 2019–20 season, with an obligation to buy.
International career
With the Italy U-20 side, Pezzella took part at the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup, winning the bronze medal. The same year, he was also called up by the Italy U-21 manager Luigi Di Biagio for the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship,[8] following Nicola Murru's injury,[9] although he did not appear in the tournament. Italy were eliminated by Spain in the semi-finals of the competition on 27 June, following a 3–1 defeat.[10][11]
Pezzella made his debut with the Italy U21 team on 1 September 2017, in a 3–0 friendly loss against Spain.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 2 August 2020
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Palermo | 2015–16 | Serie A | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 0 | ||
2016–17 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 0 | ||||
Total | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 21 | 0 | ||||
Udinese | 2017–18 | Serie A | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 0 | ||
2018–19 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | ||||
2019–20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
Total | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 24 | 0 | ||||
Genoa (loan) | 2018–19 | Serie A | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | ||
Parma | 2019–20 | Serie A | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 24 | 0 | ||
Career total | 66 | 0 | 8 | 0 | – | – | 74 | 0 |
References
- ^ "Giuseppe Pezzella" (in Italian). palermocalcio.it. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- ^ "Italy - G. Pezzela - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- ^ "Atalanta vs. Palermo - 6 December 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ^ "Pezzella è un nuovo giocatore dell'Udinese" (Press release) (in Italian). Udinese Calcio. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- ^ "Pezzella ceduto all'Udinese" (Press release) (in Italian). U.S. Città di Palermo. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- ^ "UFFICIALE: Genoa, dall'Udinese ecco Pezzella. Già convocato per il Milan" (in Italian). Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ "UFFICIALE: Parma, preso Pezzella dall'Udinese: contratto fino al 2024". Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ "U21: Italy squad for Euros named". Football Italia. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- ^ "Azzurrini da domani in Polonia. Murru a casa, Di Biagio convoca il palermitano Pezzella" (in Italian). figc.it. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- ^ "Spain U21 3-1 Italy U21". BBC Sport. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- ^ James Horncastle (28 June 2017). "Italy fall to familiar foe Spain at U21 Euros but there is hope for the future". ESPN FC. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
External links
- Giuseppe Pezzella at Soccerway
- Living people
- 1997 births
- Sportspeople from Naples
- Association football forwards
- Association football fullbacks
- Italian footballers
- Italy under-21 international footballers
- Italy youth international footballers
- S.S.D. Palermo players
- Udinese Calcio players
- Genoa C.F.C. players
- Parma Calcio 1913 players
- Serie A players
- Italian football defender, 1990s birth stubs