Giuseppe Pezzella

Giuseppe Pezzella (born 29 November 1997) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a left back for Serie A club Parma.[2]

Giuseppe Pezzella
Personal information
Full name Giuseppe Pezzella
Date of birth (1997-11-29) 29 November 1997
Place of birth Naples, Italy
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Left back
Club 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) 12 (0)
National team
2015–2016 Italy U19 7 (0)
2016–2017 Italy U20 8 (0)
2017–2019 Italy U21 14 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:13, 2 February 2020 (UTC)

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 5-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 5-years 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

Updated as of 27 August 2019

Club League Season League Cup Europe Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Palermo Serie A 2015–16 9010––100
2016–17 10010––110
Total 19020––210
Udinese Serie A 2017–18 15030––180
2018–19 4010––50
2019–20 1000––10
Total 20040––240
Genoa (loan) 2018–19 Serie A 5000––50
Parma 2019–20 0000––00
Career total 44060––500

References
  1. "Giuseppe Pezzella" (in Italian). palermocalcio.it. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  2. "Italy - G. Pezzela - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2019-08-23.
  3. "Atalanta vs. Palermo - 6 December 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
  4. "Pezzella è un nuovo giocatore dell'Udinese" (Press release) (in Italian). Udinese Calcio. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  5. "Pezzella ceduto all'Udinese" (Press release) (in Italian). U.S. Città di Palermo. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  6. "UFFICIALE: Genoa, dall'Udinese ecco Pezzella. Già convocato per il Milan" (in Italian). Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  7. "UFFICIALE: Parma, preso Pezzella dall'Udinese: contratto fino al 2024". Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  8. "U21: Italy squad for Euros named". Football Italia. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  9. "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.
  10. "Spain U21 3-1 Italy U21". BBC Sport. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  11. 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.


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