Salvatore Pezzella

Salvatore Pezzella (born 11 March 2000) is an Italian football player. He plays for Modena on loan from Roma.

Salvatore Pezzella
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-03-11) 11 March 2000
Place of birth Rome, Italy
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Modena
Number 16
Youth career
Roma
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Roma 0 (0)
2019– → Modena (loan) 16 (2)
National team‡
2016 Italy U16 3 (0)
2017 Italy U17 1 (0)
2018 Italy U18 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 January 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 April 2018

Club career

Roma

He is a product of Roma youth teams and started playing for their Under-19 squad in the 2017–18 season.[1]

He appeared for the senior squad in the summer 2017 and summer 2018 pre-season friendlies. In March 2019, he was called up to the senior squad for a Serie A game, but remained on the bench.[2]

Loan to Modena

On 17 July 2019, Pezzella joined newly-promoted Serie C club Modena on loan.[3] He made his professional Serie C debut for Modena on 25 August as a substitute replacing Gianluca Laurenti in the 61st minute of a 0–0 home draw Vicenza Virtus.[4] He made his first starting-lineup appearance one month later, on 25 September, against Sambenedettese, he was replaced by Andrea Ingegneri after 58 minutes.[5] On 21 October he played his first entire match for the club and he also scored his first professional goal in the 48th minute of a 1–1 home draw against Fermana.[6] On 1 December he scored his second goal for the club in the 48th minute of a 3–1 home win over Vis Pesaro.[7]

International career

He was first called up to represent his country for the Under-16 squad friendlies in 2016.[8]

He later appeared in friendlies on the Under-17 and Under-18 levels.

Career statistics

Club
As of 12 January 2020
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Modena (loan) 2019–20 Serie C 16 2 0 0 — — 16 2
Career total 16 2 0 0 — — 16 2

Honours

Club

Roma Primavera

References
  1. Salvatore Pezzella at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
  2. "Roma v Empoli game report". ESPN. 11 March 2019.
  3. "PRESO IN PRESTITO SALVATORE PEZZELLA" (Press release) (in Italian). Modena. 17 July 2019.
  4. "Modena v Vicenza game report". Soccerway. 25 August 2019.
  5. "Sambenedettese vs. Modena - 25 September 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
  6. "Modena vs. Fermana - 21 October 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
  7. "Modena vs. Vis Pesaro - 1 December 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
  8. "Pezzella Italy U16 profile by FIGC" (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. Retrieved 2 October 2019.


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