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)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Avellino
Number 33
Youth career
Roma
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2022 Roma 0 (0)
2019–2020 → Modena (loan) 24 (2)
2020–2021 → Reggiana (loan) 22 (0)
2021–2022 → Siena (loan) 28 (1)
2022–2023 Triestina 20 (2)
2023– Avellino 0 (0)
International career‡
2016 Italy U16 3 (0)
2017 Italy U17 1 (0)
2018 Italy U18 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 April 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 April 2018

Salvatore Pezzella (born 11 March 2000) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie C Group C club Avellino.

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] Pezzella ended his season-long loan to Modena with 24 appearances, 2 goals and 1 assist.[8]

Loan to Reggiana

On 24 August 2020, Pezzella was loaned to newly-promoted Serie B club Reggiana on a season-long loan deal.[9]

Loan to Siena

On 28 August 2021, Pezzella was sent on a season-long loan to Siena.[10]

Triestina

On 19 July 2022, Pezzella joined Triestina on a two-year contract.[11]

Avellino

On 12 August 2023, Pezzella signed a three-year contract with Avellino.[12]

International career

He was first called up to represent his country for the Under-16 squad friendlies in 2016.[13]

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

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 3 April 2022[14]
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Modena (loan) 2019–20 Serie C 24 2 — — — 24 2
Reggiana (loan) 2020–21 Serie B 22 0 1 0 — — 23 0
Modena (loan) 2021–22 Serie C 25 1 — — — 25 1
Career total 71 3 1 0 — — 72 3

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. ↑ "Italy - S. Pezzella - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
  9. ↑ "UFFICIALE: Roma, ceduto Pezzella in prestito annuale alla Reggiana - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com" (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-09-08.
  10. ↑ "Salvatore Pezzella al Siena, mentre non arriva la deroga della Figc per Sylla che lascia la Robur". Siena Free Quotidiano Online (in Italian). 28 August 2021.
  11. ↑ "U.S. Triestina Calcio 1918 è lieta di comunicare l'acquisizione del diritto alle prestazioni sportive del calciatore Salvatore Pezzella" (in Italian). Triestina. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  12. ↑ "SALVATORE PEZZELLA È UN GIOCATORE DELL'AVELLINO" [SALVATORE PEZZELLA IS AN AVELLINO PLAYER] (in Italian). Avellino. 12 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  13. ↑ "Pezzella Italy U16 profile by FIGC" (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  14. ↑ Salvatore Pezzella at Soccerway


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