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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gianluca Prestianni Gross [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 31 January 2006 [1] | ||
| Place of birth | Ciudadela, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) [1] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Benfica | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Vélez Sarsfield | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2024 | Vélez Sarsfield | 36 | (2) |
| 2024– | Benfica | 9 | (0) |
| 2024– | Benfica B | 11 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Argentina U17 | 6 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 April 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 01:52, 30 November 2023 (UTC) | |||
Gianluca Prestianni Gross (born 31 January 2006) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger for Primeira Liga club Benfica. [2]
Prestianni made his professional debut for Vélez Sarsfield in the Copa Libertadores on 24 May 2022 in match against Estudiantes. [3] [4] On 11 October 2023, he was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2006 worldwide. [5]
On 22 December 2023, Vélez announced that they had reached an agreement with Portuguese club Benfica for the sale of Prestianni, with the deal commanding a fee of €9 million, plus €2 million in add-ons, and 85% of the player's economic rights. However, the deal was set to be completed only after the player's eighteenth birthday, on 31 January 2024. [6] On that date, Benfica officially announced the transfer, with Prestianni signing a contract until 2029. [7] His release clause was reportedly set at €100 million. [8]
Prestianni has played internationally for Argentina at under-17 level. [9]
In March 2023, multiple media started reporting about Roberto Mancini's interest to call Prestianni to join the senior Italy national football team, just weeks after a similar move was successfully done for fellow Italian-Argentine Mateo Retegui. [10] [11]
Born and raised in Argentina, Prestianni is of Italian descent. [12]
| Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | League cup [b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vélez Sarsfield | 2022 | Argentine Primera División | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 [c] | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | Argentine Primera División | 31 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 33 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 36 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 39 | 3 | ||||
| Benfica B | 2023–24 | Liga Portugal 2 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||||
| 2024–25 | Liga Portugal 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 2 | ||||||
| Benfica | 2023–24 | Primeira Liga | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2024–25 | Primeira Liga | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 [d] | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
| 2025–26 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [e] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 56 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 65 | 6 | ||
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