Giuseppe Pezzella

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Giuseppe Pezzella
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Pezzella with Udinese in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-11-29) 29 November 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth Naples, Italy
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) [1]
Position Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Cremonese
Number 3
Youth career
Palermo
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2017 Palermo 19 (0)
2017–2020 Udinese 20 (0)
2019 → Genoa (loan) 5 (0)
2019–2020 → Parma (loan) 23 (0)
2020–2023 Parma 24 (1)
2021–2022 → Atalanta (loan) 21 (0)
2022–2023 → Lecce (loan) 16 (0)
2023–2025 Empoli 54 (0)
2025– Cremonese 9 (0)
International career
2015–2016 Italy U19 7 (0)
2016–2017 Italy U20 8 (0)
2017–2019 Italy U21 14 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Bronze medal icon.svg 2017 South Korea
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Runner-up 2016 Germany
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:13, 29 May 2025 (UTC)

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

Contents

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.

Loan to Atalanta

On 27 July 2021, Pezzella moved to Atalanta on a season-long loan with option to buy, which would have become an obligation to buy if certain conditions were met. [8]

Loan to Lecce

On 26 August 2022, Pezzella was loaned by Lecce, with an option to buy. [9]

Empoli

On 31 July 2023, Serie A side Empoli announced the free signing of Pezzella on a three-year contract, with an option for a further year. [10] [11]

Cremonese

On 25 July 2025, Pezzella joined newly Serie A promoted club Cremonese, permanently for an estimated €2 million fee. [12]

International career

With the Italy U-20 side, Pezzella took part at the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup, winning the bronze medal. [13] 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, [14] following Nicola Murru's injury, [15] 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. [16] [17]

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 25 May 2025 [2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Cup ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Palermo 2015–16 Serie A 9010——100
2016–17 10010——110
Total19020——210
Udinese 2017–18 Serie A15030——180
2018–19 4010——50
2019–20 1000——10
Total20040——240
Genoa (loan) 2018–19 Serie A12000——120
Parma 2019–20 23020——250
2020–21 24100——241
Total47120——491
Atalanta (loan) 2021–22 Serie A210107 [a] 0—290
Lecce (loan) 2022–23 Serie A16000——160
Empoli 2023–24 Serie A19010——200
2024–25 Serie A35040——390
Total54050——590
Career total189114070002101
  1. ↑ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Italy U19

Italy U20

References

  1. ↑ "Giuseppe Pezzella" (in Italian). palermocalcio.it. Archived from the original on 17 September 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  2. 1 2 Giuseppe Pezzella at Soccerway
  3. ↑ "Atalanta vs. Palermo - 6 December 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  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. Archived from the original on 23 October 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. ↑ Bettoni, Lorenzo (27 July 2021). "Official: Pezzella joins Atalanta". Football Italia.
  9. ↑ "PEZZELLA È UN NUOVO CALCIATORE DEL LECCE" (in Italian). Lecce. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  10. ↑ "Giuseppe Pezzella è un nuovo calciatore azzurro" [Giuseppe Pezzella is a new blue footballer]. Empoli FC (in Italian). 31 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  11. ↑ "UFFICIALE: Empoli, ecco l'erede di Parisi. Dal Parma arriva Giuseppe Pezzella" [OFFICIAL: Empoli, here is Parisi's heir. Giuseppe Pezzella arrives from Parma]. www.tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). 31 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  12. ↑ "Giuseppe Pezzella alla Cremonese" (in Italian). Empoli FC. 25 July 2025.
  13. 1 2 Francesco Oddi (11 June 2017). "Mondiale Under 20, Uruguay-Italia 1-4 ai rigori: Plizzari super, azzurrini terzi" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  14. ↑ "U21: Italy squad for Euros named". Football Italia. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  15. ↑ "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.
  16. ↑ "Spain U21 3-1 Italy U21". BBC Sport. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  17. ↑ 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.
  18. ↑ "Euro Under-19 final: France vs Italy". UEFA. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
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