Giuseppe Prestia

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Giuseppe Prestia
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-11-13) 13 November 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Palermo, Italy
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) [1]
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Cesena
Number 19
Youth career
0000–2012 Palermo
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2013 Palermo 0 (0)
2012–2013 → Ascoli (loan) 25 (0)
2013–2015 Parma 1 (0)
2013–2014 → Crotone (loan) 6 (0)
2014 → Oțelul Galați (loan) 14 (0)
2016 Petrolul Ploiești 5 (0)
2016–2017 Catanzaro 37 (2)
2017–2018 Virtus Francavilla 37 (2)
2018–2022 Alessandria 113 (3)
2022– Cesena 67 (4)
International career
2009 Italy U-16 [2] 6 (0)
2011 Italy U-18 [2] 3 (0)
2011 Italy U-19 [2] 7 (0)
2012 Italy U-20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 May 2024

Giuseppe Prestia (born 13 November 1993) is an Italian footballer who plays as a centre back for Serie B club Cesena.

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Club career

Prestia is a youth product of hometown club Palermo, and also served as team captain for the Primavera squad. He made his senior debut on 15 December 2010, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2010–11 UEFA Europa League game against FC Lausanne-Sport under head coach Delio Rossi. [3]

In June 2012, he was loaned out to Serie B outfit Ascoli in order to make him gain more first team experience. [4] He made his debut on 1 September against Bari.

At the end of the 2012–13 season it was announced that Prestia would not return to Palermo, moving permanently to Serie A side Parma. [5] A month after his move to Parma, he joined Serie B team F.C. Crotone on a co-ownership deal. [6]

In February 2014 Giuseppe moved to Oțelul Galați on a 6-month loan and the Romanian football club had the option to buy him for a two-year contract. [7] In June 2014 Prestia returned to Parma. [8]

He made his Serie A debut on 11 April 2015, playing the final five minutes in a 1–0 home win to league toppers Juventus. [9] He found himself without a team by the end of the season, after Parma declared bankruptcy and was cancelled from the Italian football pyramid. In January 2016, he agreed to return in Romania to play for Petrolul Ploiești until the end of the season. [10]

In June 2016, he moved back to Italy to accept a one-year contract with Lega Pro club Catanzaro. [11]

On 22 July 2022, Prestia signed a two-season contract with Cesena. [12]

International career

Prestia represented Italy at youth level, being part of U-16, U-18 and U-19 squads between 2009 and 2011.

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References

  1. ↑ "Giuseppe Prestia" (in Italian). Parma F.C. Archived from the original on 24 May 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 "Convocazioni e presenze in campo PRESTIA GIUSEPPE" (in Italian). FIGC.it. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  3. ↑ "Lausanne 0-1 Palermo". UEFA.com. 15 December 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  4. ↑ "In arrivo dal Palermo Giuseppe Prestia" [Giuseppe Prestia arriving from Palermo] (in Italian). Ascoli Calcio 1898. 21 June 2012. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
  5. ↑ "UFFICIALE: Prestia nuovo difensore del Parma". Parmalive.com. 4 July 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  6. ↑ "Prestia è del Crotone". F.C. Crotone Website. 8 August 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  7. ↑ "Benvenuto, Giuseppe Prestia !" (in Romanian). FotbalClubOtelul.ro. 1 February 2014. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014.
  8. ↑ "Accordi di compartecipazione: elenco finale" (in Italian). Parma F.C. 20 June 2014. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  9. ↑ "Serie A: clamoroso al Tardini, la Juventus cade sotto i colpi del commovente Parma. Mauri segna, l'ex Palermo Prestia debutta in A" (in Italian). Mediagol.it. 11 April 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  10. ↑ "EXCLUSIV Transferul numărul 8 la Petrolul: un italian revine în Liga 1" (in Romanian). GSP.ro. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  11. ↑ "Lega Pro Catanzaro, preso il difensore Prestia" (in Italian). Corriere dello Sport - Stadio. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  12. ↑ "GIUSEPPE PRESTIA IN BIANCONERO UNTIL JUNE 30, 2024". Cesena. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
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