Vittorio Continella

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Vittorio Continella
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-12-31) 31 December 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Turin, Italy
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Juventus
Perugia
–2020 Spezia
2020–2021 Torino
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2022 Casale 36 (2)
2022–2024 AEL Limassol 27 (2)
2024 Odra Opole 11 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 May 2024

Vittorio Continella (born 31 December 2002) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. [1]

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Club career

Born in Turin, Continella played in the youth sectors of Juventus, [2] [3] Perugia [4] and Spezia, [5] [6] before joining Torino in the summer of 2020. [3] [6]

In August 2021, he joined Serie D side Casale on a permanent deal. [7] [8] Throughout the 2021–22 season, he made a total amount of 35 senior appearances and scored two goals, as the club finished third in their group. [2] [3]

On 19 July 2022, Continella officially joined Cypriot side AEL Limassol on a free transfer, signing a two-year contract, with an option for two more seasons. [2] [9] [10] He subsequently made his debut for the club on 28 August 2022, starting in a 2–1 league defeat to Aris Limassol. [11] On 30 April 2023, he scored his first professional goal in a 1–1 league draw against Olympiakos Nicosia. [12]

On 5 January 2024, Continella terminated his contract with AEL by mutual consent. [13] On 20 January, he signed a six-month deal with Polish club Odra Opole, with an extension option until the end of 2025. [14] [15] On 1 July 2024, it was announced he left the club after not extending his contract. [16]

On 27 January 2025, Continella announced via his Instagram account that he had decided to retire from professional football, due to personal reasons. [17]

Style of play

Continella is a midfielder who can play in every position of a three-man midfield, but mainly acts in the box-to-box role; he has been mainly regarded for his passing range, as well as his positioning. [3]

Career statistics

As of match played 30 May 2024 [18] [19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Casale 2021–22 Serie D 35200—1 [b] 0362
AEL Limassol 2022–23 Cypriot First Division 26220—00282
2023–24 Cypriot First Division1000—0010
Total27220—00292
Odra Opole 2023–24 I liga 101——1 [c] 0111
Career total725200020765
  1. ↑ Includes Cypriot Cup
  2. ↑ Appearance in Serie D promotion play-offs
  3. ↑ Appearance in I liga promotion play-offs

References

  1. ↑ "Vittorio Continella". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "Vittorio Continella, l'ex Casale firma per un club cipriota". SerieD24 (in Italian). 20 July 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Ferrio, Edoardo (6 August 2022). "In volo verso Cipro: Vittorio Continella all'Ael Limassol". La Giovane Italia News (in Italian). Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  4. ↑ "Auguri a Vittorio per una pronta guarigione dopo l'intervento chirurgico: il Perugia lo aspetta". perugia24.net (in Italian). 6 March 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  5. ↑ Negri, Simone (3 September 2019). "Spezia, la rosa ufficiale della Primavera". MondoPrimavera (in Italian). Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  6. 1 2 "Mercato: i movimenti dei giovani". Spezia Calcio (in Italian). 5 October 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  7. ↑ "Casale Fbc: iniziato il ritiro, cinque volti nuovi in casa nerostellata". Alessandria Oggi (in Italian). 5 August 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  8. ↑ "Il Casale di mister Sesia prosegue la preparazione al "Bianchi"". Il Monferrato (in Italian). 18 August 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  9. ↑ "Ανακοίνωση Έναρξης Συνεργασίας" (in Greek). AEL Limassol. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  10. ↑ "Aνακοίνωσε Vittorio Continella". Kerkida.net (in Greek). 19 July 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  11. ↑ "Aris Limassol vs. AEL - 28 August 2022". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  12. ↑ "Ολυμπιακός - ΑΕΛ: Το μοίρασαν με Κοντινέλα και Χαραλάμπους (φώτος)". Kerkida.net (in Greek). 30 April 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  13. ↑ "Λύση της συνεργασίας κοινή συναινέσει με τους ποδοσφαιριστές Henty και Continella" (in Greek). AEL Limassol. 5 January 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  14. ↑ "Vittorio Continella nowym zawodnikiem Odry Opole!" (in Polish). Odra Opole. 20 January 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  15. ↑ Betlej, Ewa (21 January 2024). "OFICJALNIE: Vittorio Continella w Odrze Opole!". PolskiSport (in Polish). Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  16. ↑ "Vittorio Continella i Jean Franco Sarmiento odchodzą z Odry". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  17. ↑ Continella at Instagram
  18. ↑ Vittorio Continella at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  19. ↑ Vittorio Continella at BeSoccer
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