Giuseppe Pezzella

Giuseppe Pezzella
Personal information
Full name Giuseppe Pezzella
Date of birth (1997-11-29) 29 November 1997
Place of birth Naples, Italy
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 12 in)[1]
Playing position Left back
Club information
Current team
Udinese
Number
Youth career
Palermo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Palermo 19 (0)
2017– Udinese 0 (0)
National team
2015–2016 Italy U19 7 (0)
2017– Italy U20 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 May 2016.

Giuseppe Pezzella (born 29 November 1997) is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender for Italian Serie A club Udinese.[2]

Club career

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]

On 30 June 2017 Pezzella joined Udinese on a 5-year contract.[4][5]

International career

With the Italy U-20 he took part at the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup, winning the bronze medal. The same year he was also called up by the Italy U-21 for the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.

References

  1. http://palermocalcio.it/it/1617/squadra/giuseppe-pezzella-10451
  2. "Italy - G. Pezzela - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2016-01-23.
  3. "Atalanta vs. Palermo - 6 December 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
  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. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
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