Giuseppe Pezzella
Italian footballer
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Giuseppe Pezzella (born 29 November 1997) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Serie B club Cremonese.[2]
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Pezzella with Udinese in 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 29 November 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Naples, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Left-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Cremonese | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Palermo | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (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 | 31 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Italy U19 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Italy U20 | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Italy U21 | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 May 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Palermo | 2015–16 | Serie A | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||||
| Udinese | 2017–18 | Serie A | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | ||||
| Genoa (loan) | 2018–19 | Serie A | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| Parma | 2019–20 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 47 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 49 | 1 | ||||
| Atalanta (loan) | 2021–22 | Serie A | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7[a] | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | |
| Lecce (loan) | 2022–23 | Serie A | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| Empoli | 2023–24 | Serie A | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Serie A | 35 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 0 | |||
| Total | 54 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 59 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 189 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 210 | 1 | ||
- Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
Italy U19
- UEFA European Under-19 Championship runner-up: 2016[18]
Italy U20
- FIFA U-20 World Cup third place: 2017[13]
