Cameron Crestani

Cameron Crestani (born 18 April 1996) is an Australian footballer who plays as a central defender for Strømmen IF. He previously played for Peninsula Power FC in the QLD NPL competition where he was named as NPL player of the year.

Cameron Crestani
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-04-18) 18 April 1996
Place of birth Stanthorpe, Australia
Position(s) Central defender
Team information
Current team
 Strømmen
Number 3
Youth career
2014–2016 Brisbane Roar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 QAS 19 (0)
2014–2016 Brisbane Roar NPL 50 (1)
2017 Brisbane Roar 3 (0)
2017–2019 Western Pride 57 (8)
2020 Peninsula Power 23 (0)
2021–2022 Caboolture Sports 20 (6)
2022– Strømmen 33 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 August 2023

Club career

In May 2017, Brisbane Roar announced that they would not be signing Crestani on a senior contract for the 2017/18 season. He soon signed on as a marquee player for Western Pride in the National Premier League's Queensland competition.[1]

In September 2017, Crestani scored Pride's first goal in a 2–1 win over Moreton Bay United FC to win the National Premier Leagues Queensland Grand Final, the club's first piece of major silverware.[2]

A few days later it was announced Crestani had re-signed for Pride for the 2018 season.[3]

In 2018 Crestani scored 3 goals in 24 appearances as Pride finished third. He was named stand-in captain for the middle section of the season after an injury to Jesse Rigby.[4]

In 2022 Crestani moved to Norway to play third-tier soccer for Strømmen IF,[5] a club managed by Australian Kasey Wehrman.

Personal life

Cameron is originally from Stanthorpe, Queensland, where he grew up on his parents' farm with four brothers.[6] He graduated from Stanthorpe State High School in 2013 and currently studies a Bachelor of Secondary Education at Griffith University.

Crestani's other passion is cricket, having previously won 3 premierships in a row with Souths Cricket Club in the Stanthorpe District Cricket Competition. In 2016-17 he signed for Valley's Cricket Club and scored a club season-high 67 runs vs Tenterfield, including a towering six over mid-off off the bowling of former Southern Stars opening bowler, Amanda Carpenter.

References
  1. McKenzie, Garry (2 June 2017). "Pride secures A-League recruit". The Courier Mail. News Corp. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  2. Lems, David. "HISTORIC WIN: Massive sporting celebration erupts in Ipswich". Queensland Times. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  3. "State's best back for 2018 bid". Queensland Times. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  4. Lems, David. "Don't mention 'f word' around Ipswich team". qt.com.au. News Corp. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  5. Cameron Crestani at Soccerway
  6. "Crestani seizes long-awaited opportunity". Brisbane Roar FC. Archived from the original on 1 March 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2017.


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