Gianluca Prestianni
Gianluca Prestianni Gross (born 31 January 2006) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger for Vélez Sarsfield.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gianluca Prestianni Gross | ||
| Date of birth | 31 January 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Ciudadela, Buenos Aires | ||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Vélez Sarsfield | ||
| Number | 42 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Vélez Sarsfield | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Vélez Sarsfield | 9 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Argentina U17 | 5 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:48, 23 March 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 03:16, 15 July 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Prestianni made his professional debut for Vélez Sarsfield in the Copa Libertadores on 24 May 2022 in match against Estudiantes.[1][2] On 11 October 2023, he was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2006 worldwide.[3]
International career
Prestianni has played internationally for Argentina at under-17 level.[4]
In March 2023, multiple media started reporting about Roberto Mancini's interest to call Prestianni to join the senior Italy national football team, just weeks after a similar move was successfully done for fellow Italian-Argentine Mateo Retegui.[5][6]
Personal life
Born in Argentina, Prestianni is of Italian descent.[7]
Career statistics
- As of match played 22 March 2023
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vélez Sarsfield | 2022 | Argentine Primera División | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| 2023 | Argentine Primera División | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | ||
| Total | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||
- Appearance in Copa Libertadores
References
- "Vélez Sarsfield vs. Estudiantes". Soccerway.com. 25 May 2022.
- "Gianluca Prestianni, el juvenil que se peleó con Brasil y se metió en la historia de Vélez Sarsfield" (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 24 May 2022.
- Christenson, Marcus; Bloor, Steven; Blight, Garry (11 October 2023). "Next Generation 2023: 60 of the best young talents in world football". theguardian.com. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- "Le provocazioni dei giovani brasiliani che hanno scatenato la lotta con la squadra argentina dopo la finale del torneo U17 a Montaigu" (in Italian). Infobae. 18 April 2022.
- "PRESTIANNI, LA 'PICCOLA PULCE' CHE POTREBBE SEGUIRE RETEGUI IN NAZIONALE" (in Italian). Cronache di Spogliatoio. 28 March 2023.
- "Los cuatro argentinos que sigue Roberto Mancini tras la convocatoria de Retegui" (in Spanish). TNT Sports. 28 March 2023.
- 🖉"Da Capaldo e Valentini a Maestro Puch: tutti gli oriundi nel mirino di Mancini per l'Italia - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". www.tuttomercatoweb.com.