Gianluca Prestianni
Personal information
Full name Gianluca Prestianni Gross
Date of birth (2006-01-31) 31 January 2006
Place of birth Ciudadela, Argentina
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Vélez Sarsfield
Number 11
Youth career
Vélez Sarsfield
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Vélez Sarsfield 36 (2)
International career‡
2022– Argentina U17 6 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:52, 30 November 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:52, 30 November 2023 (UTC)

Gianluca Prestianni Gross (born 31 January 2006) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger for Vélez Sarsfield.

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 11 November 2023[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Copa Argentina Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vélez Sarsfield 2022 Argentine Primera División 50001[lower-alpha 1]060
2023 Argentine Primera División 31221—333
Career total 3622110393
  1. ↑ Appearance in Copa Libertadores

References

  1. ↑ "Vélez Sarsfield vs. Estudiantes". Soccerway.com. 25 May 2022.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "PRESTIANNI, LA 'PICCOLA PULCE' CHE POTREBBE SEGUIRE RETEGUI IN NAZIONALE" (in Italian). Cronache di Spogliatoio. 28 March 2023.
  6. ↑ "Los cuatro argentinos que sigue Roberto Mancini tras la convocatoria de Retegui" (in Spanish). TNT Sports. 28 March 2023.
  7. ↑ 🖉"Da Capaldo e Valentini a Maestro Puch: tutti gli oriundi nel mirino di Mancini per l'Italia - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". www.tuttomercatoweb.com.
  8. ↑ Gianluca Prestianni at Soccerway
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