| Gianluca Prestianni | |
| Fullname: | Gianluca Prestianni Gross |
| Height: | 1.66m |
| Birth Date: | 2006 1, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Ciudadela, Argentina |
| Position: | Winger |
| Currentclub: | Benfica |
| Clubnumber: | 25 |
| Youthclubs1: | Vélez Sarsfield |
| Years1: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs1: | Vélez Sarsfield |
| Caps1: | 36 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2024– |
| Clubs2: | Benfica |
| Caps2: | 1 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2024– |
| Clubs3: | Benfica B |
| Caps3: | 6 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam1: | Argentina U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Pcupdate: | 1 June 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 01:52, 30 November 2023 (UTC) |
Gianluca Prestianni Gross (born 31 January 2006) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger for Primeira Liga club Benfica.[1]
Prestianni made his professional debut for Vélez Sarsfield in the Copa Libertadores on 24 May 2022 in match against Estudiantes.[2] [3] On 11 October 2023, he was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2006 worldwide.[4]
On 22 December 2023, Vélez announced that they had reached an agreement with Portuguese club Benfica for the sale of Prestianni, with the deal commanding a fee of €9 million, plus €2 million in add-ons, and 85% of the player's economic rights. However, the deal was set to be completed only after the player's eighteenth birthday, on 31 January 2024.[5] On that date, Benfica officially announced the transfer, with Prestianni signing a contract until 2029.[6] His release clause was reportedly set at €100 million.[7]
Prestianni has played internationally for Argentina at under-17 level.[8]
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.[9] [10]
Born in Argentina, Prestianni is of Italian descent.[11]
| Club | Season | League | Copa Argentina | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps! | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Vélez Sarsfield | 2022 | Argentine Primera División | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2023 | Argentine Primera División | 31 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 33 | 3 | |||
| Career total | 36 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 3 | |||