| Salvatore Pezzella | |
| Birth Date: | 11 March 2000 |
| Birth Place: | Rome, Italy |
| Height: | 1.78 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Cavese |
| Clubnumber: | 33 |
| Youthclubs1: | Roma |
| Years1: | 2018–2022 |
| Clubs1: | Roma |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs2: | → Modena (loan) |
| Caps2: | 24 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs3: | → Reggiana (loan) |
| Caps3: | 22 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs4: | → Siena (loan) |
| Caps4: | 28 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs5: | Triestina |
| Caps5: | 20 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Years6: | 2023– |
| Clubs6: | Avellino |
| Caps6: | 11 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2024– |
| Clubs7: | → Cavese (loan) |
| Caps7: | 0 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2016 |
| Nationalteam1: | Italy U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2017 |
| Nationalteam2: | Italy U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2018 |
| Nationalteam3: | Italy U18 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 5 May 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 18 April 2018 |
Salvatore Pezzella (born 11 March 2000) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Cavese on loan from Avellino.
He is a product of Roma youth teams and started playing for their Under-19 squad in the 2017–18 season.
He appeared for the senior squad in the summer 2017 and summer 2018 pre-season friendlies. In March 2019, he was called up to the senior squad for a Serie A game, but remained on the bench.[1]
On 17 July 2019, Pezzella joined newly-promoted Serie C club Modena on loan.[2] He made his professional Serie C debut for Modena on 25 August as a substitute replacing Gianluca Laurenti in the 61st minute of a 0–0 home draw Vicenza Virtus.[3] He made his first starting-lineup appearance one month later, on 25 September, against Sambenedettese, he was replaced by Andrea Ingegneri after 58 minutes.[4] On 21 October he played his first entire match for the club and he also scored his first professional goal in the 48th minute of a 1–1 home draw against Fermana.[5] On 1 December he scored his second goal for the club in the 48th minute of a 3–1 home win over Vis Pesaro.[6] Pezzella ended his season-long loan to Modena with 24 appearances, 2 goals and 1 assist.[7]
On 24 August 2020, Pezzella was loaned to newly-promoted Serie B club Reggiana on a season-long loan deal.[8]
On 28 August 2021, Pezzella was sent on a season-long loan to Siena.[9]
On 19 July 2022, Pezzella joined Triestina on a two-year contract.[10]
On 12 August 2023, Pezzella signed a three-year contract with Avellino.[11] On 30 July 2024, Pezzella was loaned by Cavese.[12]
He was first called up to represent his country for the Under-16 squad friendlies in 2016.[13]
He later appeared in friendlies on the Under-17 and Under-18 levels.
| Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Modena (loan) | 2019–20 | Serie C | 24 | 2 | — | — | — | 24 | 2 | ||||
| Reggiana (loan) | 2020–21 | Serie B | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| Modena (loan) | 2021–22 | Serie C | 25 | 1 | — | — | — | 25 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 71 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 72 | 3 | |||||
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