| Intro | Italian footballer |
| Is |
Athlete Football player Association football player |
| From | Italy |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 11 March 2000, Rome, Italy |
| Age: | 20 years |
| Star sign | Pisces |
Salvatore Pezzella (born 11 March 2000) is an Italian football player. He plays for Modena on loan from Roma.
Club career
Roma
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.
Loan to Modena
On 17 July 2019, Pezzella joined newly-promoted Serie C club Modena on loan. 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. He made his first starting-lineup appearance one month later, on 25 September, against Sambenedettese, he was replaced by Andrea Ingegneri after 58 minutes. 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. On 1 December he scored his second goal for the club in the 48th minute of a 3–1 home win over Vis Pesaro.
International career
He was first called up to represent his country for the Under-16 squad friendlies in 2016.
He later appeared in friendlies on the Under-17 and Under-18 levels.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 12 January 2020
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Modena (loan) | 2019–20 | Serie C | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 2 | ||||
Honours
Club
Roma Primavera
- Coppa Italia Primavera: 2016-17
- Supercoppa Primavera: 2017