Giuseppe Pezzella

Pezzella's current-season form is level with last season (Season 26→26), while his Rating held around 56. His peak season for form remains 2025/26 (Season 26).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Cremonese · 18th	1	0	6.2	56	26
2025/26	Cremonese · 18th	31	1	6.65	56	26
2024/25	Cremonese	5	0	6.73	—	—
2024/25	Empoli · 18th	37	3	6.79	69	22
2023/24	Empoli · 17th	19	0	6.59	64	13
2023/24	Cremonese	5	0	6.73	—	—
2022/23	LecceLoan · 16th	34	1	6.57	66	10

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 7 earlier seasons in the full career.

Italy · international

Side	Apps	G
Italy U21	1	0
Italy U20	6	0
Italy U19	4	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Solid contributorCentral defender

G. Pezzella is a 28-year-old central defender at Cremonese, rated 56.4 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (75.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.71 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Pezzella.

On the season, Pezzella graded 34 for current form (age-blind), on 8 clean sheets and 2.709 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 26 → 26). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 56. At 28 Pezzella is in his prime years, and a market index of 21 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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A career still climbing — Pezzella is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upRemarkably consistentInjury-hit 2025/265 clubs

56.4

Ratingi

a solid contributor and squad regular

33.6

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

75.8%

Minutes

a regular starter

2.71

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Cremonese finished 18th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side

Apps

2.71

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.71 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 8 clean sheets across 31 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (18th of 20) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 75.8% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

Rated 56.4 overall — a solid contributor and squad regular. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.71 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years). Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %75.8%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.035

Goal contribution / 900.035

Defensive actions / 902.709

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Cards / 900.313

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~22), then tapers with age. At 28, Pezzella sits on 21, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Pezzella's projected Rating — 56.4 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Serie B with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles53

Interceptions11

Blocks14

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards8

Red cards1

Transfer history

€11M total transfer fees · 10 moves

CremoneseJul 2025 – now

EmpoliJul 2023 – Jul 2025Free

Lecce(on loan)Aug 2022 – Jul 2023

Parma(back from loan)Jul 2022 – Aug 2022

Atalanta(on loan)Jul 2021 – Jul 2022

ParmaSept 2020 – Jul 2021€ 6.5M

Parma(on loan)Aug 2019 – Sept 2020

Udinese(back from loan)Jul 2019 – Aug 2019

Genoa(on loan)Jan 2019 – Jul 2019

UdineseJul 2017 – Jan 2019€ 4.5M

Palermountil Jul 2017

About G. Pezzella

Giuseppe Pezzella is a 28-year-old centre-back who plays for Cremonese, born on November 29, 1997 in Napoli, standing 185 cm tall. He is from Italy. Cremonese currently sit 18th of 20 in the Serie B.

This season

In the current season, G. Pezzella has made 1 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 90 minutes. His season has spanned the Coppa Italia and the Serie B.

G. Pezzella's next match is on August 28, 2026, when Cremonese face Modena at home in the Serie B.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates G. Pezzella at 56.4 with a Season form score of 33.6. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 12 recorded seasons, G. Pezzella has totalled 243 club appearances with 1 goal and 11 assists for 8 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 37 appearances for Empoli.

G. Pezzella's career has also included time at Empoli, Lecce, Parma, Atalanta, Udinese, Genoa and Palermo.

On the international stage, G. Pezzella has represented Italy U21, Italy U20, Italy U19 — 11 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.