Who is Gianluca Prestianni? Age, club, position and stats
Gianluca Prestianni is a 20-year-old, 1.66m right-footed winger who has been at Benfica since January 2024 and wears No.25. FotMob has him on seven goals and four assists in 11 Primeira Liga starts this season, more than doubling the three league goals he scored across the whole of 2025/26.
Player profile
| Full name | Gianluca Prestianni Gross |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | 31 January 2006 (20 years old) |
| Place of birth | Ciudadela, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Nationality | Argentina |
| Club | Benfica |
| League | Primeira Liga |
| Position | Right winger |
| Preferred foot | Right |
| Height | 166 cm |
| Shirt no. | 25 |
| Contract | 30 June 2029 |
| Youth internationals | Argentina U17, U20 |
| Senior caps | 3 maç / 1 gol (Wikipedia/FotMob) |
Who is Gianluca Prestianni?
Born in Ciudadela, Buenos Aires, Prestianni came through at Vélez Sarsfield, where he scored three times in 39 appearances between 2022 and 2024, before moving to Benfica in January 2024 on a deal that now runs to 2029. He played 11 games for Benfica B and, by Wikipedia’s count on 22 October 2026, 71 for the senior side with 13 goals. He won the 2025 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira.
Age, nationality and club
He is 20 as of 11 November 2026 (born 31 January 2006). He has played for Argentina at U17 and U20 level, finishing runner-up at the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup, and made his senior debut against Angola on 14 November 2025. His first senior goal came against Burkina Faso on 3 October 2026; he has three caps. He is not on loan and has a contract to June 2029, and Wikipedia reports a 100 million euro release clause.
Position and style of play
Prestianni is a right winger who can also play on the left or as an attacking midfielder, listed as 5ft 5in. Short and quick in tight spaces, he is most comfortable receiving between the lines and dribbling at a defender in a small area, then finishing or setting up a teammate. Against Celtic on 15 October in the Europa League, he did not score but set up two goals in a 4-1 win, according to VAVEL (the 23rd-minute and 36th-minute goals were scored by Durán and Bah). On 26 October at Santa Clara FotMob credits him with a goal and an assist, and on 8 November at Estrela da Amadora he scored again in a 3-2 win with a rating of 8.6.
2026/27 numbers against last season
FotMob gives seven goals and four assists in 11 Primeira Liga starts (930 minutes) with an average rating of 8.40. Wikipedia on 22 October had 15 appearances and nine goals across all competitions, five of them in the league. We could not reliably separate his European numbers because the pages disagree, so that row is left blank. Last season he made 41 appearances and scored three times, 29 of those games and all three goals in the league. The sample is small, so the rate is more a signal than a verdict.
Season statistics
| Season / competition | Apps (starts) | Mins | Goals | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 · Primeira Liga | 11 (11) | 930 | 7 | 4 |
| 2025/26 · Primeira Liga | 29 | — | 3 | — |
| 2025/26 · Tüm müsabakalar | 41 | — | 3 | — |
| 2026/27 · Arjantin A Millî Takım (toplam kariyer) | 3 | — | 1 | — |
Further metrics
- 2026/27 Primeira Liga: Average FotMob rating: 8.4; Yellow cards: 1 (FotMob — Gianluca Prestianni)
Strengths and areas to improve
- Strengths: agility in tight spaces, 1v1 dribbling, final-third passing and finishing, regular league starts.
- To improve: physical duels given his height, consistency in Europe, and sustaining his scoring rate over a longer sample. We have no measured data for these, so they remain observations.
Football Manager 2027 note
Football Manager 2027 data is game data, not a measure of real performance. In the game he is a right-footed winger/attacking midfielder with current ability 150 and potential 172, valued at about 98 million pounds, well above FotMob’s 47 million euro estimate. We do not rely on those figures.
Football Manager 2027 game data
| FM27 club | SL Benfica |
|---|---|
| FM27 position | M RL, AM RLC |
| Current / potential ability (CA/PA) | 150 / 172 |
| In-game value | £98m |
The values in this box are game data and do not describe real match performance. His FM27 club is not necessarily his real club. Source: Football Manager 2027 database via sortitoutsi.net.
Could he suit a Turkish Süper Lig side?
Not financially. With Benfica until 2029, a reported 100 million euro release clause and a market value of 47 million euros per FotMob, a move to the Süper Lig is not realistic, so we are not nominating a Turkish club. Tactically, a right winger who cuts inside would suit systems with a wide forward, but that is a profile observation, not a reported negotiation.
GegenSports fit note
| Likely role | Inverted right winger / short-space 1v1 dribbler |
|---|---|
| Assessment label | Not financially realistic |
This note is an editorial assessment of possible tactical fit, not a report of any verified transfer talks.
GegenSports view
The data suggest a winger who can both create and finish at Primeira Liga level: seven goals and four assists in 11 league starts. The sample is small and the physical question remains. The next test is whether he sustains this in Europe.
Frequently asked questions
How old is Gianluca Prestianni?
Born 31 January 2006, he is 20 as of 11 November 2026.
Where is Gianluca Prestianni from?
Ciudadela, Buenos Aires, Argentina; he plays for Argentina.
Which club does Gianluca Prestianni play for?
Benfica in the Primeira Liga, wearing No.25; contract to 2029.
What position does Gianluca Prestianni play?
Right winger who can also play on the left or as an attacking midfielder; right-footed.
What are Gianluca Prestianni’s 2026/27 stats?
Per FotMob, seven goals and four assists in 11 Primeira Liga matches as of 10 November 2026.
Sources and data date
Last checked: 11 November 2026. Figures run up to the date shown; league, cup, European and international numbers are kept separate.
