Cameron Crestani

Cameron Crestani (born 18 April 1996) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Western Pride FC.[1] He previously played for the Brisbane Roar FC in the A-League.

Cameron Crestani
Personal information
Full name Cameron Crestani
Date of birth (1996-04-18) 18 April 1996
Place of birth Stanthorpe, Australia
Position(s) Central defender
Club information
Current team
 Peninsula Power
Youth career
2014–2016 Brisbane Roar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 QAS 19 (0)
2014–2016 Brisbane Roar NPL 50 (1)
2017 Brisbane Roar 3 (0)
2017–2019 Western Pride 57 (8)
2020– Peninsula Power 23 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 December 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 February 2017

Club career

In May 2017, Brisbane Roar announced that they would not be signing Crestani on a senior contract for the 2017/18 season. He soon signed on as a marquee player for Western Pride in the National Premier League's Queensland competition.

In September 2017, Crestani scored Pride's first goal in a 2–1 win over Moreton Bay United FC to win the National Premier Leagues Queensland Grand Final, the club's first piece of major silverware.[2]

A few days later it was announced Crestani had re-signed for Pride for the 2018 season.[3]

In 2018 Crestani scored 3 goals in 24 appearances as Pride finished third. He was named stand-in captain for the middle section of the season after an injury to Jesse Rigby.[4]

Personal life

Cameron is originally from Stanthorpe, Queensland, where he grew up on his parents' farm with four brothers.[5] He graduated from Stanthorpe State High School in 2013 and currently studies a Bachelor of Secondary Education at Griffith University.

Crestani's other passion is cricket, having previously won 3 premierships in a row with Souths Cricket Club in the Stanthorpe District Cricket Competition. In 2016-17 he signed for Valley's Cricket Club and scored a club season-high 67 runs vs Tenterfield, including a towering six over mid-off off the bowling of former Southern Stars opening bowler, Amanda Carpenter.

References
  1. McKenzie, Garry. "Pride secures A-League recruit". The Queensland Times. News Corp. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  2. Lems, David. "HISTORIC WIN: Massive sporting celebration erupts in Ipswich". Queensland Times. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  3. "State's best back for 2018 bid". Queensland Times. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  4. Lems, David. "Don't mention 'f word' around Ipswich team". qt.com.au. News Corp. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  5. "Crestani seizes long-awaited opportunity". Brisbane Roar FC. Archived from the original on 1 March 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2017.


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