{{short description|Italian footballer (born 2002)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Christian Celesia | image = | fullname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2002|01|22|df=y}} | birth_place = Turin, Italy | height = 1.85 m | position = Defender | currentclub = Campobasso | clubnumber = 4 | youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2020 | youthclubs1 = Torino | years1 = 2020–2023 | caps1 = 1 | goals1 = 0 | clubs1 = Torino | years2 = 2021–2022 | caps2 = 3 | goals2 = 0 | clubs2 = → Alessandria (loan) | years3 = 2022 | caps3 = 11 | goals3 = 0 | clubs3 = → Paganese (loan) | years4 = 2022–2023 | caps4 = 4 | goals4 = 0 | clubs4 = → Potenza (loan) | years5 = 2023 | caps5 = 13 | goals5 = 0 | clubs5 = → Messina (loan) | years6 = 2023–2024 | caps6 = 20 | goals6 = 1 | clubs6 = Mantova | years7 = 2024– | clubs7 = Campobasso | caps7 = 50 | goals7 = 1 | club-update = 30 April 2026 }}
'''Christian Celesia''' (born 22 January 2002) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defender for {{Italian football updater|Campobasso}} club Campobasso.
== Career == Celesia grew up in the Torino youth system and made his debut for the club on 2 August 2020 against Bologna.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Guizzardi|first=Giacomo|date=2 August 2020|title=Bologna-Torino 1-1, Zaza risponde a Svanberg|url=https://www.ilrestodelcarlino.it/bologna/fc/torino-1.5376773|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808122412/https://www.ilrestodelcarlino.it/bologna/fc/torino-1.5376773|archive-date=8 August 2020|access-date=14 August 2020|website=il Resto del Carlino|language=it}}</ref> On 13 August 2020, he signed his first contract with the club, until 2023.<ref>{{Cite press release|date=13 August 2020|title=Three year contract for Celesia|url=https://www.torinofc.it/node/24533|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814123926/https://www.torinofc.it/node/24533|archive-date=14 August 2020|access-date=14 August 2020|publisher=Torino}}</ref>
On 17 August 2021 he went to Alessandria on loan.<ref>{{Cite press release|date=17 August 2021|title=Celesia all'Alessandria|url=https://torinofc.it/news/17/08/2021/celesia-allalessandria_27148|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210817144854/https://torinofc.it/news/17/08/2021/celesia-allalessandria_27148 |archive-date=17 August 2021|access-date=14 August 2020|publisher=Torino|language=it}}</ref> On 26 January 2022, he moved on a new loan to Paganese.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.paganesecalcio.com/christian-celesia-in-prestito-dal-torino/|title=CHRISTIAN CELESIA IN PRESTITO DAL TORINO|publisher=Paganese|date=26 January 2022|access-date=26 January 2022|language=it}}</ref>
On 14 July 2022, Celesia signed with Potenza on loan for the 2022–23 season.<ref>{{cite press release|publisher=Potenza|url=https://www.facebook.com/pzcalcioofficial/posts/pfbid02okLdXDzkYke5aPzkhobERvNav3b7Y3spoeiHJiGn7CoU6x593tQb8JtUUe5dwNnwl|title=CHRISTIAN CELESIA NUOVO ACQUISTO POTENZA CALCIO|date=14 July 2022|access-date=15 July 2022|language=it}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|publisher=Torino|url=https://torinofc.it/en/node/29090|title=Celesia al Potenza|date=14 July 2022|access-date=26 January 2023|language=it}}</ref>
On 26 January 2023, he moved to Messina.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://acrmessina1900.it/in-giallorosso-arriva-il-difensore-christian-celesia/|title=IN GIALLOROSSO ARRIVA IL DIFENSORE CHRISTIAN CELESIA|publisher=Messina|date=26 January 2023|access-date=26 January 2023|language=it}}</ref>
On 14 July 2023, Celesia signed a two-year contract with Mantova.<ref>{{cite press release|publisher=Mantova|url=https://www.mantova1911.club/news/per-la-difesa-del-mantova-arriva-christian-celesia/|title=Per la difesa del Mantova arriva Christian Celesia|trans-title=Christian Celesia arrives for the defense of Mantova|date=14 July 2023|access-date=20 August 2023|language=it}}</ref>
On 20 July 2024, he joined Campobasso.<ref>{{cite press release|publisher=Campobasso|url=https://cb1919.com/it/comunicato-ufficiale/in-difesa-arriva-anche-christian-celesia/|title=In difesa arriva anche Christian Celesia|date=20 July 2024|access-date=20 July 2024|language=it}}</ref>
==Career statistics==
===Club=== {{updated|3 August 2020.}}<ref>{{Soccerway|christian-celesia/659761|accessdate=3 August 2020}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |Torino |2019–20 |Serie A |1||0||0||0||0||0||1||0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!1!!0 |}
==References== {{reflist}} {{Campobasso FC Squad}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Celesia, Christian}} Category:2002 births Category:Living people Category:Italian men's footballers Category:Men's association football defenders Category:Torino FC players Category:US Alessandria Calcio 1912 players Category:Paganese Calcio 1926 players Category:Potenza Calcio players Category:ACR Messina players Category:Mantova 1911 players Category:Campobasso FC players Category:Serie A players Category:Serie B players Category:Serie C players Category:Footballers from Turin Category:21st-century Italian sportsmen
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