Marco Palestra, born on 3 May 2005 (age 21), is an Italian right-back whose senior career has so far been shaped most clearly by Cagliari. He is listed with Atalanta, wears squad number 27, and has a market value of around £2.5m, according to Transfermarkt.
Cagliari has been the meaningful spell. In the 2025-26 season he made 37 league appearances and scored once, a sizeable workload for a young full-back and enough to keep him firmly in the first-team picture rather than on the fringes. That single campaign accounts for the core of his senior league record to date.
He has also been involved with Italy, making two appearances in European World Cup qualifying this season. At this stage, Palestra’s profile is still developing, but his regular football at Cagliari has given him a proper platform rather than the usual polite promise attached to young players on bigger-club books.
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