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Cameron Crestani

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Cameron Crestani
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-04-18) 18 April 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Stanthorpe, Australia
Position(s) Central defender
Team information
Current team
Strømmen
Number 3
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)
2021–2022 Caboolture Sports 20 (6)
2022– Strømmen 48 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 June 2024

Cameron Crestani (born 18 April 1996) is an Australian footballer who plays as a central defender for Strømmen IF. He previously played for Peninsula Power FC in the QLD NPL competition where he was named as NPL player of the year.

Club career

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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.[1]

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]

In 2022 Crestani moved to Norway to play third-tier soccer for Strømmen IF,[5] a club managed by Australian Kasey Wehrman.

Personal life

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Cameron is originally from Stanthorpe, Queensland, where he grew up on his parents' farm with four brothers.[6] He graduated from Stanthorpe State High School in 2013 and currently[when?] 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.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ McKenzie, Garry (2 June 2017). "Pride secures A-League recruit". The Courier Mail. News Corp. Archived from the original on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  2. ^ Lems, David. "HISTORIC WIN: Massive sporting celebration erupts in Ipswich". Queensland Times. Archived from the original on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  3. ^ "State's best back for 2018 bid". Queensland Times. Archived from the original on 28 September 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  4. ^ Lems, David. "Don't mention 'f word' around Ipswich team". qt.com.au. News Corp. Archived from the original on 16 September 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  5. ^ Cameron Crestani at Soccerway
  6. ^ "Crestani seizes long-awaited opportunity". Brisbane Roar FC. Archived from the original on 1 March 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2017.