Andrea Cistana

Andrea Cistana
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-04-01) 1 April 1997
Place of birth Brescia, Italy
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
Bari
(on loan from Spezia)
Number 51
Youth career
Brescia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2025 Brescia 162 (9)
2016–2017 → Ciliverghe Mazzano (loan) 28 (1)
2018 → Prato (loan) 10 (0)
2025– Spezia 7 (0)
2026– → Bari (loan) 17 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 May 2026

Andrea Cistana (born 1 April 1997) is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender for Serie C Group C club Bari on loan from Spezia.

Club career

He is a product of Brescia youth teams, and started playing for their Under-19 squad in the 2014–15 season.[1] He also made some bench appearances in the 2014–15 Serie B, but did not see any time on the field.[2]

For 2016–17 season, he went on loan to Serie D club Ciliverghe Mazzano.[1]

On 31 January 2018, he joined Serie C club Prato on loan until the end of the season.[3] He made his Serie C debut for Prato on 18 February 2018 in a game against Carrarese as a 54th-minute substitute for Daniele Ghidotti.[4]

After his return from loan, he extended his contract with Brescia to 2021 on 10 September 2018.[5] He made his Serie B debut for Brescia 5 days later in a game against Pescara, as a starter.[6]

On 31 July 2025, Cistana signed a two-season contract with Spezia.[7] On 4 January 2026, he was loaned by Bari.[8]

International career

Cistana was called up to the senior Italy squad by Roberto Mancini in November 2019.[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 21 March 2021[10]
Club Season League League Cup Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ciliverghe Mazzano (loan) 2016–17 Serie D 281–––281
Prato (loan) 2017–18 Serie C 100–––100
Brescia 2018–19 Serie B 30000––300
2019–20 Serie A 21100––211
2020–21 Serie B 6000––60
Total 57100––571
Career total 952000000952

References

  1. 1 2 "Profile by TuttoCalciatori" (in Italian). TuttoCalciatori. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "Brescia-Spezia game report". ESPN. 13 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "Ufficializzato il difensore Andrea Cistana" (in Italian). Prato. 31 January 2018. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  4. ↑ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 18 February 2018.
  5. ↑ "Andrea Cistana con la maglia del Brescia fino a giugno 2021" (in Italian). Brescia. 10 September 2018. Archived from the original on 29 August 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  6. ↑ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 15 September 2018.
  7. ↑ "Ufficiale | Andrea Cistana è un nuovo calciatore dello Spezia" (in Italian). Spezia Calcio. 31 July 2025. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  8. ↑ "Benvenuto Andrea Cistana" (in Italian). SSC Bari. 4 January 2026. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
  9. ↑ "Roberto Mancini keen to blood Italy's young stars against Bosnia and Armenia". shropshirestar.com. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  10. ↑ Andrea Cistana at Soccerway